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International graduate and postdoctoral trainees in biomedicine are struggling with career confidence, study says
Chapel Hill, NC – Biomedical programs in the United States attract a significant number of graduate and postdoctoral trainees from around...
How butterflies choose mates: gene controls preferences
Tropical Heliconius butterflies are well known for the bright colour patterns on their wings. These striking colour patterns not only...
Mysterious exporter for brassinosteroid first identified
When you are reading this article, there are multiple hormones working diligently inside your body to stabilize your health status....
Henry Ford Health performs first commercial “limflow” patient procedure in Michigan
DETROIT (March 21, 2024) – The first commercial procedure on a patient in Michigan using the LimFlow System was performed...
Occurrence of antibiotic resistance genes in the western Qinghai Lake basin
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) have been widely detected in water, sediment, gut and even the phycosphere of algae. In strong...
Testing method could point thousands more cancer patients to lifesaving treatment
Not all cancer therapies are successful, but cancer researchers increasingly are able to identify the right treatments for the right...
Bridging the lexical divide: A unified approach to combat plant invasions in Australia
In a leap towards managing the ecological challenge posed by alien plant species, a recent study outlines a methodology for...
NSF awards grant for evolution-inspired design of therapeutic RNAs
A team led by Dr. Samie Jaffrey, the Greenberg-Starr Professor of Pharmacology at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been awarded a three-year,...
Harvard grid accelerator funds six projects in science & engineering for global impact
The Harvard Grid Accelerator announced awards to six interdisciplinary projects that have transformative potential in health, climate, and manufacturing. The...
Rays were more diverse 150 million years ago than previously thought
In a new study recently published in the journal Papers in Palaeontology, an international team of scientists led by palaeobiologist...
Electroacupuncture with different parameters regulate the endogenous opioid peptide system
Endogenous opioid peptides are the neurochemical basis of the anesthetic and analgesic effects of acupuncture. The quantity of acupuncture stimulus...
Researchers name prehistoric amphibian ancestor discovered in Smithsonian collection after Kermit the Frog
Scientists have uncovered the fossilized skull of a 270-million-year-old ancient amphibian ancestor in the collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum...
HKU biologists discover propionate supplementation as a potential treatment for Parkinson’s disease
A research team led by Professor Chaogu ZHENG from the School of Biological Sciences at The University of Hong Kong...
Connecting computers so they can think faster
We are used to computers getting faster and faster, but complicated calculations involving lots of data can take a very...
Recent advances and perspectives of covalent organic frameworks for alkali-ion batteries
They published their work on Mar. 15th in Energy Material Advances.Credit: Guangdong University of Technology They published their work on...
Immune cells identified as key players in brain health
New York, NY —Using novel genetic and genomic tools, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have...
New geological study: Scandinavia was born in Greenland
In a Finnish outcrop nestled between some of Northern Europe's oldest mountains, researchers have found traces of a previously hidden...
Rose essential oil: A safe pesticide for organic agriculture
Plants-derived essential oils (EOs) find applications in various industries, such as detergents, cosmetics, pharmacology, and food additives. Moreover, EOs have...
Climate change disrupts vital ecosystems in the Alps
Reduced snow cover and shifting vegetation patterns in the Alps, both driven by climate change, are having major combined impacts...
An immunotherapy to overcome resistant leukemia
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive form of blood cancer. It is caused by mutations in a large number...
