NEWS

June 21, 2026

The brain cells that slow us down when we’re sick

We tend to eat, drink, and move less when we’re feeling under the weather. And we’re not alone—most animals reduce...

University of Houston stem cell team: Wa Xian (left) research associate professor of biology and biochemistry and Frank McKeon, professor of biology and biochemistry and director of the Somatic Stem Cell Center at UH.

New insights into biology, origin of deadly stomach and esophageal cancers

The University of Houston is leading a team of cancer researchers and experts in stem cell cloning to identify the...

750,000 Euros in federal funding for further development of the successful bird calling app BirdNET

The BirdNET mobile app, one of the most popular and successful apps for recognizing bird calls, was developed at Chemnitz...

New evidence of biochemical states and force working in concert

Inside the leading edge of a crawling cell, intricate networks of rod-like actin filaments extend toward the cell membrane at...

Scientists have proposed a new material for perovskite solar cells

A new type of material for one of the solar cells was proposed by specialists of the Ural Federal University...

Teaching AI to accurately colorize marine plankton images

Plankton are fundamental to the marine ecosystem and an indispensable means of modern marine ecological management. Since previous studies have...

Diagram of a constant inherent capacitance triboelectric nanogenerator

Improving the efficiency of nanogenerators that harvest static electricity

Triboelectric energy is the scientific term for static electricity, or the energy that is created when two surfaces rub against...

Climate health beliefs and misinformation

Annenberg debuts Science and Public Health Knowledge Monitor

PHILADELPHIA – The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania is launching a science and health knowledge monitor...

Diabetes-causing gene can be regulated like a rheostat

Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) and Imperial College London have found a switch that regulates the activity...

HKU engineering researchers develop breakthrough technology to measure rotational motion of cells

Mechanics plays a fundamental role in cell biology. Cells navigate these mechanical forces to explore their environments and sense the...

Doing Crossword Puzzles Benefits Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairement

Crossword puzzles beat computer video games in slowing memory loss

A new study by researchers from Columbia University and Duke University published in the journal NEJM Evidence shows that doing...

NUS researchers devise revolutionary technique to generate hydrogen more efficiently from water

A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have made a serendipitous scientific discovery that could potentially...

Development of a Flexible MEMS Sensor for Subsonic Flow

Novel thin and flexible sensor characterizes high-speed airflows on curved surfaces

The energy and transportation sector often make use of different kinds of fluid machinery, including pumps, turbines, and aircraft engines,...

Virtual HER2 staining of unlabeled breast tissue sections using deep learning. Image credit: Ozcan Lab @ UCLA.Figure | Virtual HER2 staining of unlabeled breast tissue sections using deep learning.

Deep learning-based virtual staining of tissue facilitates rapid assessment of breast cancer biomarker

Breast cancer is one the leading causes of cancer death among women globally. Upon breast cancer diagnosis, the testing of...

MoU Ceremony between UNIST and GS E&C Center NeoTech

UNIST signs cooperation MoU with GS E&C Corp. Center NeoTech

UNIST Carbon Neutrality Demonstration and Research Center has recently embarked on a new partnership with GS E&C (GS Engineering and...

Dr Salvatore Aricò, formerly of UNESCO, to be appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the International Science Council

The Governing Board of the International Science Council (ISC) is delighted to announce its decision to appoint Dr Salvatore Aricò...

New strategy shows potential to block nerve loss in neurodegenerative diseases

Two new studies from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis support development of a broadly applicable treatment for...

Dr. Cecilia Lindestam Arlehamn, La Jolla Institute for Immunology

Cecilia Lindestam Arlehamn wins WHAM Edge Award funding to study sex-based differences in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases

LA JOLLA, CA—La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) Research Assistant Professor Cecilia Lindestam Arlehamn, Ph.D., has been granted more than...

ACM Global Technology Policy Council releases joint statement on principles for responsible algorithmic systems by US and Europe policy committees

The Association for Computing Machinery’s global Technology Policy Council (TPC) has released a new Statement on Principles for Responsible Algorithmic...

Johns Hopkins neuroimaging study reveals functional and structural brain abnormalities in people with post-treatment Lyme disease