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Re-engineering antibodies for COVID-19
Catholic University of America researcher uses 'in silico' analysis to fast-track passive immunityCredit: Victor Padilla-Sanchez, The Catholic University of America...
Obesity linked to social ties in older women, more so than in men
Credit: UBC Women who lack social ties have a greater likelihood of being obese, according to new UBC research published...
AJR study associates coronavirus disease (COVID-19) with large vessel occlusion strokes
After stratification for race and ethnicity, the risk of large vessel stroke among patients with COVID-19 was 2.4 times as...
Hengduan Mountain alpine flora history shown to be longest on Earth
Credit: Image by DING Wenna The alpine biome harbors distinctive communities adapted to stressful environmental conditions. For plants, the world's...
Immune functions traded in for reproductive success
Deep-sea anglerfishes have evolved a new type of immune systemCredit: Edith A. Widder Deep-sea anglerfishes employ an incredible reproductive strategy....
New understanding of CRISPR-Cas9 tool could improve gene editing
Cryo-EM captures CRISPR-Cas9 base editor in actionCredit: UC Berkeley image by Gavin Knott and Audrone Lapinaite Within a mere eight...
Using protons to tune interlayer forces in van-der-Waals materials
Interlayer coupling in FGT successfully increased by insertion of protonsCredit: FLEET A Chinese-Australian collaboration has demonstrated for the first time...
Quantum chip fabrication paves way for scalable processors
Credit: Courtesy MIT RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- An Army-funded project marks a turning point in the field of scalable...
Biofilm early detection findings will advance chronic wound care
Biofilms, not visible by the naked eye, go undetected by health professionals damaging healing tissue and causing delays in wound...
New method lets scientists peer deeper into ocean
Credit: Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Researchers have advanced a new way to see into the ocean's depths, establishing an...
Pooling strategy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic: A solution for mass population screening of SARS-CoV-2
A rapid, cheap, and reliable pooling strategy for screening of SARS-CoV-2 for maximization of available RT-PCR testing kits and resources...
ALMA finds possible sign of neutron star in supernova 1987A
Credit: NRAO/AUI/NSF, B. Saxton Two teams of astronomers have made a compelling case in the 33-year-old mystery surrounding Supernova 1987A....
Stunning space butterfly captured by ESO telescope
Credit: ESO Resembling a butterfly with its symmetrical structure, beautiful colours, and intricate patterns, this striking bubble of gas --...
Jefferson Lab ES&H Deputy Director receives Health Physics Society honor
After more than 40 years of dedicated service to safety, Bob May has been named a fellow of the Health...
‘Drawn-on-skin’ electronics offer breakthrough in wearable monitors
New electronics platform provides better data for personalized careCredit: University of Houston A team of researchers led by Cunjiang Yu,...
Two for the price of one
Kyoto University simultaneously synthesizes dicarboxylic acids and hydrogen from diolsCredit: Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan -- Every year, the chemical industry...
NASA finds Post-Tropical Low Douglas crossing a line  Â
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL The strong wind shear that weakened Douglas to a tropical storm early on July 29 has further...
Forty percent of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by targeting 12 risk factors throughout life
An update to the Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention and care adds excessive alcohol intake, head injury and air...
Tierra del Fuego: marine ecosystems from 6,000 to 5000 years ago
The Middle Holocene, a plausible view of the futureCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Global warming will modify the distribution and abundance...
Training algorithms to identify COVID-19 in CT scans
Pitt's Jingtong Hu will use an NSF award to develop deep neural networks that can identify pneumonia caused by COVID-19...
