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$30 million NSF grant supports transformative whole-cell modeling
Researchers, policymakers, and Minecraft players can look forward to the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology’s newest research center.Credit:...
Training quantum computers: physicists win prestigious IBM Award
Theoretical Physics Conquers Quantum Computing Credit: © Jörg Bandmann/ct.qmat Theoretical Physics Conquers Quantum Computing The global race to master quantum...
NTU Singapore scientists develop new method to recover high-purity silicon from expired solar panels for upcycling into lithium-ion batteries
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have devised an efficient method of recovering high-purity silicon from expired solar...
Echoes of extinctions: novel method unearths disruptions in mammal trait-environment relationships
Large-bodied mammals play crucial roles in ecosystems. They create habitats, serve as prey, help plants thrive, and even influence how...
Phase I clinical trial shows treatment designed to clear senescent cells in Alzheimer’s disease is safe
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Sept. 7, 2023 – Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia that affects more than...
Researchers grow embryonic humanized kidneys inside pigs for 28 days
Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health researchers have successfully created chimeric embryos containing a combination of human and pig cells....
Extending the playing field for organosulfurs: a new way to synthesize sulfinate esters
Organosulfur compounds are organic molecules that contain one or more sulfur atoms bonded to carbon atoms. They not only play...
A secret passage for mutant protein to invade the brain
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) show that the protein involved in Parkinson’s disease, α-synuclein, can propagate through...
The need to hunt small prey compelled prehistoric humans to produce appropriate hunting weapons and improve their cognitive abilities
A new study from the Department of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University found that the extinction of large prey, upon...
APS and SPR honor Dr. Donna M. Ferriero with the 2024 Mary Ellen Avery Neonatal Research Award
HOUSTON, September 7, 2023 – The American Pediatric Society (APS) and the Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) are pleased to...
New cosmological constraints on the nature of dark matter
New research has revealed the distribution of dark matter in never before seen detail, down to a scale of 30,000...
Gene discovery nets FAU researchers U.S. patent for molecular approach to treat addiction
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, approximately 40 million people in the United States had a...
First U.S. study of nest temperature impacts on leatherback hatchlings
One of the most unique of all sea turtle species, the leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), is distinguished by its smooth, “leathery”...
Novel formulation boosts antimicrobial properties of the natural hand barrier
Contact infection is among the most common ways pathogens, such as bacteria and viruses, spread from one person to another....
Timothy Huang awarded $2.6M to solve Alzheimer’s disease puzzle
With the help of a new grant from the National Institute of Health for more than $2.6 million, Assistant Professor...
New koala relative fills a branch of Australia’s unique marsupial story
Koalas are endangered in much of Australia now but in in the past there were multiple species living across the...
Street medicine filling a major gap by providing behavioral health care for people who are homeless
Mental health and substance use disorders are prevalent among people experiencing homelessness, yet access to care for these health issues...
Capturing carbon in savannas: New research examines role of grasses for controlling climate change
In recent years, the escalating impact of global warming has prompted efforts to reverse troubling trends, often by planting trees...
World can now breathe easier
Ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is the world’s leading environmental health risk factor. At only 2.5 micrometers or smaller, these...
After treatment with semaglutide, newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetes patients needed little or no insulin
BUFFALO, N.Y.— Treating newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetes patients with semaglutide (trade names Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus) may drastically reduce...
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