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Insilico Medicine showcases latest AI drug discovery platform breakthroughs
Insilico Medicine (“Insilico”), an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven, clinical stage biotechnology company and leader in AI drug discovery platform technology, is...
New astrophysics model sheds light on additional source of long gamma-ray bursts
Cutting-edge computer simulations combined with theoretical calculations are helping astronomers better understand the origin of some of the universe’s most...
Understanding rapid tendon regeneration in newts may one day help human athletes
A research group led by Nagoya University’s Graduate School of Engineering has uncovered how rapid tendon regeneration occurs in newts....
Project will look for rare-earth elements in Southeast Alaska seaweed
A University of Alaska Fairbanks–led research team has been awarded a $1.9 million federal grant to explore whether seaweeds are...
Historical violence in Tasmania: Victorian collector traded human Aboriginal remains for scientific accolades, study reveals
A Hobart-based solicitor built his reputation as “the foremost scientist in the colony” in the mid-1800’s, despite limited contributions to...
Researchers have applied the theory of semantic information to a realistic model capturing attributes of living systems—and found the critical point where information matters for survival
Living systems—unlike non-living or inanimate objects—use information about their surrounding environment to survive. But not all information from the environment...
Threats against public health workers doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic
While doctors and nurses were hailed as the frontline heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic, their counterparts in public health were...
Slippery toilet bowl treatment causes bacteria to slide right off
When entering public restrooms, it’s hard not to dwell on what germs previous users have left behind in the toilet...
Manard named recipient of 2023 JAAS Emerging Investigator Lectureship
Benjamin Manard, an analytical chemist in the Chemical Sciences Division of the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has...
Anti-aging effects of 1,5-anhydro-D-fructose on brain diseases via AMPK activation
A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of...
UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry researcher awarded $2 million grant by NIH to study pharmacotoxicity of areca nut
A five-year, $2 million grant to study the pharmacological effects of the areca nut, commonly known as the betel nut,...
Heart over head? Stages of the heart’s cycle affect neural responses
Optimal windows exist for action and perception during the 0.8 seconds of a heartbeat, according to research published November 28th...
RCSI researchers develop material that reduces bacterial infection and speeds up bone healing
28 November 2023: Researchers at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER)...
ChargeX Consortium recommends common EV charging station error codes
New shared language will facilitate faster service, improve EV user experienceCredit: Photo courtesy of ABB Systems. New shared language will...
PCORI approves $80.5 million for health research using novel approaches to tackle social and clinical care factors that contribute to maternal health inequities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today announced funding awards totaling $80.5 million to support four new,...
Illinois Tech team awarded $750,000 grant from National Science Foundation to address stormwater infrastructure inequities
CHICAGO—November 28, 2023—A multidisciplinary team of researchers at Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech), led by Professor of Political Science Matthew Shapiro, has...
PCORI approves $225 million in funding for dozens of health research studies and related projects
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today announced the approval of funding awards totaling $225 million, which...
DFW air quality continues to miss EPA goals for safety
Air quality in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area continues to miss safety levels set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
14th World Congress on Targeting Mitochondria: abstracts published in the Journal of Mitochondria, Plastids, and Endosymbiosis
– The 14th World Congress on Targeting Mitochondria, a pivotal event featuring 83 presentations and engaging over 210 participants from...
Two biomedical sciences researchers named among world’s most highly cited scientists for 2023
ATLANTA — Two leading researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University have been ranked in the top 1 percent...
