“Volcano-shaped” trend enables rational design of polysulfide catalysts in lithium–sulfur batteries
A joint research team led by Prof. ZHANG Huigang from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Dr....
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Researchers reconstruct the genome of centuries-old E. coli using fragments extracted from an Italian mummy
Hamilton, ON, June 16, 2022 – An international team led by researchers at McMaster University, working in collaboration with the University of Paris Cité, has identified...
Chemists created a sensor that accurately detects the pH saliva of human
Chemists at the Ural Federal University have created a sensor for determining the human saliva pH. This is a fluorophore with strong and stable emission,...
New method helps exfoliate hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets
Chinese researchers recently reported an innovative mechanical process for controllably exfoliating hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets (h-BNNSs). This method, known as the "water-icing triggered exfoliation process,"...
Move over muscles, it’s time for tendons to be in the spotlight
Researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU),Scripps Research, and others found that tendons, not muscles, are the crucial site where increased expression of a...
Incubation period for monkeypox: Estimates from the Netherlands
During the currently evolving outbreak of monkeypox cases worldwide, 31 cases have been confirmed in the Netherlands up to 31 May 2022. Efforts to stop...
Insilico Medicine appoints Dr. Feng Ren as co-CEO
June 16th, 2022, Thursday (9.00AM EST), New York – Insilico Medicine, a global clinical-stage artificial intelligence (AI)-powered drug discovery and development company, today announced the...
Chinese Medical Journal Review shines a light on the overlooked virus, hepatitis D
Viral hepatitis is a serious health condition that affects the liver. While hepatitis B and C viruses are commonly targeted by public health measures aiming...
UC San Diego computer scientist plays major role in $25M Cancer Grand Challenges project
University of California San Diego computer scientist Vineet Bafna is part of a team of world-class researchers that has been awarded a five-year, $25 million...
Bringing daylight back into view: Scientists transplant human photoreceptors to successfully recover daylight perception in mice
Transplantation of photoreceptor cells is a promising intervention that in the future could help recover vision in people with blinding diseases. A team of researchers...
Cancer Grand Challenge: Solving the mystery of DNA rings
In 2014, Professor Anton Henssen discovered something unusual in the cells of pediatric cancer patients: small rings of DNA, which meant that part of the...
Children’s National Hospital Catherine Bollard selected to lead global Cancer Grand Challenges team taking on solid tumors in children
A world-class team of researchers co-led by Catherine Bollard, M.D., M.B.Ch.B., director of the Center for Cancer and Immunology Research at Children’s National Hospital, has...
International team including two Pennington biomedical faculty awarded $25 million for cancer research
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – Pennington Biomedical Research Center faculty members Steven B. Heymsfield, M.D., and Justin C. Brown, Ph.D., are members of a team led...
Nanochannels light the way towards new medicine
To develop new drugs and vaccines, detailed knowledge about nature’s smallest biological building blocks – the biomolecules – is required. Researchers at Chalmers University of...
Shedding light on linguistic diversity and its evolution
Is it true that many languages in the world use words similar to “mama” and “papa” for “mother” and “father”? If a language uses only...
