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Mushrooms add important nutrients when included in the typical diet
First dietary modeling analysis of all three USDA Food Patterns investigates the effects of adding a serving of mushroomsCredit: Mushroom...
Mangrove forests store more carbon when they’re more diverse
Credit: Guanghui Lin. Mangrove forests with greater species diversity can store more carbon, according to new research published in the...
Seeing schizophrenia: X-rays shed light on neural differences, point toward treatment
Credit: Ryuta Mizutani Schizophrenia, a chronic, neurological brain disorder, affects millions of people around the world. It causes a fracture...
Machine learning aids in simulating dynamics of interacting atoms
Automated approach transformative for computational materials scienceCredit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., February 23, 2021--A revolutionary machine-learning (ML)...
Transformed by light: Fast photochromism discovered in an inexpensive inorganic material
Copper-doped zinc sulfide changes color reversibly when illuminated and could be used in smart adaptive windows and sunglassesCredit: Ritsumeikan University...
Oxidation processes in combustion engines and in the atmosphere take the same routes
Efficient autoxidation chain reactions demonstrated for the substance group of saturated hydrocarbonsCredit: Torsten Berndt, TROPOS Thuwal/Helsinki/Leipzig. Alkanes, an important component...
Project examines how to make ‘farm to table’ more sustainable
UTA research into Iowa farming has potential impact for urban and rural areas in TexasCredit: UT Arlington A University of...
Models to predict dengue, zika and yellow fever outbreaks are developed by researchers
Scientists will monitor areas in which these diseases are endemic, such as São Paulo, the Amazon, the Pantanal and Panama,...
MUSC researcher awarded $9.9 million for tuberculosis treatment and prevention
Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Susan Dorman, M.D., an infectious disease physician at the Medical University of South...
Scientists found in marine mold substance that antidotes paraquat
Credit: FEFU press office Biologically active compounds from the marine fungus Penicillium dimorphosporum protect cells from paraquat, the highly toxic...
High-throughput screening for Weyl semimetals with S4 symmetry
Credit: @Science China Press Using the symmetries of the systems, people can define various topological invariants to describe different topological...
Transforming urban systems: Toward sustainability
Synthesis of five frameworks seeks to advance global urban scienceCredit: Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program Urban areas are on the rise...
New strategy blocks chronic lung disease in mice
Research involving cytokines and how they're packaged sheds light on inflammation in asthma, COPD, COVID-19Credit: Deb Steinberg/WU Center for Cellular...
Monoclonal antibodies against MERS coronavirus show promise in phase 1 NIH-sponsored trial
Credit: NIAID and Colorado State University WHAT: A randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 1 clinical trial of two monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) directed...
Geometallurgist and NSF CAREER awardee breaks down barriers
University of Arizona assistant professor Isabel Barton is bringing together people and ideas from multiple industry specialties, academic disciplines and...
New comprehensive study on feeding patterns of tiger mosquitos in Europe
Spanish scientists conduct the most complete study to date of the feeding patterns of the tiger mosquito in EuropeCredit: university...
Scientists propose a new heavy particle similar to the Higgs boson
An international team of scientists proposes a new heavy particle with properties similar to those of the Higgs bosonCredit: university...
Targeted delivery of highly toxic anti-cancer drug to brain tumors
UH researcher develops, tests nano-carrier as potential treatment for glioblastomasCredit: University of Houston With a survival rate of only five...
Elsevier donates original drawings of the Pernkopf Anatomy Atlas to the MedUni Vienna
Donation supports medical history research on National SocialismCredit: Medical University of Vienna/Josephinum Elsevier, an information analytics company specializing in science...
The unveiling of a novel mechanism of resistance to immunotherapy targeting HER2
HER2 breast cancer cells adopt a strategy to resist clearance by redirected lymphocytes; findings evidence that the disruption of interferon-gamma...
