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First conference for female physicists at Goethe University inspires almost 1000 participants worldwide
FRANKFURT. Women still constitute a minority when it comes to the field of physics; in Germany, only about 13% of...
Change at the top of the House of Finance
As of January 1, 2023, Prof. Dr. Drs. h.c. Axel A. Weber will take over the position of Chairman of...
Beauty is only skin deep. As it turns out, so is disease detection
Human skin is the body's largest organ. It also protects internal living tissue and other organs, regulates body temperature, and...
Magma floods erupt from deeper sources than earlier believed
Large magma eruptions have produced great floods of basalt lava on the continents during Earth’s history. Conventionally, the largest flood...
The nose-brain pathway: exploring the role of trigeminal nerves in delivering intranasally administered antidepressant
Intranasal (in.) administration has been garnering increasing popularity as a non-invasive approach to deliver drugs directly to the brain. This...
What makes mice fat, but not rats? Suppressing neuromedin U, study finds
Our sensory urges ranging from anger to hunger are regulated by hormonal or neuronal signals. Often, these impulses appear as...
Having good friendships may make for a healthier gut microbiome
Social connections are essential for good health and wellbeing in social animals, such as ourselves and other primates. There is...
Antiviral substances discovered within native plants in South Korea
Codonopsis lanceolata, more commonly referred to as “deodeok”, is used as a medicinal herb in South Korea. It is cultivated...
Examining female responses to drug use and addiction
A neuroscience researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington is conducting a comparative study of how males and females...
Aging | Age-associated changes in microglia activation and Sirtuin-1- chromatin binding patterns
“This work suggests that preservation of microglia and Sirt1 binding activity and patterns, as well as the directionality of pathways...
Long-term physical and mental health outcomes after COVID-19 occur in all ages
Following COVID-19 infection, there is significant new onset morbidity in children, adolescents and adults across 13 distinct diagnosis and symptom...
Hundred-year-old riddle in botany reveals key plant adaptation to dry land
Průhonice, Czech Republic - The green world that we live in would not have been possible without hidden changes to...
Making melanoma immortal: Pitt scientists discover key genetic step in cancer’s race to live forever
Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have discovered the missing puzzle piece in the mystery of how...
Chinese incursions into India are increasing, strategically planned
EVANSTON, Ill. — Chinese incursions across India’s west and central borders are not independent, random incidents that happen by mistake....
How to study ‘big’ molecules without breaking them apart
NORMAN, OKLA. – Just like seeing the forest through the trees, studying a whole, intact molecule has incredible scientific benefit but...
A dual boost for optical delay scanning
Ultrafast laser technology has enabled a trove of methods for precision measurements. These include in particular a broad class of...
For autonomous cars, a new laser beam steering device
A University of Texas at Arlington electrical engineering professor is leading a project that will explore an optical laser beam...
New MIT Sloan research on identity cues in social media shows it’s not just what is said but who says it that matters
One of the first and most controversial policy changes Elon Musk proposed after taking the helm at Twitter last week,...
Global distributive justice and systemic transformations key to planetary stability, study finds
In a new study published in the journal Nature Sustainability, an international team of scientists from the Earth Commission, convened...
Previously unseen processes reveal path to better rechargeable battery performance
To design better rechargeable ion batteries, engineers and chemists from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign collaborated to combine a powerful...
