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The hidden power of Japanese food ― inhibiting the development of liver fibrosis
Japanese food is popular worldwide and has been registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. There is a scoring system...
Characterization of the HDAC/PI3K inhibitor CUDC-907 as a novel senolytic
“The mechanisms of induction of senescent cell death by CUDC-907 remain to be fully elucidated.”Credit: 2023 Al-Mansour et al. “The...
BioOne presents 2023 BioOne Ambassador Award to five early career scientists
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 25, 2023 – BioOne proudly announces the 2023 recipients of the BioOne Ambassador Award. Now in its sixth...
New iPad app lets doctors assess components of cognition in five minutes or less
CHICAGO --- An iPad app developed at Northwestern Medicine that helps measure specific aspects of cognitive, motor, sensory and emotional function in five minutes or...
Relatives discovered: Membrane proteins of cyanobacteria and higher organisms are structurally highly similar
-- JOINT PRESS RELEASE OF FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH AND JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY MAINZ --Credit: ill./©: Lucas Gewehr, Dirk Schneider -- JOINT PRESS RELEASE...
Study identifies a new building block in the navigation system of fish; boundary vector cells in central telencephalon of goldfish enable unique encoding of position, documented here for the first time in the largest group of vertebrates
Study identifies a new building block in the navigation system of fish; boundary vector cells in central telencephalon of goldfish...
A simple paper test could offer early cancer diagnosis
CAMBRIDGE, MA — MIT engineers have designed a new nanoparticle sensor that could enable early diagnosis of cancer with a simple urine test....
Say ‘ahhh’: This ecofriendly tongue depressor checks vitals
Doctors often use tongue depressors when peering in a patient’s mouth and throat. But what if that flat wooden spatula...
UNC Charlotte faculty member receives NASA Exobiology grant
For the first time in the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s nearly 80-year history, a faculty member has won...
CityU: world’s first university to manufacture next-generation, self-designed compact electron microscopes
An EM system composed of a pulsed electron source, a fast camera, a staged pumping vacuum system, and an aberration...
Fabrication and applications of van der Waals heterostructures
The explosion of two-dimensional layered materials (2DLMs) with various unique properties provides basic building blocks for van der Waals heterostructures...
Enhanced performance of oxygen vacancies on CO2 adsorption and activation over different phases of ZrO2
Excessive use of fossil energy causes global warming and other environmental problems. To reduce the greenhouse effect, two major greenhouse...
New smartphone app helps students with eating disorders at KU, with potential for broader reach
LAWRENCE — Researchers at the University of Kansas are carrying out ongoing clinical trials of a promising new app that’s...
How to land on a planet safely
WASHINGTON, April 25, 2023 – When a lander descends toward the moon – or a rocky planet, asteroid, or comet...
‘Smart’ tech is coming to a city near you
DURHAM, N.C. -- If you own an internet-connected “smart” device, chances are it knows a lot about your home life.Credit:...
Horses living in groups are better at following human indications than horses living in individual paddocks
A new study shows that horses living in big enclosures and in groups of at least three horses are better...
Reduced access to TAVR to treat aortic stenosis in Canada compared to the US may affect mortality risk, potentially threatening lives
Philadelphia, April 25, 2023 – A new study has found substantial regional differences in access to transcatheter aortic valve replacement...
Improving bloodstain pattern analysis with fluid dynamics
WASHINGTON, April 25, 2023 – Often left on the surfaces of a crime scene or on the clothes of an...
Global research reveals countries where record-breaking heatwaves are likely to cause most harm
A new study has highlighted under-prepared regions across the world most at risk of the devastating effects of scorching temperatures.Credit:...
Luring the virus into a trap
Viruses like influenza A and Ebola invade human cells in a number of steps. In an interdisciplinary approach, research teams...
