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COVID-19 can directly infect and damage human kidney cells
DURHAM, N.C. – The virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, can directly infect a specialized type of kidney cell. The discovery...
Dual delivery of BMP2 and IGF1 promotes cranial bone defect healing
A new dual delivery system designed to sequentially release BMP2 and IGF1 in microparticles in an injectable hydrogel successfully healed...
This algorithm has opinions about your face
When two people meet, they instantly size each other up, making snap judgments about everything from the other person’s age...
Kauai’s 2018 record-setting rain caused by a series of supercell thunderstorms
A record-setting rainstorm over Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i in April 2018 resulted in severe flash flooding and estimated damage of nearly $180...
“Spring-loaded” system pops phosphorus into molecular rings
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT chemists have devised a new chemical reaction that allows them to synthesize a phosphorus-containing ring, using...
New Alzheimer’s biomarker may facilitate rapid diagnosis
Although symptoms of advanced Alzheimer’s disease are well known, diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease in its earliest stages requires careful cognitive...
Genetic breakthrough offers novel approach to controlling Africa’s East Coast fever, which kills a million cattle a year
NAIROBI, Kenya, 21 April 2022__ A serendipitous discovery has led researchers from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Kenya...
Fungal meningitis spreads by blocking and bursting blood vessels
New research from the University of Sheffield has revealed how fungus blocks and bursts blood vessels in the brain, helping...
Dividing walls: How immune cells enter tissue
Imagine a stone wall in the countryside. Tightly packed, one stone sits on top of the other filling the tiniest...
Skin bacteria may boost immune response of mice infected with smallpox vaccine
The global eradication of smallpox in the 1980s was achieved by intradermal vaccination with vaccinia virus. A study published in...
Mason scientists develop COVID-19 antibody measurement technology to rapidly assess virus blocking efficacy
Do a person’s antibodies work to block the COVID-19 virus from infecting one’s system? Are these antibodies also capable of blocking...
Some autism spectrum disorder symptoms linked to astrocytes
Abnormalities in a type of brain cell called astrocytes may play a pivotal role in causing some behavioral symptoms of...
Wullschleger receives Commitment to Human Diversity in Ecology Award
Stan Wullschleger, associate laboratory director for biological and environmental systems science at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory,...
Real-time flood sensors, urban farms, autonomous cars, dancing drones and more at NYU Tandon’s Research Excellence Exhibit
BROOKLYN, New York, Thursday, April 21, 2022 – The NYU Tandon School of Engineering will showcase over 40 innovative and...
Earliest geochemical evidence of plate tectonics found in 3.8-billion-year-old crystal
WASHINGTON — A handful of ancient zircon crystals found in South Africa hold the oldest evidence of subduction, a key...
Key to improved green tech efficiency found in simple acid treatment
The development of new, more efficient electrochemical cells could provide a good option for carbon-free hydrogen and chemical production along...
Deepest sediment core collected in the Atlantic Ocean
Woods Hole, MA (April 21, 2022) – A team of scientists, engineers, and ship’s crew on the research vessel Neil...
Circuit that focuses attention brings in wide array of inputs
In a new brain-wide circuit tracing study, scientists at MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory focused selective attention on...
Researchers boost rice yield by overcoming trait tradeoff between panicle number and size
Crop breeding is largely constrained by tradeoffs among different agronomic traits. Since many of these tradeoffs are caused by gene...
Humans disrupting 66 million-year-old feature of ecosystems
The U-shaped relationship between diet and size in modern land mammals could also stand for “universal,” says a new study,...
