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Study finds cells take out the trash before they divide
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT researchers have discovered that before cells start to divide, they do a little cleanup, tossing out...
At home, do-it-yourself fluid mechanics
WASHINGTON, May 10, 2022 – Although the COVID-19 pandemic caused many disruptions in the educational system, it also led to...
Medication that lowers risk of overdose underused
Less than half of Americans who received treatment for opioid use disorder over a five-year period were offered a potentially...
Exploring dynamics of blood flow in vascular, atherosclerotic diseases
WASHINGTON, May 10, 2022 – Medical interventions, such as improving diet, lowering blood lipids, or controlling blood pressure and blood...
Joubert Syndrome: the link between intellectual disability and defects in the hippocampus
An important link has been found between the intellectual disability experienced by children with the rare disease Joubert Syndrome (JS)...
NRL, SAFCell sign CRADA for exploration of new class of solid acid proton conductors
WASHINGTON – SAFCell Inc. has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Department of the Navy's U.S. Naval Research...
Findings on how gen YWHAZ can alter neuronal development
An article published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry reveals the molecular mechanisms to explain how the YWHAZ gene –related to...
Gene therapy could treat Pitt-Hopkins syndrome, proof-of-concept study suggests
CHAPEL HILL, NC – UNC School of Medicine Scientists have shown for the first time that postnatal gene therapy may...
For better or worse: AI set to transform science and engineering in Canada
Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to transform how science and engineering is conducted and funded in Canada, bringing both tremendous...
Animal research: Influence of experimenters on results less strong than expected
For more than ten years now, scientists have been discussing the so-called reproducibility crisis: often, scientific findings cannot be reproduced...
Eating sea squirts may reverse the signs of ageing, study shows
If you have ever looked in the mirror and seen greying hair and wrinkles or forgotten the name of a...
Blocking spike captors to counter COVID
Despite the effectiveness of vaccination campaigns worldwide, the threat posed by Covid-19 still exists. First of all, a new SARS-CoV-2...
Chemistry professor utilizes virtual reality to give UTSA students unique look at proteins
Francis Yoshimoto, assistant professor in the UTSA College of Sciences’ Department of Chemistry, is introducing his Biochemistry II laboratory students...
Crystal study may resolve DNA mystery
HOUSTON – (May 9, 2022) – When cells reproduce, the internal mechanisms that copy DNA get it right nearly every...
Hidden distortions trigger promising thermoelectric property
UPTON, NY—In a world of materials that normally expand upon heating, one that shrinks along one 3D axis while expanding...
Methylation of tRNA-derived fragments regulates gene-silencing activity in bladder cancer
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Anindya Dutta, MBBS, Ph.D., and colleagues have described a novel form of gene regulation that is altered...
Gene therapy shows promise in treating neuropathy from spinal cord injuries
An international team of researchers, led by scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, report that a...
Ultrafast ‘camera’ captures hidden behavior of potential ‘neuromorphic’ material
UPTON, NY—Imagine a computer that can think as fast as the human brain while using very little energy. That’s the...
Moffitt researchers identify key factors impacting adaptive therapy
TAMPA, Fla. — Most cancer treatments are based on using the maximum tolerated dose of a drug to kill as...
Postpartum depression increased during pandemic’s first year, study finds
Postpartum depression symptoms increased among U.S. women during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new UVA Health study...
