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Outfitting T cell receptors to combat a widespread and sometimes deadly virus
Credit: Jennifer Maynard/Ellen Wagner/University of Texas Researchers have engineered "antibody-like" T cell receptors that can specifically stick to cells infected...
Physician well-being improving, but burnout risk remains
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The good news is that physician burnout appears to be improving, along with indicators for physician well-being....
World’s biggest bee found
Wallace's giant bee has been rediscovered in IndonesiaCredit: © Clay Bolt : claybolt.com An international team of scientists and conservationists...
UTSA researchers examine patterns of prescription opioid misuse and other substance use
On average, 130 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose and almost 218,000 Americans died from overdoses related to...
Proximity to land determines how coral reef communities respond to climate change events
Credit: Laura Richardson Location, location, location: Proximity to the mainland determines how coral reef communities respond to major environmental disturbances...
A ‘joint’ problem: Investigating marijuana and tobacco co-use
A survey of marijuana and tobacco co-users by Medical University of South Carolina researchers found that co-users with a close...
The ancient people in the high-latitude Arctic had well-developed trade
Credit: Vladimir V. Pitulko et al Russian scientists studied the Zhokhov site of ancient people, which is located in the...
Trinity and St. James’s Hospital report successful measurement of vitamin D in human hair
Study paves the way for improved diagnosis of vitamin D deficiency Dublin, Thursday, February 21st, 2019 - A new study...
Scientists reveal impacts of anthropogenic nitrogen discharge on nitrogen transport in global rivers
Credit: Obtained from Google Earth, compiled and annotated by Shuang Liu Excess nutrients from fertilizer application, pollution discharge, and water...
Stopping inflammation from becoming chronic
Jena University pharmacists and international partners present highly sensitive test system for anti-inflammatory drugsCredit: Jan-Peter Kasper/University Jena Drugs such as...
Studying species interactions using remote camera traps
Credit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWQ1SXTONRA Species are often involved in complex interactions with other species, which can affect their occurrence, abundance, feeding habits...
New research prize for best doctoral thesis on cancer
In memory of Professor Dan Grandér This year, the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet for the forst time awards a...
A tasty Florida butterfly turns sour
Credit: Photo: Katy Prudic/University of Arizona The viceroy butterfly is a mimic, modeling its orange-and-black colors after the queen butterfly,...
Surprise rheumatoid arthritis discovery points to new treatment
Credit: Dan Addison | University Communications Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have identified an unexpected contributor...
Scientists find routine allomaternal nursing in an Old World monkey
Credit: IOZ A team of scientists led by Prof. LI Ming of the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences,...
Honeybees’ waggle dance no longer useful in some cultivated landscapes
Social communication in bee colonies: Bees learn to evaluate the importance of information shared by waggle dancesCredit: photo/©: Christoph Grüter...
More water resources over the Sahel region of Africa in the 21st century under global warming
The Sahel is a semi-arid region of transition in Africa between the Sahara and the Sudanian Savanna, which is extremely...
Magnetization reversal achieved at room temperature using only an electric field
Credit: Keisuke Shimizu, Masaki Azuma, Tokyo Institute of Technology Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology achieved magnetization reversal in cobalt-substituted...
The research initiative RESTORE Health — therapies that cure
Credit: Schröder/Charité RESTORE is a Europe-wide research initiative with a focus on curing disease rather than treating symptoms. Led by...
Finding keyholes in metals 3D printing
New Research Identifies Causes for Defects in 3D Printing and Paves Way for Better ResultsCredit: Carnegie Mellon University College of...
