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December 30, 2019

How cells learn to ‘count’

December 30, 2019

Credit: Andrew Holland One of the wonders of cell biology is its symmetry. Mammalian cells have one nucleus and one...

Women with single dose of HPV vaccine gain similar protection as multiple doses

Credit: Photo by Maricruz Kwon/UTHealth A new study revealed that one dose of the HPV vaccine may prevent infection from...

NASA finds an elongated Phanfone now a tropical storm

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided a visible image...

Which of these mushrooms could kill you? (video)

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Dec. 27, 2019 -- There are tens of thousands of mushroom species out there,...

Diet has rapid effects on sperm quality

Credit: Ulrik Svedin/LiU Sperm are influenced by diet, and the effects arise rapidly. This is the conclusion of a study...

Researchers identify new therapeutic target for colorectal cancer

Credit: Mis et al., 2019 Researchers at the University of Toronto have identified a key protein that supports the growth...

New insights into the earliest events of seed germination

Thiol redox switches regulate how plant seeds use their stored energy reserves / Study published in "PNAS"Credit: Bettina Richter Plant...

Using deep learning to predict disease-associated mutations

HKU scientists develop a deep learning approach to predict disease-associated mutations of the metal-binding sitesCredit: @The University of Hong Kong...

FEFU scientists participate in development of ceramic materials that are IR-transparent

Credit: FEFU press office Scientists from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) teamed up with colleagues from Institute of Chemistry (FEB...

High BMI may improve cancer survival

Study shows link to immunotherapyCredit: Flinders University Above average or high BMI - often linked to cancers, diabetes, cardiovascular and...

Proton therapy lowers risk of side effects in cancer compared to traditional radiation

Study found protons led to two-thirds reduction in unplanned hospitalizationsCredit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Proton therapy leads to significantly lower...

Transcendental Meditation prevents abnormal enlargement of the heart, reduces chronic heart failure

Credit: Maharishi International University A randomized controlled study recently published in Ethnicity & Disease in their Autumn 2019 Hypertension issue...

NASA satellite tracks tropical storm Phanfone into the South China Sea

Credit: NASA Worldview Tropical Storm Phanfone brought typhoon-force winds and heavy rains across sections of the Philippines on Christmas Eve...

NASA-NOAA satellite finds development of Tropical Cyclone Sarai

Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Imagery from NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite showed that a...

Scientists reveal function of histone variant H2A.Z in DNA replication selection

Credit: Image by Dr. LI Guohong's lab The research published in Nature on Dec. 25th, 2019, led by Dr. LI...

Researchers map malaria parasites proliferate in human blood cells

Credit: Kentaro Kato, Tohoku University Malaria parasites transform healthy red blood cells into rigid versions of themselves that clump together,...

Full noncontact laser ultrasound: First human data

Credit: by Xiang Zhang, Jonathan R. Fincke, Charles M. Wynn, Matt R. Johnson, Robert W. Haupt, Brian W. Anthony For...

Finally, machine learning interprets gene regulation clearly

Credit: Kinney lab/CSHL, 2019 In this age of "big data," artificial intelligence (AI) has become a valuable ally for scientists....

East Asia VLBI Network observations of the TeV Gamma-Ray Burst 190114C