How the immune system learns from harmless particles
Our lungs are bombarded by all manner of different particles every single day. Whilst some are perfectly safe for us, others—known as pathogens—have the potential...
NEWS INDEX
Isabelle Anguelovski, selected by the U.S. government for the First National Nature Assessment
Isabelle Anguelovski, researcher at the Instituteof Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB), in Span, is one of the authors selected...
MSK Research Highlights, April 26, 2024
New research from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) provides two examples of computational tools developed at MSK that leverage data about cells’ locations to...
Longer-lasting and more sustainable green hydrogen production
Researchers led by Ryuhei Nakamura at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan have improved on their green and sustainable method of...
Breast cancer rates rising among Canadian women in their 20s, 30s and 40s
Rates of breast cancer in women under the age of 50 are rising in Canada according to a study which showed an increase in breast...
UNC Charlotte bioinformatics professor discovers surprising evolutionary pattern in landmark yeast study
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Assistant Professor of Bioinformatics Abigail Leavitt LaBella has co-led an ambitious research study — published this week in the widely...
DOE Under Secretary for Science and Innovation visits Jefferson Lab
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – On April 18, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility welcomed Under Secretary for Science and Innovation Geraldine...
Research expo highlights student and faculty creativity
Hundreds of faculty, students and business leaders flocked to The University of Texas at Arlington for its second annual Research and Innovation Expo, an event...
People with rare longevity mutation may also be protected from cardiovascular disease
A new study highlights possible cardiovascular health advantages in individuals with a rare condition known as growth hormone receptor deficiency (GHRD), also called Laron syndrome.Credit:...
From disorder to order: flocking birds and “spinning” particles
Researchers Kazuaki Takasan and Kyogo Kawaguchi of the University of Tokyo with Kyosuke Adachi of RIKEN, Japan's largest comprehensive research institution, have demonstrated that ferromagnetism,...
Scientists capture X-rays from upward positive lightning
Globally, lightning is responsible for over 4,000 fatalities and billions of dollars in damage every year; Switzerland itself weathers up to 150,000 strikes annually. Understanding...
AMS Science Preview: Hawaiian climates; chronic pain; lightning-caused wildfires
The American Meteorological Society continuously publishes research on climate, weather, and water in its 12 journals. Many of these articles are available for early online...
More efficient molecular motor widens potential applications
Light-driven molecular motors were first developed nearly 25 years ago at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. This resulted in a shared Nobel Prize for...
Mutualism, from biology to organic chemistry?
Heteroatom tin compounds (SSn, OSn, NSn, PSn) composed of heteroatoms S, O, N, P and tin atoms have attracted intense attention due to their wide...
Could fishponds help with Hawaiʻi’s food sustainability?
Indigenous aquaculture systems in Hawaiʻi, known as loko iʻa or fishponds, can increase the amount of fish and fisheries harvested both inside and outside of...
