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Alternative cellular ‘fuels’ boost immunity
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (July 28, 2023) — A metabolic by-product that is more prevalent during fasting may supercharge immune cells...
Crowd control
On a rush-hour train or an oversold flight, you might draw your limbs in close, shrinking as people crowd the...
Uncovering how the Golgi apparatus impacts early postnatal neuron development
Neurons are the cells that constitute neural circuits and use chemicals and electricity to receive and send messages that allow...
Machine learning: artificial neural networks localize extrasystoles
Worldwide, cardiovascular diseases cause more than 17 million deaths per year. Of these, about 25 percent are deemed sudden cardiac...
Scientists develop hydrous liquid metals for use in rhythmic bionic tissues
In a new study published on July 27 in Matter, a research group led by Prof. LIU Jing at the...
Faster way to catch SARS-CoV-2 virus? Smaller magnetic beads with superior magnetic moment help
A more efficient way to test SARS-CoV-2 Virus was developed recently by a research team led by Professor WANG Junfeng...
Total recall on HIV
Kyoto, Japan -- Having control over how a dish is cooked is always a good idea. Taking a hint from...
Scientists suggest AgNP/MoS2 nano-pocket for surface-enhanced raman spectroscopy scattering detection
The research group of YANG Liangbao at the Institute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS), Chinese...
A nanoprobe developed for visual quantitative detection of pesticides
Recently, Prof. JIANG Changlong and his research team at the Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of...
Is it a healthy day in the neighborhood?
What characteristics of a neighborhood contribute to the health of its residents – or reduce it?Credit: Simmons College of Kentucky...
The approaches to achieve high-performance wearable sensors with hydrogels
This review is written by Dr. Weixing Song from the Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University. The paper reviewed the...
Canadian wildfires produce catastrophic carbon emissions this year
Canada is currently experiencing its worst fire season on record. According to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC), as...
Broadband tip-enhanced nonlinear optical response in a plasmonic nanocavity
Squeezing light beyond the diffraction limit and controlling the optical processes caused by nano-confined light are central issues of...
Researchers reveal a powerful platform for studying high-entropy alloy electrocatalysis
Introduced in 2004, high-entropy alloys (HEAs) are alloys composed of multiple principal elements in nearly equiatomic proportions. Their unique chemical...
Enhanced light sensitivity may contribute to Alzheimer’s ‘sundowning,’ disease progression
New Alzheimer’s research from UVA Health suggests that enhanced light sensitivity may contribute to “sundowning” – the worsening of symptoms late in...
Selectivity effect of molecular chirality may have universal applications, researchers find
Matter behaves differently at various scales. At the microscopic, the behavior of molecules and their atomic constituents can shift drastically...
San Diego family shares recent tragedy of losing daughter to necrotizing enterocolitis, as NEC Society prepares for the NEC Symposium in San Diego
San Diego, CA - The NEC Society and Cincinnati Children’s have teamed up to present the NEC Symposium, the only...
The structures of six states of a rotary sodium ion pump are revealed
Six structures exhibited by the rotating sodium ion pump were reconstructed in 3D using cryo-electron microscopy. This analysis revealed that...
Structure of opioid receptors may reveal how to better design pain relievers, addiction therapies
Opioids remain the most potent and effective pain relievers in medicine, but they’re also among the most addictive drugs that...
First Ochsner Health Medical School scholarship recipient matches into residency program in the Gulf South
New Orleans, Louisiana – Five years ago, Xavier University of Louisiana and Ochsner Health launched a transformative scholarship program to...
