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Mimicking exercise with a pill
NEW ORLEANS, March 18, 2024 — Doctors have long prescribed exercise to improve and protect health. In the future, a...
Keeping score: novel method might help differentiate 2 serious skin diseases
Your skin becomes red and spots filled with pus appear, so you visit a dermatologist. When these symptoms spread to...
Better kombucha brewing through chemistry
NEW ORLEANS, March 17, 2024 — Kombucha is a fermented tea known for its health benefits and tangy kick. But...
Animal hair structure changes from summer to winter to fend off freezing weather
NEW ORLEANS, March 17, 2024 — Unique adaptations allow wild animals to survive temperature extremes that would quickly kill an...
Groundbreaking study reveals extensive leatherback turtle activity along U.S. coastline
A new study led by a team of marine scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric...
“Noisy” roundworm brains give rise to individuality
Joint research led by Yu Toyoshima and Yuichi Iino of the University of Tokyo has demonstrated individual differences in and...
RPI researchers awarded $1.5 million to produce hemp-based insulated siding
Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) will use hemp to develop a commercially viable, durable, and low-embodied-carbon insulated siding product...
How the brain translates motivation into goal-oriented behavior, according to new study
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Hunger can drive a motivational state that leads an animal to a successful pursuit of a goal...
UTA students earn transformative D.C. fellowships
Seven undergraduate students from The University of Texas at Arlington headed to Washington, D.C., for a hands-on program to live,...
Protein fragments ID two new “extremophile” microbes—and may help find alien life
Perfectly adapted microorganisms live in extreme environments from deep-sea trenches to mountaintops. Learning more about how these extremophiles survive in...
Breakthrough in ultraviolet spectroscopy
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ) have successfully developed a new technique for deciphering the properties...
Same target, different effects
The outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria is a target for antibioticsCredit: © RUB, Marquard The outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria...
New research suggests that our universe has no dark matter
The current theoretical model for the composition of the universe is that it’s made of ‘normal matter,’ ‘dark energy’ and...
Shark-bitten orcas in the Northeastern Pacific could be a new population of killer whale
UBC researchers believe a group of killer whales observed hunting marine mammals including sperm whales, as well as a sea...
Newly discovered receptor influences gut development in fruit flies
Adhesion GPCRs belong to the large family of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). There are about 700 variants in humans, which are...
In vivo production of CAR-T cells using virus-mimetic fusogenic nanovesicles
Chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) are synthesized membrane proteins that enable lymphocytes to recognize and respond to the specific antigens of...
Longitudinal gut fungal alterations and potential fungal biomarkers for the progression of primary liver disease
Science China Life Sciences recently reported on the research results of Lanjuan Li's team from Zhejiang university. Recent advances in...
Nucleophilic amino acids as a renewable alternative to petrochemically-derived amines in glycerol epoxy resins
Epoxide exhibits superior crosslinking properties, thereby enhancing the bonding performance of soy protein adhesives owing to its elevated glass transition...
Not just a lodger: Novel host-guest assembly provides enhanced reactivity
By design, synthetic molecules typically have specific jobs to prevent or accelerate reactions between other molecules. To help control more...
Simple blood test could predict risk of long-term COVID-19 lung problems
UVA Health researchers have discovered a potential way to predict which patients with severe COVID-19 are likely to recover well...
