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Unraveling the magnetism of a graphene triangular flake
Credit: CIC nanoGUNE Graphene is a diamagnetic material, this is, unable of becoming magnetic. However, a triangular piece of graphene...
Peptides that can be taken as a pill
Credit: C. Heinis (EPFL) Peptides are short chains of amino acids that occur in our body, in plants or bacteria...
Hayabusa2 reveals more secrets from Ryugu
Ryugu's interaction with the sun changes what we know about asteroid historyCredit: © 2020 Morota et al. In February and...
The oldest Upper Paleolithic Homo sapiens in Europe
Major cultural transition in Europe took place earlier than previously thoughtCredit: Tsenka Tsanova, License: CC-BY-SA 2.0 Two studies report new...
Moisture-sucking gels give solar panels the chills
Credit: © 2020 KAUST; Youssef A. Khalil A cooling system developed at KAUST has improved the efficiency of a prototype...
A new plant-based system for the mass production of allergens for immunotherapy
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba develop a novel high-yield method for the efficient production of birch pollen allergen for...
New test identifies lobster hybrids
Credit: Charlie Ellis Scientists have developed a test that can identify hybrids resulting from crossbreeding between European and American lobsters....
Simple molecular reagents to treat Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers report minimalistic principles for designing small molecules with multiple reactivities against dementiaCredit: Professor Mi Hee Lim, KAIST Sometimes the...
Novel radiotracer meets gold standard for imaging prostate cancer
18F-PSMA-1007 offers benefits over established imaging agentCredit: Images created by J. Kuten et al., Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel....
BioIVT introduces high-purity Kupffer cells to support drug discovery and development for liver diseases and help predict adverse drug reactions
Dysregulation of the Kupffer cell response contributes to liver diseases such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH),...
ATS COVID-19 Crisis Fund receives $100,000 donation from Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Credit: ATS May 11, 2020 -- Today, the American Thoracic Society announced a $100,000 donation from Gilead Sciences, Inc. to...
Even before COVID-19, many adults over 50 lacked stable food supply
Food insecurity disparities by age, health status, race, ethnicity & education seen in National Poll on Healthy Aging; pandemic may...
‘Bug Zapper’ uses UV-C light to enable the sterilization and reuse of N95 masks
Lehigh University team led by Nelson Tansu collaborates with local hospital St. Luke's University Health Network on device to ensure...
Temple finds link between blood vessel inflammation, malfunctioning cellular powerhouses
Credit: Temple University Health System (Philadelphia, PA) - The vast majority of cells in the human body contain tiny power...
Chameleon materials: The origin of color variation in low-dimensional perovskites
Credit: Sylvia Germes Some light-emitting diodes (LEDs) created from perovskite, a class of optoelectronic materials, emit light over a broad...
Defective graphene has high electrocatalytic activity
Credit: Daria Sokol/MIPT Press Office Scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Skoltech, and the Russian Academy of...
2020 Dystel Prize for MS research to Dr Ian Duncan for advances in myelin repair
The University of Wisconsin-Madison professor made groundbreaking research on how myelin (the protective nerve coating in the brain and spinal...
Men’s blood contains greater concentrations of enzyme that helps COVID-19 infect cells
Finding may explain why men with heart failure suffer more from the coronavirus than womenCredit: European Heart Journal Evidence from...
Cancer research breakthrough as DNA behavior is uncovered in 3D models
Multidisciplined team lead the first ever epigenetic study in 3D model human cancer cellsCredit: Dr Manel Esteller Scientists have used...
New study examines lifting of pub and nightclub restrictions
Credit: University of Stirling A new University of Stirling study is seeking to understand how the easing of COVID-19 pandemic...
