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Discovery of a tripole winter precipitation change pattern around the Tibetan Plateau in the late 1990s
The Tibetan Plateau (TP) is referred to as the “water tower” of Asia for being home to the headwaters of...
Decoding how a protein on the move keeps cells healthy
Cells produce proteins like little factories. But if they make too much at the wrong times it can lead to...
What will it take to transform obesity care for all?
When a person with diabetes, high blood pressure, or osteoarthritis goes to their primary care clinic, they expect treatment that’s...
The grass may be greener on old mine sites as WVU researchers test resiliency of bioenergy crops
West Virginia University researchers are working to better understand how climate change may make an impact on a bioenergy crop that...
KTU researchers investigate the links between facial recognition and Alzheimer’s disease
In recent years Alzheimer’s disease has been on the rise throughout the world and is rarely diagnosed at an early...
A new arrangement: Using quantum dots to quench the smallest ferrimagnetism
Most people are not aware of magnetic forces in their everyday lives, but continuously rely on them in electric motors,...
Eureka Therapeutics and City of Hope treat first patient with GPC3 targeting ARTEMIS® T cells (ECT204) for advanced liver cancer
EMERYVILLE, Calif., and LOS ANGELES, May 31, 2022 - Eureka Therapeutics Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel T cell...
Cancer immunotherapy capable of modulating tumor immunophenotypes
Innovations in cancer immunotherapy have achieved clinical success by considerably increasing the survival rate of patients undergoing cancer treatment. However,...
COVID-19’s toll on global cardiac services – UK Version
University of Leeds Press Release Credit: University of Leeds University of Leeds Press Release Under embargo until 00.01 (UK time) on...
Fjords emit as much methane as all the deep oceans globally
During heavy storms, the normally stratified layers of water in ocean fjords get mixed, which leads to oxygenation of the...
Virtual biopsy set to transform heart transplant care
The days of heart transplant survivors undergoing invasive biopsies could soon be over after a new MRI technique has proven...
Seeing how odor is processed in the brain
A specially created odor delivery device, along with machine learning-based analysis of scalp-recorded electroencephalogram, has enabled researchers at the University...
New light-powered catalysts could aid in manufacturing
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Chemical reactions that are driven by light offer a powerful tool for chemists who are designing new...
Gene linked to severe learning disabilities governs cell stress response
DURHAM, N.C. – A gene that has been associated with severe learning disabilities in humans has been found to also...
Study reveals potential target for treatment of diseases associated with mitochondrial DNA mutations
A study by Brazilian scientists points to the probable biological mechanism that modulates the accumulation of mutant mitochondrial DNA in...
Biomedical engineers design drug-delivery solution for low-resource settings
Administering medications to children poses unique challenges, especially in resource-limited countries with high infant and child mortality rates. Many drugs...
No photosynthetic improvement in ictB transformants in field-grown model crop
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — It is projected that by the year 2050, the global food supply will need to increase by...
A cushy lab life has its evolutionary costs — when it comes to fish, that is
Consider the humble zebrafish. They produce 200 embryos every 7 days, they’re cheap and easy to grow, and their young...
On the way to smart hearing aids
Smart hearing aids that adapt to the individual needs of the user: for the last four years, the researchers of...
Ancient viral elements embedded in human genome not from fossil retrovirus
Using a next generation sequencing analysis to examine human endogenous retrovirus (HERV) integration sites, researchers from Kumamoto University, the National...
