Advanced imaging reveals mired migration of neurons in Rett syndrome lab models
Using an innovative microscopy method, scientists at The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT observed how newborn neurons struggle to reach their proper...
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Pathogenic microbes in drying soils could present public health threat
Soil-borne pathogens are resilient to stressful conditions, and may be more likely than non-pathogenic microbes to survive the prolonged dry spells that are projected to...
NSF grant to help Zhang lab build better muscle with synthetic biology
Fuzhong Zhang, professor of energy, environmental and chemical engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering, has developed a synthetic biology platform to produce muscle fibers...
Promising eco-friendly plug to treat nosebleeds
Nosebleeds, also known as epistaxis, are one of the most frequent otolaryngologic (ENT) emergencies worldwide. It is estimated that 60% of the world's population will...
WFIRM researchers create specific cancer organoid system to study bacterial effects on immunotherapy
WINSTON-SALEM, NC – July 29, 2022 – Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) researchers are using a tumor organoid system to examine the effects...
Prenatal opioid exposure may trigger neurological, behavioral changes later in life
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- While infants exposed to opioids during their mother’s pregnancy have been linked to adverse health outcomes, a new study at the University...
Common table sugar key to allaying safety concern in aqueous zinc batteries
Due to their low cost and environmental friendliness, aqueous zinc batteries have the potential to play an important role in future energy storage systems for...
Orchid helps insect get a grip
The wild orchid Habenaria radiata’s pure white petals resemble a white egret in flight (hence its common name white egret orchid). H. radiata has been...
Octopus lures from the Mariana Islands found to be oldest in the world
An archaeological study has determined that cowrie-shell artifacts found throughout the Mariana Islands were lures used for hunting octopuses and that the devices, similar versions...
Singapore clinician-scientist part of team winning £30M to end early death from killer heart diseases in global British Heart Foundation challenge
SINGAPORE, 29 July 2022 – An international team of researchers—including Professor Stuart Cook, Tanoto Foundation Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at Duke-NUS Medical School and the...
AI researchers to help Indiana manufacturers reduce energy use
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University researchers are using artificial intelligence and machine learning to help small and mid-sized Indiana manufacturers lower their carbon footprints and...
Disparities in United States COVID-19 vaccine distribution
When reports showed COVID-19 vaccination rates were lower among racial/ethnic minority groups, most discussions focused on mistrust and misinformation among these populations or their reduced...
Weill Cornell Medicine receives $14 million grant to study emerging technologies for older adults
A Weill Cornell Medicine-led consortium has been awarded a five-year, $14.7 million renewal grant from the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of...
Animal role in algae fertilization identified
Recently, Emma Lavaut and her colleagues from Sorbonne University and Universidad Austral de Chile found that a species of red seaweed, Gracilaria gracilis, uses the...
Science publication first to describe Modifi Bio’s novel approach to fight cancer cells with DNA modification
NEW HAVEN, Conn., July 28, 2022 -- Modifi Biosciences announced today that the journal Science has published a critical study validating the company’s novel oncology...
