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Advances in pediatric sepsis biomarkers: A pediatric investigation review
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition triggered by a severe infection. Severe sepsis and septic shock are progressive stages of sepsis,...
Remarkable cellular architecture and phylogenetic position of the mysterious arm-swinging protist meteora sporadica
Tsukuba, Japan—Meteora sporadica is a small, unicellular eukaryote (protist) that was discovered in deep Mediterranean sea sediments in 2002. It differs...
RNA splicing regulation discovery provides insight into bone diseases
In today’s aging societies, diseases affecting the bones and joints are becoming increasingly common. For example, in Japan alone, over...
Guanine synthesis yields new insights into nitrogen’s role in nanocarbon catalysis
In recent years, carbon-based catalysts — especially nitrogen-doped nanocarbons — have emerged as sustainable, reliable alternatives to the metal catalysts...
Chinese Medical Journal study explores the health and economic burden of air pollution
Air pollution, a primary environmental risk factor, poses a significant health and financial burden to a country. In China, rapid...
Researchers strike gold with improved catalyst
For the first time, researchers including those at the University of Tokyo discovered a way to improve the durability of...
Breaking boundaries in quantum photonics: Groundbreaking nanocavities unlock new frontiers in light confinement
Credit: Matteo Ceccanti In a significant leap forward for quantum nanophotonics, a team of European and Israeli physicists, introduces...
Law enforcement seizures of psilocybin mushrooms rose dramatically between 2017-2022
Law enforcement seizures of “magic mushrooms” or “shrooms” containing the psychoactive component psilocybin increased dramatically in the United States between...
Mobile patient lifts help ICU patients recover
Tokyo, Japan – A recent randomized controlled trial in Tokyo, Japan, has unveiled the positive impact of early mobilization, assisted...
Extra fingers and hearts: pinpointing changes to our genetic instructions that disrupt development
Our genomes provide the instructions for proper growth and development. Millions of genomic switches, known as enhancers, control the location...
Solving an age-old mystery about crystal formation
A million years ago, the oldest known species to walk upright like a human, the Homo Erectus, had a human-like...
Understanding how soil traps carbon
EVANSTON, Ill. — When carbon molecules from plants enter the soil, they hit a definitive fork in the road.Credit: Francesco...
$1.9 million NIH grant to support research on impacts of the microbiome on human health
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The bacteria and microorganisms that live within the human body — the microbiota — can impact...
Scientists create effective ‘spark plug’ for direct-drive inertial confinement fusion experiments
Scientists from the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) led experiments to demonstrate an effective “spark plug” for...
The fate of drug discovery in academia; dumping in the publication landfill?
“ fruitful efforts to bring more drugs from bench to bedside could only be possible if we do not leave...
Petrina Kamya, Ph.D., Head of AI Platforms at Insilico Medicine, presents at BIO CEO & Investor Conference
Petrina Kamya, PhD, Head of AI Platforms and President of Insilico Medicine Canada, will present at the BIO CEO &...
Argonne’s Lin X. Chen receives the Mildred Dresselhaus Guest Professorship Award from the University of Hamburg
Lin X. Chen, a chemist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, has received the Senior Prize as...
European research grant facilitates production of valuable fuels and chemicals using microbial cell factories
Kaspar Valgepea, Associate Professor of Gas Fermentation Technologies at the University of Tartu, will advance understanding of gas-consuming bacteria, supported...
Smells like evolution: Fruit flies reveal surprises in chemical sensing
A new study in Nature Communications unveils the hidden world of sensory evolution in fruit flies. By delving into the...
Brazilian researcher helps describe a novel species of jellyfish discovered in a remote location in Japan
A gelatinous animal with a diameter of about 10 cm and a red stomach resembling the Cross of St George...
