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A new twist on uranium’s origin story, by CSU scientists
Credit: Amrita Bhattacharyya FORT COLLINS, COLORADO - Uranium, the radioactive element that fuels nuclear power plants and occurs naturally in...
Researchers flip the script on magnetocapacitance
Credit: Kaiju et. al. Capacitors, electronic components that store and quickly release a charge, play an important role in many...
Ultra-stable perovskite solar cell remains stable for more than a year
Credit: MK Nazeeruddin/EPFL Perovskite solar cells promise cheaper and efficient solar energy, with enormous potential for commercialization. But even though...
Geoscientific evidence for subglacial lakes
During the last glacial period - when the ice in the Antarctic was far thicker and extended further offshore than...
Sizzling snails prioritize protein stability
No matter how warm it gets outside, most endotherms maintain a reasonably stable internal temperature; if they don't, there's usually...
The art of folding mitochondrial membranes
Credit: Image: Daumke lab, MDC Oliver Daumke's lab figures out how the inner membranes of mitochondria "get their groove" and...
Phagocytes in the brain: Good or bad?
The precise impact of the microglia in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's remains unclear. In the brain, microglial...
Baby teeth link autism and heavy metals, NIH study suggests
Credit: J. Gregory, Mount Sinai Health System Baby teeth from children with autism contain more toxic lead and less of...
Video shows invasive lionfish feasting on new Caribbean fish species
Credit: Carole Baldwin/Smithsonian Institution The showy lionfish, a predator with venomous spines that has invaded Caribbean coral reefs, has found...
Immune responses from early study of novel sarcoma vaccine
SEATTLE -- June 1, 2017 -- The critical component of an experimental vaccine led to an escalating immune response in...
Why pot-smoking declines — but doesn’t end — with parenthood
Adults who smoke marijuana often cut back after becoming parents -- but they don't necessarily quit. The influence of a...
Researchers find chromosome cooperation is long-distance endeavor
Multiple genomic elements work cooperatively and over long distances in order to ensure the proper functioning of chromosomes, a team...
Scientists give tumor-fighting cells a boost in battling bone marrow cancer
Researchers from Belgium led by Prof. Dirk Elewaut of the VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research and the team of Prof....
Subsidies promote overfishing and hurt small-scale fishers worldwide
Large-scale fisheries receive about four times more subsidies than their small-scale counterparts, with up to 60 per cent of those...
Zinc’s negative effects on mineral digestibility can be mitigated, study shows
URBANA, Ill. - Researchers at the University of Illinois have shown that a common strategy for reducing postweaning diarrhea in...
Fred Hutch scientists to discuss new treatments, public health findings at ASCO
Scientists from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center will present new findings at the 2017 annual meeting of the American Society...
One gene closer to regenerative therapy for muscular disorders
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - A detour on the road to regenerative medicine for people with muscular disorders is figuring...
Mice exposed to prenatal stress are predisposed to eating disorders later in life
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science Stress affects the body and can trigger illness -- from psychiatric disorders to heart disease....
Radar reveals steep declines in Kauai’s seabird populations
Credit: A. Raine The island of Kauai is home to two endangered seabirds, the Hawaiian Petrel and the Newell's Shearwater....
Georgia State neuroscientists rewire brain of 1 species to have connectivity of another
Credit: Courtesy of Ralph and Dale Marie Gonzales ATLANTA-Scientists at Georgia State University have rewired the neural circuit of one...
