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Tissue-specific immunity may be the future, if we can first learn its rules
Recent pressure to maximize vaccine efficacy has stirred up many new discoveries within immunology, revealing numerous paradigms with untapped therapeutic...
NIH clinical trial leads to atezolizumab approval for advanced alveolar soft part sarcoma
A clinical trial led by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has resulted in...
Unraveling the selective transport of sugar and hormone that underlies male fertility in plants
Researchers at Nagoya University, Japan, have discovered a mechanism for the selective transportation of sugar and hormones in plants. The results...
Ethereal color variant of mysterious plant is actually a new species
Green leaves and photosynthesis were once considered essential characteristics of plants. However, some plants have stopped performing photosynthesis and take...
More obesity in three- and four-year-olds during pandemic
The study, published in the European Journal of Public Health, is based on data concerning 25,049 children aged three to...
Researchers discover solar wind-derived water in lunar soils
Due to its crucial importance in future space exploration, the abundance, distribution and origin of lunar surface water have received...
tRNA-MaP: functional analyses of RNA-related enzymes using a next-generation DNA sequencer
Genetic information encoded in genomic DNA is transcribed to mRNAs and then the codons on mRNA are decoded by transfer...
Xanthan gum-based fluid thickener can help decrease blood glucose levels
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) showed that xanthan gum-based fluid thickener can decrease blood glucose levels after...
Time to strike antifreeze off your list of usable poisons? (video)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27, 2022 — Ethylene glycol is the most common ingredient in automotive antifreeze. But for years, it was...
A checkerboard pattern of inner ear cells enables us to hear
A Japanese research group has become the first to reveal that the checkerboard-like arrangement of cells in the inner ear’s...
Leading AI analyst Margaretta Colangelo joins Insilico Medicine as Head of Communications, West and MENA
Insilico Medicine, a clinical stage end-to-end artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company, today announces that leading AI analyst Margaretta Colangelo...
Music and ayahuasca’s role in treating substance use disorders in men
In Perú, music heals more than the soul.Credit: Takiwasi Center in Peru. In Perú, music heals more than the soul....
Biotech venture ‘SuPine Therapeutics’ honored with commendation from Ministry of SMEs and Startups!
SuPine Therapeutics Inc., a UNIST-based biotech venture founded by Professor Jeong Beom Kim in the Department of Life Sciences at UNIST...
Professor Sarah Kang receives 2022 Atmospheric Sciences Ascent Award!
Sarah Kang, Professor in the Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering at UNIST was announced as the recipient of the 2022 Atmospheric...
A seventeen-year landmark study finds that group meditation decreases US national stress
Every year during 2000 to 2006 there were tens of thousands of stress-related tragedies in the U.S.. Official statistics from...
The world’s largest turbulence simulation unmasks the flow of energy in astrophysical plasmas
Researchers have uncovered a previously hidden heating process that helps explain how the atmosphere that surrounds the Sun called the...
When the body’s B cell training grounds stay open after hours
If B cells are the munitions factories of the immune system, manufacturing antibodies to neutralize harmful pathogens, then the tiny...
A reactive strip is developed to detect and quantify allergens in foods quickly and easily
"Food allergy or hypersensitivity is estimated to affect about 520 million people worldwide. These reactions occur mainly through the consumption...
Plants between light and darkness
For research, plants are frequently grown under stable lighting, which does not reflect natural conditions. In a series of experiments...
How the brain stores remote fear memory
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A remote fear memory is a memory of traumatic events that occurred in the distant past —...
