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Lasers & molecular tethers create perfectly patterned platforms for tissue engineering
Credit: Batalov et al., PNAS, 2021 Imagine going to a surgeon to have a diseased or injured organ switched out...
Latch, load and release: Elastic motion makes click beetles click, study finds
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Click beetles can propel themselves more than 20 body lengths into...
Smart vaccine scheme quick to curb rabies threat in African cities
Credit: Mission Rabies More people could be protected from life-threatening rabies thanks to an agile approach to dog vaccination using...
How cells move and don’t get stuck
Credit: Rädler Lab, Ludwig Maximilians Universität München Cell velocity, or how fast a cell moves, is known to depend on...
New method to assist fast-tracking of vaccines for pre-clinical tests
Novel tuberculosis vaccine demonstrated strong immune response in miceCredit: University of Sydney Scientists in Australia have developed a method for...
New management approach can help avoid species vulnerability or extinction
New tools will help ecologists predict when species may be at riskCredit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service More than 3,000...
New computational tool reliably differentiates between cancer and normal cells from single-cell RNA-sequencing data
CopyKAT enables researchers to gain new insights when analyzing solid tumor samplesCredit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON — In an...
Inexpensive battery charges rapidly for electric vehicles, reduces range anxiety
Credit: Chao-Yang Wang's lab, Penn State Range anxiety, the fear of running out of power before being able to recharge...
Timing is of the essence when treating brain swelling in mice
NIH study shows specific set of immune cells can harm and also help brain after injuryCredit: Image credit: McGavern Lab/NINDS....
New discovery in breast cancer treatment
Credit: University of Adelaide Researchers at the University of Adelaide have found new evidence about the positive role of androgens...
Synthesis of potent antibiotic follows unusual chemical pathway
Credit: Booker Lab, Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Images of a protein involved in creating a potent antibiotic reveal the...
A ‘super-puff’ planet like no other
Credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA, M. Kornmesser. The core mass of the giant exoplanet WASP-107b is much lower than what was thought...
A new archaeology for the Anthropocene era
Credit: Alison Crowther Indiana Jones and Lara Croft have a lot to answer for. Public perceptions of archaeology are often...
Eliminating microplastics in wastewater directly at the source
A research team from INRS has developed a process for the electrolytic treatment of wastewater that degrades microplastics at the...
Where COVID-19 hit hardest, sudden deaths outside the hospital increased
A study across New York City found that out-of-hospital sudden deaths follow the geographic distribution of SARS-CoV-2, suggesting an association...
Many parents say teens with anxiety, depression may benefit from peer confidants at school
Teens talking to teens: 1 in 3 parents strongly support schools having mental health programs like peer support leaders, new...
Scientists shed light on how and why some people report “hearing the dead”
Credit: N. Currier, New York Spiritualist mediums might be more prone to immersive mental activities and unusual auditory experiences early...
Changing diets — not less physical activity — may best explain childhood obesity crisis
Findings among children in Amazonian Ecuador offer insights into relative importance of diet vs. energy expenditure for rise in obesityCredit:...
Better diet and glucose uptake in the brain lead to longer life in fruit flies
Improved neuronal glucose uptake plus healthier eating might have anti-aging effectsCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo...
Rapid blood test identifies COVID-19 patients at high risk of severe disease
Measuring mitochondrial DNA could predict who will need ICU care, intubationCredit: WANDY BEATTY One of the most vexing aspects of...
