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1st observational evidence linking black holes to dark energy
Searching through existing data spanning 9 billion years, a team of researchers led by scientists at University of Hawaiʻi at...
NIH trial to evaluate Shionogi antiviral in adults hospitalized with COVID-19
The National Institutes of Health has initiated a multi-site clinical trial evaluating an investigational antiviral for the treatment of COVID-19....
Late Cenozoic climate cooling biogeographically shifted marine plankton communities
Studying changes in marine biogeographic patterns, and the factors impacting these patterns over geological time, can help scientists understand current...
‘Lego-like’ universal connector developed by NTU Singapore scientists makes assembling stretchable devices a snap
An international team led by researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed a universal connector to assemble...
Astrophysicists discover the perfect explosion in space
When neutron stars collide they produce an explosion that, contrary to what was believed until recently, is shaped like a...
Insect bite marks show first fossil evidence for plants’ leaves folding up at night
Plants can move in ways that might surprise you. Some of them even show “sleep movements,” folding or raising their...
Sensory cells taste cerebrospinal fluid to fight brain infections
In recent years, researchers have highlighted the presence of sensory receptors in unexpected areas of the human body. In lung...
Bifunctional sulfonated covalent polymers as modulator for oriented and highly reversible zinc plating during whole cycling process
This study is led by Prof. Xian-Xiang Zeng (School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hunan Agricultural University) and Prof. Xiong-Wei...
Researchers evidence new characteristics of the extinct American cheetah ‘Miracinonyx’
The Miracinonyx trumani, commonly known as the American cheetah, lived in North America more than 13,000 years ago. Despite its...
Reduced energetic disorder enables over 14% efficiency in organic solar cells based on completely non-fused-ring donors and acceptors
Non-fused-ring organic photoactive materials have attracted broad attention in recent years due to their low synthetic cost. Different from the...
Watch the fastest fish in the world hunt its prey – for the first time
FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – To say studying sailfish is challenging is an understatement. These fish, often described as the “fastest...
Mashing molecules: An innovative solution towards greener pharmaceuticals
The European Commission has awarded IMPACTIVE almost €7.7 million to reinvent and reinforce the pharmaceutical supply chain. Currently, the production...
Researchers endorse widespread naloxone over the counter to prevent drug overdose deaths
In 2021, 100,306 Americans died from drug overdoses – a 28.5 percent increase from the prior year – with 75,673...
Pioneering new strategy lengthens limbs to treat skeletal disorder
Robinow Syndrome is the best known of a set of genetic disorders that affect the growth and development of the...
Genetic test can detect deadly bleeding disorder in dogs
PULLMAN, Wash. -- A new genetic test can identify dogs at risk of a potentially deadly disorder resulting in excessive...
HKU neuroscientists discover a novel neural mechanisms of secretin receptor in regulating water intake Providing new ideas for solving hydromineral imbalance symptoms
Animals instinctively find and consume water when feeling thirsty in order to restore body fluid osmolality and plasma volume to...
HKUMed study reveals three or four doses of the Comirnaty or CoronaVac vaccines remain effective in preventing Omicron infection
An international research team comprised of members from the School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University...
Alternate-day fasting a good option for patients with fatty liver disease
Nutrition researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago studied 80 people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and found that those...
Scientists find world’s oldest European hedgehog
The world’s oldest scientifically-confirmed European hedgehog has been found in Denmark by a citizen science project involving hundreds of volunteers....
University of Houston professors named Senior Members of National Academy of Inventors
Houston, Feb. 14, 2023 – Four University of Houston professors have been named Senior Members of the National Academy of...
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