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A new DNA drug to fight blood clots
Various medical circumstances, including heart attacks and extreme cases of COVID-19, necessitate the use of anticoagulants, medicines that prevent blood...
Research team developing a nano-sized force sensor and improving high-precision microscopy technology
In many cases, cells are very active in their movement and serve as power generators. The ability of cells to...
SARS-CoV-2: The grasping fingers of the viral N protein
#FRANKFURT. Immediately after the infection of a cell in the throat or lungs, the SARS-CoV-2 virus works very hard to...
Climate win-win: study quantifies benefits of enhanced weathering
Applying ground-up silicate rock to Midwestern farm fields can capture significant amounts of carbon dioxide and prevent it from accumulating...
Bio-based waterborne poly(vanillin-butyl acrylate)/mxene coatings for leather with desired warmth retention and antibacterial properties
A study published in the journal of Engineering reveals a remarkable development in the field of green coating materials for...
Tracking species range shifts in a changing climate
As our planet undergoes significant transformations due to climate change, habitats are being altered, appearing, disappearing, or changing in quality....
Understanding the neurological mechanisms behind Parkinson’s disease
Nearly one million people in the United States are living with Parkinson’s disease, making it the second-most common neurodegenerative disease...
Space travel depletes red blood cells and bone, but bone marrow fat may come to the rescue
A study of 14 astronauts suggests that while space travel depletes red blood cells and bone, the body can eventually...
Overuse of social media and devices top parent concerns as kids head back to school
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – As children head back to school, two issues have climbed higher on their parents’ list of...
Largest U.S. study of e-cigarettes shows their value as smoking cessation aid
E-cigarettes do have value as a smoking cessation aid, according to a new study just released by a team of...
Severe COVID-19 may lead to long-term innate immune system changes
WHAT: Severe COVID-19 may cause long-lasting alterations to the innate immune system, the first line of defense against pathogens, according...
A new “spin” on ergodicity breaking
In a recent Science paper, researchers led by JILA and NIST Fellow Jun Ye, along with collaborators JILA and NIST Fellow David...
UH leading multi-institutional program to provide research opportunities to postbaccalaureates
With the juggling act of maintaining grades while also keeping a job, undergraduate students pursuing STEM degrees often graduate without...
Acoustic emission monitoring technique, an essential way to analyze pulsed laser processing
Acoustic emission (AE) monitoring is used to reveal the interaction mechanisms in pulsed laser processing of float glass. Circular ablated...
Wellcome Sanger Institute: Multiple organ functions of yolk sac revealed by early human development map
Credit: Megumi Inoue, DOI: 10.1126/science.add7564 The role of the human yolk sac in supporting early embryonic development and the first...
Increasing legumes and reducing red meat is safe for bone health and protein intake
A study conducted at the University of Helsinki demonstrated that the partial substitution of red and processed meat with pea-...
Nature-inspired pressure sensing technology that aims to transform healthcare and surgical robots
Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a novel aero-elastic pressure sensor, called ‘eAir’. This technology can...
Climatic changes put the brakes on spider romance
Being wary of taking gifts from males takes on a new meaning among a South American spider species known to...
Auburn University hosts the 60th edition of the Renowned Computational Biophysics Workshop
AUBURN, AL – In July, as many enjoyed the hot weather at Alabama's gulf coast beaches, in the Leach Science...
Japanese squirrels develop human hereditary diseases with aging
A research group led by Dr. Tomoaki Murakami from the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology has revealed that fibrinogen...
