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Controllability of ionization energy of atoms promises advancements in chemical synthesis
A paper by Kazan Federal University and Tatarstan Academy of Sciences saw light in Physics Letters ACredit: Kazan Federal University...
University of Montana students lead prescribed wildfire burn on university ranch
University of Montana leads prescribed wildfire burnCredit: University of Montana MISSOULA - In mid-April on the University of Montana-owned Bandy...
Providing medications for free leads to greater adherence and cost-savings, study shows
Credit: Unity Health Toronto Free access to essential medicines increases patient adherence to taking medication by 35 per cent and...
OU researcher identifies new mode of transmission for bacteria
Credit: Stock image OKLAHOMA CITY AND DENMARK - Campylobacter infection, one of the most common foodborne illnesses in the Western...
Researchers develop advanced model to improve safety of next-generation reactors
The model can better predict the physical phenomenon inside of very-high-temperature pebble-bed reactorsCredit: Dr. Jean Ragusa and Dr. Mauricio Eduardo...
Pandemic paleo: A wayward skull, at-home fossil analyses, a first for Antarctic amphibians
Credit: Christian Sidor Paleontologists had to adjust to stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many had to postpone fossil excavations,...
Railway infrastructure susceptible to greater damages from climate change
$2.06 billion/year can be saved by keeping warming to 1.5 °C instead of 3 °C for Chinese railwayCredit: Kai Liu...
How human cells and pathogenic shigella engage in battle
Credit: Justin M. Hansen DALLAS - May 21, 2021 - One member of a large protein family that is known...
Indigenous peoples and local communities, key to achieving biodiversity goals
An international study led by the ICTA-UAB states that recognizing indigenous peoples' and local communities' rights and agency is critical...
New mechanism to control tomato ripening discovered
It opens the door to producing tomatoes of a higher commercial and nutritional qualityCredit: UPV An international research group involving...
Who’s in this ocean? Tracking down species on the go using environmental DNA
Credit: Andre Morandini Sloughed off skin and bodily fluids are things most people would prefer to avoid. But for marine...
Robot enables communication between people isolated due to COVID-19 and their relatives
It is designed to facilitate the work of professionals in nursing homes and hospitalsCredit: University of Malaga Researchers of the...
Itch insight: Skin itch mechanisms differ on hairless versus hairy skin
Research breakthrough could inform different treatments for chronic skin itch sufferersCredit: Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech Chronic skin itching drives more...
Novo Nordisk Prize for research on novel therapeutic approaches for brain diseases
Prof. Dr. Marco Prinz of University of Freiburg Medical Center is honoured for groundbreaking results on the brains immune system...
Scientists created building materials effectively protecting from radiation
Bricks made of new materials are cheaper and more environmentally friendly than analogues made of lead and other materialsCredit: UrFU...
Making the gray cells happy
Neutrons show a connection between lithium concentrations in the brain and depressionCredit: Wenzel Schuermann / TUM Depressive disorders are among...
3D visualization of oxytocin and vasopressin circuits with unprecedented resolution
Alterations in these circuits may underlie mental disorders characterized by deficits in social interaction, such as autism, social anxiety and...
Efforts to treat COVID-19 patients chronicled in UC Health medications data
UCI and UCSD researchers tracked drug usage rates throughout the pandemicCredit: Jonathan Watanabe / UCI Irvine, Calif. - A record...
Water treatment: Removing hormones with sunlight
KIT researchers developed a new method to remove micropollutants using a photocatalytic membrane and visible lightCredit: Markus Breig, KIT Micropollutants...
New research will unveil the future for natural preservation of food products
With a grant of DKK 10 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, researchers from Aarhus University are aiming to find...
