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Traditional model for disease spread may not work in COVID-19
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (Dec. 21, 2020) - A mathematical model that can help project the...
Cellular exclusion of mitochondria protects cells from damage
Researchers from Osaka University identify a novel mechanism by which cells turn over mitochondria and maintain cell healthCredit: Osaka University...
The Achilles’ heel of cancer stem cells
Credit: Birchmer Lab, MDC Since colonoscopies were introduced in Germany for early cancer detection, the number of diagnoses of advanced...
Study examines attitudes toward non-native birds
Researchers say citizen-science projects could play an important roleCredit: Judy Lyle, courtesy Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ithaca. N.Y.--A new study...
Big step with small whirls
Skyrmions -- the basis for a completely new computer architecture?Credit: Empa Many of us may still be familiar with the...
Researchers identify a rare genetic bone disorder through massive sequencing methods
They have used precision medicine to uncover and treat new skeletal disordersCredit: University of Malaga Researchers of the "Cell Biology...
Prostate cancer regulator plays role in COVID-19, providing a promising treatment lead
Clinical trials underway are testing whether drugs that target the androgen receptor -- successful in controlling prostate cancer -- could...
Researchers illuminate neurotransmitter transport using X-ray crystallography and molecular simulations
Credit: Depositphotos Scientists from the MIPT Research Center for Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age-Related Diseases have joined forces with...
Brain stem cells divide over months
Credit: UZH Stem cells create new nerve cells in the brain over the entire life span. One of the places...
Brazilian researcher experiments with electron-plasma interactions
The study could help upgrade satellite communications equipmentCredit: Meirielen Caetano de Sousa/USP A paper on research conducted by Meirielen Caetano...
Scientists develop the first virtual model of a new Moscow metro station in Russia
Credit: NUST MISIS Scientists from the NUST MISIS Mining Institute have proposed a new approach to urban space design, presenting...
Crikey! Massive prehistoric croc emerges from South East Queensland
Credit: The University of Queensland A prehistoric croc measuring more than five metres long - dubbed the 'swamp king' -...
New model reveals previously unrecognized complexity of oceanic earthquake zones
University of Tsukuba researchers have developed a state-of-the-art model, which has revealed major complexity in rupture processes even in simple...
Corona: How the virus interacts with cells
Credit: SCIGRAPHIX / S. Westermann SARS-CoV-2 infections pose a global threat to human health and a formidable research challenge. One...
Optoelectronic devices that emit warm and cool white light
Credit: © 2020 KAUST The advantages of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), such as their tiny size, low cost and excellent power...
University of Göttingen awarded new Collaborative Research Centre
DFG funds 'Mathematics of Experiment' with approximately 9 million eurosCredit: CRC 1456 The German Research Foundation (DFG) will be funding...
Hardly any sports — but more physical activity during lockdown
While schools and sports clubs were closed, daily physical activity of children and adolescents increased -- study compares data before...
Blood, light and COVID-19
Microvascular health as a key to improve patient careCredit: ©ICFO/Commissió Europea As COVID-19 spread worldwide in early 2020, the avalanche...
New energy conversion layer for biosolar cells
Credit: Felipe Conzuelo A research team from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB), together with colleagues from Lisbon, has produced a semi-artificial...
CNIO and IRB Barcelona assemble the gamma-tubulin ring complex in vitro for the first time
A collaboration between Jens Lüders' group at IRB Barcelona and Oscar Llorca's at CNIOCredit: CNIO Researchers from the Microtubule Organization...
