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New findings enable more heart donations
Credit: Photo by Jonathan Moonen There is a risk of every fourth heart examined for possible donation being dismissed as...
How time affects the fate of stem cells
Credit: D. Suter, EPFL. How do temporal variations in protein concentrations affect biology? It's a question that biologists have only...
MIPT scientists come up with faster way to discover antibiotics
Credit: Elena Khavina/MIPT Press Office Russian biochemists have identified a promising new class of antibiotics. Having studied over 125,000 molecules,...
Tasmanian devil research could help tackle immunotherapy resistance
Credit: Marian Burr A cluster of interacting proteins that are active in both human cancers and Tasmanian devil facial tumours,...
Combining cheap and safe black and white materials creates colorful pigments
Credit: Yukikazu Takeoka In response to worldwide concern over the adverse effects of chemical substances on human health and the...
Spider silk: A malleable protein provides reinforcement
Credit: Pixaby.com / Collage: Hannes Neuweiler Why are the lightweight silk threads of web spiders tougher than most other materials?...
New chip poised to enable hand-held microwave imaging
Researchers shrink bulky imaging systems down to millimeter sized chip that could be used to see through walls or detect...
First fully rechargeable carbon dioxide battery with carbon neutrality
UIC researchers develop prototypeCredit: UIC/Jenny Fontaine Lithium-carbon dioxide batteries are attractive energy storage systems because they have a specific energy...
Development of highly sensitive diode, converts microwaves to electricity
Aiming to create sensor networks that do not require dedicated power sourcesCredit: ©Fujitsu Ltd. The Japan Science and Technology Agency...
New function in a protein of plants essential to developing drought-tolerant crops
The BAG4 protein regulates the flow of potassium in occlusive cells, which optimizes the use of water by the plantCredit:...
Obesity epidemic results in NAFLD becoming most common cause of liver disease in Europe
World's leading experts gather in Seville to discuss the fastest growing health epidemic in Europe now affecting 1 in 4...
Technique can image individual proteins within synapses
Rapid imaging method could help reveal how conditions such as autism affect brain cellsCredit: Syuan-Ming Guo and Li Li CAMBRIDGE,...
Teens share stories to deter other students from using tobacco
Credit: UTHealth An innovative strategy called Teens Against Tobacco Use showed promise as an effective strategy to deter tobacco use...
Investigational drug with immunotherapy may provide new therapeutic opportunity for patients previously treated for kidney and lung cancer
Pegilodecakin with pembrolizumab and nivolumab shown to be safe in Phase 1B studyCredit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON -- Pegilodecakin,...
ISSF releases new non-entangling and biodegradable FADs guide
Updated best-practices illustrated manual offers practical, science-based guidance on building biodegradable FADsCredit: ISSF The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has...
A mouse or an elephant: what species fights infection more effectively?
Hamilton College researcher reveals body size shapes mammal immune defensesCredit: Cynthia J. Downs What species is better at fighting an...
Powerful new synthetic vaccines to combat epidemics
New vaccine technology delivers potent results for ChikungunyaCredit: University of Bristol A new type of vaccine that can be stored...
Unravelling the mystery of how one gene contributes to Parkinson’s, Crohn’s and leprosy
Research on LRRK2 gene in mice could lead to new treatments, preventionCredit: The Ottawa Hospital Researchers have struggled for years...
NASA finds Tropical Storm Karen bringing heavy rain to Puerto Rico
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Tropical Storm Karen has crossed over Puerto Rico and into the western Atlantic Ocean. Early on Sept....
NASA-NOAA satellite sees Hurricane Lorenzo strengthening
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Dropping cloud top temperatures from NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite indicated Hurricane Lorenzo was getting stronger in the...
