Apex predators not a quick fix for restoring ecosystems, 20-year CSU study finds
A Colorado State University experiment spanning more than two decades has found that removal of apex predators from an ecosystem can create lasting changes that...
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Fiona M. Watt receives the 2024 ISSCR Achievement Award for her seminal work with skin stem cells
Evanston, IL—The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) will award its 2024 ISSCR Achievement Award to Fiona M. Watt, D.Phil., F.R.S., F.Med.Sci., EMBO Director...
Jun Wu receives the 2024 ISSCR Outstanding Young Investigator Award for his innovative work on stem cell-based embryo and chimera models
Evanston, IL—The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is honoring Jun Wu, Ph.D. with the 2024 ISSCR Outstanding Young Investigator Award. Dr. Wu is...
Mystery of novel clove-like off-flavor in orange juice solved
A research team led by the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich has solved the mystery of a novel...
New DNA methylation-based method for precise assessment of pancreas cell composition
Research introduces new DNA methylation-based method for accurately assessing cell composition in the human pancreas, addressing a critical gap in diabetes research. By overcoming limitations...
Advances in pediatric sepsis biomarkers: A pediatric investigation review
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition triggered by a severe infection. Severe sepsis and septic shock are progressive stages of sepsis, associated with multi-organ failure and...
Remarkable cellular architecture and phylogenetic position of the mysterious arm-swinging protist meteora sporadica
Tsukuba, Japan—Meteora sporadica is a small, unicellular eukaryote (protist) that was discovered in deep Mediterranean sea sediments in 2002. It differs from known protists by the...
RNA splicing regulation discovery provides insight into bone diseases
In today’s aging societies, diseases affecting the bones and joints are becoming increasingly common. For example, in Japan alone, over 12 million people suffer from...
Guanine synthesis yields new insights into nitrogen’s role in nanocarbon catalysis
In recent years, carbon-based catalysts — especially nitrogen-doped nanocarbons — have emerged as sustainable, reliable alternatives to the metal catalysts that have traditionally been used...
Chinese Medical Journal study explores the health and economic burden of air pollution
Air pollution, a primary environmental risk factor, poses a significant health and financial burden to a country. In China, rapid economic growth resulted in severely...
Researchers strike gold with improved catalyst
For the first time, researchers including those at the University of Tokyo discovered a way to improve the durability of gold catalysts by creating a...
Breaking boundaries in quantum photonics: Groundbreaking nanocavities unlock new frontiers in light confinement
Credit: Matteo Ceccanti In a significant leap forward for quantum nanophotonics, a team of European and Israeli physicists, introduces a new type of polaritonic...
Law enforcement seizures of psilocybin mushrooms rose dramatically between 2017-2022
Law enforcement seizures of “magic mushrooms” or “shrooms” containing the psychoactive component psilocybin increased dramatically in the United States between January 2017 and December 2022,...
Mobile patient lifts help ICU patients recover
Tokyo, Japan – A recent randomized controlled trial in Tokyo, Japan, has unveiled the positive impact of early mobilization, assisted by mobile patient lifts, on...
Extra fingers and hearts: pinpointing changes to our genetic instructions that disrupt development
Our genomes provide the instructions for proper growth and development. Millions of genomic switches, known as enhancers, control the location and timing of gene expression,...
