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Supersaturation: The barrier between protein folding and misfolding
Researchers from Osaka University have described the link between accurate protein folding and misfolding that can lead to the formation...
Algorithm for algal rhythms
Credit: © 2021 Morgan Bennett Smith An atlas of harmful algal blooms across the Red Sea reveals their link with...
Research catches up to world’s fastest-growing plant
Salk researchers discover that miniature aquatic plant provides insight into genome design principles that could enable development of next-generation cropsCredit:...
Research could dramatically lower cost of electron sources
Rice, Los Alamos make low-cost, scalable photocathodes from halide perovskitesCredit: Image courtesy A. Mohite/Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 1, 2021)...
Batteries that can be assembled in ambient air
Credit: POSTECH The honor of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to those who developed lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. These...
Terahertz accelerates beyond 5G towards 6G
Researchers at Osaka University demonstrate wireless transmission of uncompressed full-resolution 8K video using terahertz wavesCredit: Osaka University A team of...
Wellbeing benefits of wetlands
Study measures high value of natural coastal assetsCredit: Professor Sabine Dittmann, Flinders University Australians love their beaches, and now a...
Inherited immune condition reversed by random DNA change
Credit: Garvan Institute of Medical Research Researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have discovered that three patients with...
New policy guidance highlights urgent global need for post-fracture care programs
'Capture the Fracture® (CTF) Partnership - Guidance for Policy Shaping' sets out a step-by-step approach to building secondary fracture prevention...
Solving complex physics problems at lightning speed
Credit: Illustration: Andreas Ekström and Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology A calculation so complex that it takes twenty years to...
Larger panel finds more gene mutations, treatment targets for leukemia
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University Photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (Feb. 1, 2020) - A gene panel that looks for about 10...
Just add mushrooms: Making meals more nutritious
Understanding the nutritional impact of adding a serving of mushrooms on usual intakes and population nutrient adequacy using NHANES 2011-2016...
Study finds potential therapeutic targets to inhibit colorectal cancer progression
Credit: Atsushi Enomoto Nagoya University researchers and colleagues have revealed that colorectal cancer tissues contain at least two types of...
By changing their shape, some bacteria can grow more resilient to antibiotics
Credit: Shiladitya Banerjee New research led by Carnegie Mellon University Assistant Professor of Physics Shiladitya Banerjee demonstrates how certain types...
Rosalind Franklin University’s Innovation and Research Park celebrates ribbon cutting
Pritzker says IRP is "the type of strategic investment" to move Illinois forwardCredit: Michael Schmidt NORTH CHICAGO, ILL. -- The...
COVID-19 pandemic led to decreased school meal access for children in need across Maryland
Despite best efforts to distribute free meals, study notes was a 58 percent drop in number of meals provided to...
Scientists solve long-standing mystery by a whisker
UC Riverside mouse study shows where in the brain sensory input is transformed to movementCredit: Zagha lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE,...
Our gut-brain connection
'Organs-on-a-chip' system sheds light on how bacteria in the human digestive tract may influence neurological diseasesCredit: Martin Trapecar, MIT CAMBRIDGE,...
Turning on the switch for plasticity in the human brain
Credit: Diana Kenney WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- The most powerful substance in the human brain for neuronal communication is glutamate....
Specific bacteria in the gut prompt mother mice to neglect their pups
Salk researchers make unexpected discoveries about how a particular microbe influences animal behaviorCredit: fusebulb/Shutterstock.com LA JOLLA--(January 29, 2021) As scientists...
