SwRI’s Dr. Alan Stern named AIAA Fellow
SAN ANTONIO — February 8, 2024 —Dr. Alan Stern, a planetary scientist and associate vice president of Southwest Research Institute’s Space Sector, has been named...
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NTU Singapore scientists develop artificial ‘worm gut’ to break down plastics
A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed an artificial ‘worm gut’ to break down plastics, offering hope for a...
How nearly identical RNA helicases drive “mRNA export” via distinct protein complex pathways
Genetic expression, often leading to protein synthesis, requires a complex coordination of molecular machinery across several stages. A vital step in protein-coding gene expression is...
The Galapagos comes to life in new RIT Press book
Natural scientist and author Robert Rothman takes readers on a reptillian tour of the Galápagos Islands in his new book, A Paradise for Reptiles: Lizards,...
Fusion research facility JET’s final tritium experiments yield new energy record
GARCHING and OXFORD (8 February 2024) – Credit: © United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, courtesy of EUROfusion GARCHING and OXFORD (8 February 2024) – The...
A new “metal swap” method for creating lateral heterostructures of 2D materials
Electronically conducting two-dimensional (2D) materials are currently hot topics of research in both physics and chemistry owing to their unique properties that have the potential...
Breaking through barriers
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) overcome scientific roadblocks and develop a model to assess the biology of the human placental barrierCredit: Department...
Faulty DNA disposal system causes inflammation
LA JOLLA (February 8, 2024)—Cells in the human body contain power-generating mitochondria, each with their own mtDNA—a unique set of genetic instructions entirely separate from...
Wayne State University awarded $1.4 million from Department of Defense to expand on research findings surrounding prostate cancer
DETROIT– A team of researchers from Wayne State University was awarded a $1.4 million, three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Defense for the study,...
University of Houston researcher part of $5 million DOD grant to support defense manufacturing
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) awarded a $5 million grant to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV)-led America’s Additive Foundry Consortium, which...
The Medical University of South Carolina will be one of four sites exploring the genetic basis of Parkinson’s disease in the Black community
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research has chosen MUSC as one of four sites for the Black and African American Connections to Parkinson’s...
UK austerity politics correlated with increased frailty in the oldest adults
The period of austerity politics from 2012 to 2018 was associated with steeper increases in frailty with age compared to pre-austerity between 2002 and 2010,...
More biodiverse nature landscapes may better buffer against stress – but only if you notice the difference, per experiment using videos of urban woodland
More biodiverse nature landscapes may better buffer against stress - but only if you notice the difference, per experiment using videos of urban woodlandCredit: Farris...
Almost 1 in 5 Indian adults aged 60+ show signs of mild neurocognitive disorder, according to nationally representative data – more than previously recognized
Almost 1 in 5 Indian adults aged 60+ show signs of mild neurocognitive disorder, according to nationally representative data - more than previously recognizedCredit: islandworks,...
University of Cincinnati stroke experts present at international conference
University of Cincinnati neurology experts are presenting research at the International Stroke Conference 2024, Feb. 7-9 in Phoenix, Arizona.Credit: Photo/University of Cincinnati University of Cincinnati...
