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Novel pharmacological strategies to treat alcoholism. Focus on epigenetics
This article by Dr. F. David Rodriguez is published in the journal, Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2021Credit: Dr. F. David Rodriguez...
CU Cancer Center researcher reveals new effects of oxygen deprivation in cancer cells
Joaquin Espinosa, PhD, and his team investigated the role of hypoxia-inducible factors in tumor growth and suppressionCredit: Joaquin Espinosa, PhD...
Even without a brain, Penn Engineering’s metal-eating robots can search for food
Credit: University of Pennsylvania When it comes to powering mobile robots, batteries present a problematic paradox: the more energy they...
Decades of hunting detects footprint of cosmic ray superaccelerators in our galaxy
Record-breaking gamma rays bathe the Milky Way in an energetic hazeCredit: HEASARC / LAMBDA / NASA / GFSC An enormous...
First images of freshwater plumes at sea
Surface-towed marine controlled-source electromagnetic (CSEM) imaging can be used to map oceanic freshwater plumes in high-resolutionCredit: University of Hawai'i The...
Study: Race made no difference in ICU Outcomes of COVID-19 patients
Henry Ford Hospital researchers said patients of color had lower 28-day mortality than white patientsCredit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT...
Study: Female monkeys use males as “hired guns” for defense against predators
Female putty-nosed monkeys use calls just to recruit males when certain predators are detectedCredit: C. Kolopp/WCS BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo...
NIST ‘agricomb’ measures multiple gas emissions from … cows
Credit: Hanacek/NIST After the optical frequency comb made its debut as a ruler for light, spinoffs followed, including the astrocomb...
Getting to the core of HIV replication
HIV-1 viral capsid simulations on XSEDE-allocated Stampede2, Bridges, Darwin systems uncover nucleotide entry mechanismCredit: Xu, et al. Viruses lurk in...
Quantum material’s subtle spin behavior proves theoretical predictions
Credit: Michelle Lehman/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Using complementary computing calculations and neutron scattering techniques, researchers from the Department of...
Alfred Aho wins the 2020 ACM Turing Award
Computer Science Professor Emeritus Aho honored for his research and books on the theory and algorithms underlying programming language translators.Credit:...
First X-rays from Uranus discovered
Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXO/University College London/W. Dunn et al; Optical: W.M. Keck Observatory Astronomers have detected X-rays from Uranus for the...
Attention and working memory: Two sides of the same neural coin?
Princeton neuroscientists have demonstrated that attention and working memory are two sides of the same neural coin; what's more, they...
Study shows promise of quantum computing using factory-made silicon chips
A single qubit on a standard silicon transistor chip has been successfully demonstrated as "quantum capable" in a new study...
Century-old problem solved with first-ever 3D atomic imaging of an amorphous solid
UCLA-led study captures the structure of metallic glassCredit: Yao Yang and Jianwei "John " Miao/UCLA Glass, rubber and plastics all...
Vitamin A for nerve cells
Credit: Source: Andreas Vlachos Neuroscientists agree that a person's brain is constantly changing, rewiring itself and adapting to environmental stimuli....
Study finds microbial-plant interactions affect the microbial response to climate change
Digging into climate change's impact on microbesCredit: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professor Steven Allison University of California, Irvine, biologists have...
Urban growth creates distortions between providers and receivers of ecosystem services
Researchers analyzed socioeconomic and environmental indicators for the 180 municipalities in the mega-region around São Paulo state capital, detecting environmental...
In search of the first bacterium
Evolutionary biology: Publication in Communications BiologyCredit: HHU / Joana Xavier Roughly five years ago, Institute Head Prof. Dr. William (Bill)...
Seagrasses turn back the clock on ocean acidification
Expansive study shows seagrass meadows can buffer ocean acidificationCredit: Melissa Ward, UC Davis Spanning six years and seven seagrass meadows...