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TBX20 enhances reprogramming of heart fibroblasts into heart muscle cells
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Mammalian hearts have almost no ability to grow new heart muscle cells, called cardiomyocytes, after birth. Thus,...
NIH grant funds lupus research in children
A multi-institutional team of scientists, led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine’s Gale and Ira Drukier Institute for Children's Health, have received...
Robotic insect toys build undergraduate research skills in physics
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2022 – Although the sudden switch to remote and hybrid learning was seen as an enormous challenge...
Speeding up DNA computation with liquid droplets
□ Recent studies have shown that liquid-liquid phase separation – akin to how oil droplets form in water – leads...
Antibiotic resistance testing no longer impeded by time
Ikoma, Japan – Significant time is needed to determine the drug susceptibility profile of a bacterial infection. Now, researchers from...
Scared of injections? Try a wearable soft robot to ease aversion to needles
Tsukuba, Japan—While most of us are never without our smartphones, robots may also soon become indispensable companions. It certainly seems...
Discovery could dramatically narrow search for space creatures
An Earth-like planet orbiting an M dwarf — the most common type of star in the universe — appears to...
Review article regarding development of assay methods and blood levels of a hormone indicating gonadal functions in domestic animals
Osaka, Japan – Animal breeding is an interest shared by farm owners and pet lovers, yet how to simply assess...
Secret behind spectacular blooms in world’s driest desert is invisible to human eyes
The Atacama desert, which stretches for approximately 1,600 km along the western coast of the cone of South America, is...
Polynesian study yields new clues to genetic causes of high cholesterol
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 21, 2022 – The discovery of a genetic variant that is relatively common among people of Polynesian ancestry,...
Cytoskeleton acts as cells’ bouncer for bacteria
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P.a.) are resistant to most antibiotics and cause life-threatening infections of wounds or the lungs. The P.a. bacteria...
Three-dose hepatitis B vaccine regimen protects people with HIV
WHAT:Credit: CDC/NIAID WHAT: A three-dose course of the hepatitis B vaccine HEPLISAV-B fully protected adults living with HIV who had...
WVU researchers exploring how West Virginians bounce back after disastrous flooding
A team of West Virginia University researchers is studying resiliency in flood-devastated communities with support from the National Science Foundation by delving...
Groundbreaking fellowship will build key inroads between health business and public health communities
CUNY SPH Foundation Board Member Michael Meng committed $150,000 to establish the Michael Meng Fellowship in Healthcare Business Innovation (“Fellowship”),...
Racing company licenses innovative ORNL fast-charging battery technologies
Marc-Antoni Racing has licensed a collection of patented energy storage technologies developed at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National...
Scripps Research scientists map key protein structure of Hepatitis C virus
LA JOLLA, CA—A team led by scientists at Scripps Research and the University of Amsterdam has achieved an important goal...
World’s largest no-fishing zone benefits fish and fishermen
A study published in the journal Science shows for the first time that carefully placed no-fishing zones can help to...
Tapping hidden visual information: An all-in-one detector for thousands of colours
Spectrometers are widely used throughout industry and research to detect and analyse light. Spectrometers measure the spectrum of light –...
A ‘door’ into the mitochondrial membrane
Mitochondria — the organelles responsible for energy production in human cells — were once free-living organisms that found their way into...
Monkeypox: High vaccine acceptance among users of European gay-dating apps
The ongoing global monkeypox outbreak is mainly affecting gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM) in...
