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A new role for a tiny linker in transmembrane ion channels
UMass Amherst, Washington University team reveals new mode of channel regulationCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - In the molecular-level world...
Unique integrated health monitoring system for stroke survivors patented in Lithuania
Group of biomedical engineers from biotech company Gruppo Fos Lithuania and researchers at Kaunas University of Technology and Lithuanian University...
Rochester community initiative increases teenage use of effective contraception
A University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) partnership resulted in adoption of long-acting reversible contraception five-times greater than the US...
Researcher earns federal grant to study stress-induced irritable bowel syndrome
Credit: OU Medicine OKLAHOMA CITY -- Anyone who suffers from irritable bowel syndrome can testify to its signature trait: It...
New study supports remdesivir as COVID-19 treatment
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center The news about remdesivir, the investigational anti-viral drug that has shown early promise in the...
Neonatal exposure to antigens of commensal bacteria promotes broader immune repertoire
This mouse study looked at a group of immune cells called innate-like B-1 B cellsCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - University...
Biologists trace plants’ steady mitochondrial genomes to a gene found in viruses, bacteria
Presence of MSH1 gene in plants offers clue for why animal mitochondrial genomes tend to mutateCredit: Dan Sloan/Colorado State University...
A complex gene program initiates brain changes in response to cocaine
This work is a step forward in understanding early molecular changes that influence the development of addiction, and may have...
Salmonella biofilm protein causes autoimmune responses — Possible link with Alzheimer’s
Credit: Debra Marshall/VIDO-InterVac Scientists from the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask)...
Argonne to explore how digital twins may transform nuclear energy with $8 million award
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory ARPA-E's GEMINA funding will allow Argonne's nuclear scientists to partner with industry and develop tools for the advanced...
Expansion stress enhances growth and migration of breast cancer cells
This study was done in mice and with a novel, tissue-engineered, three-dimensional breast cancer mimetic systemCredit: UAB Expansion stress can...
An $18 million boost to materials science research at UC San Diego
Students and faculty will shape the nano- and bio- materials that will make life better, healthier and saferCredit: University of...
Global wildlife surveillance could provide early warning for next pandemic
Experts propose decentralized system to monitor wildlife markets, other hotspotsCredit: Ishaan Raghunandan The virus that causes COVID-19 probably originated in...
Engineers design a reusable, silicone rubber face mask
The prototype mask, which includes an N95 filter, can be easily sterilized and worn many timesCredit: MIT/Brigham and Women's Hospital...
New treatment approach uses killer cells to treat deadly brain tumors
Purdue partners with V Foundation for Cancer Research and the Walther Cancer Foundation, in collaboration with Indiana University School of...
Trust me if you can
Why stakeholders in the 'wind energy vs biological conservation' conflict have low mutual trust and how to increase itCredit: Christian...
Cherned up to the maximum
Credit: Paul Scherrer Institute/Niels Schröter In topological materials, electrons can display behaviour that is fundamentally different from that in 'conventional'...
The restoration of forests with active rapid ‘Ohi’a death infections may be possible
Credit: Stephanie Yelenik, Ph.D. Research Ecologist USGS, Pacific Island Ecosystem Research Center Hilo, Hawai'i - For the first time, researchers...
Dissecting fruit flies’ varying responses to life-extension diet
Study may help explain how genes and other factors influence an individual's response to restricting caloriesCredit: Alice C. Gray Changes...
WVU researchers leading $10 million sustainable biomass to value-added bioproducts project
Credit: West Virginia University As demand increases for sustainable and environmentally friendly energy and products, the Mid-Atlantic region with its...
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