Brains cells born together wire and fire together for life
Brain cells with the same “birthdate” are more likely to wire together into cooperative signaling circuits that carry out many functions, including the storage of...
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Dogs cry more when reunited with their owners
Dogs and humans clearly have a special bond. But do dogs, like humans, produce more tears at times when they are flooded with emotion? A...
Researchers show how mutations in ‘dark genome’ cause pancreatic malformations
Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) have identified a DNA sequence that is crucial for pancreatic differentiation and function – and for the...
Wastewater viral loads can provide advance warning of COVID-19 outbreaks
Scientists show that there is a close association between clinical cases of COVID-19 and viral loads in wastewater, with the viral loads picking up to...
Untapped potential of stem cells could aid repair of spinal cord damage
Francis Crick Institute press releaseCredit: Bruno Frederico Francis Crick Institute press release Under strict embargo: 16:00hrs BST Monday 22 August 2022 Peer reviewed Experimental study...
The Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) team succeeded with the world’s first Mini Organ transportation to a patient with “Ulcerative Colitis (UC)”
Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) research team announced on July 7 that it has succeeded in the world’s first clinical transplantation of a “mini...
Genes & Cancer | Using quantitative immunohistochemistry in patients at high risk for hepatocellular cancer
“A third of the global cancer deaths are attributed to primary liver cancer .”Credit: Zaidi et al. “A third of the global cancer deaths are...
Revealed missing step in lipid formation could enable detection of past climate
The missing step in the formation of a lipid molecule that allows certain single-celled organisms to survive the most extreme environments on Earth has now...
Researchers call for more work to balance nitrogen cycle
More than 112 years ago, Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch industrialized a process that could produce ammonia from nitrogen readily available in the air, creating...
High performance solid-state thermoelectric energy conversion via inorganic metal halide perovskites under tailored mechanical deformation
Solid-state thermoelectric energy conversion devices attract broad research interests because they show great promises in waste heat recycling, space power generation, deep water power generation,...
SMART advances in the detection and quantification of viral pathogens in wastewater
Singapore, 22 August 2022 - Researchers from the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research...
Patients with ALS are not only troubled by muscle weakness and respiratory dysfunction
Non-motor symptoms such as pain, fatigue, and sleep disorders, are observed in patients with ALS and reduce their QoL. Many of the non-motor symptoms are...
HKU study by remote-sensing and geoscience scholars reveals imbalance in urban greenspace planning leads to severe inequalities in access to greenspace among cities
Greenspace is an important component of urban nature, providing vital ecosystem services to society and protecting human health. The United Nations specified the need for...
Sensor could help patients stay on top of their meds
CHICAGO, Aug. 21, 2022 — Lithium can alleviate the symptoms of bipolar disorder and depression — if taken in just the right amount. Too little...
Scientists fine-tune “tweezers of sound” for contactless manipulation of objects
Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have successfully enhanced technology to lift small particles using sound waves. Their “acoustic tweezers” could already lift...
