A gene-targeted approach may help prevent or recover neonatal brain injuries
The findings of a new pre-clinical study published in The Journal of Neuroscience are helping pave the way toward better understanding, prevention and recovery of...
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Research confirms eastern Wyoming Paleoindian site as Americas’ oldest mine
Archaeological excavations led by Wyoming’s state archaeologist and involving University of Wyoming researchers have confirmed that an ancient mine in eastern Wyoming was used by...
Fly researchers find another layer to the code of life
DURHAM, N.C. -- A new examination of the way different tissues read information from genes has discovered that the brain and testes appear to be...
A Möbius band constructed solely by carbon atoms
Obtaining structurally uniform nanocarbons—ideally as single molecules—is a great challenge in the field of nanocarbon science in order to properly relate structure and function. Thus,...
Possible discovery of mechanism behind mysterious COVID-19 symptoms
In patients with serious and long-term COVID-19, disturbed blood coagulation has often been observed. Now, researchers at Linköping University (LiU), Sweden, have discovered that the...
Discovery of high-speed moving plasma turbulence for the first time in the world
Results shown in this article were published in a scientific journal of the Nature publishing group, Scientific Reports.Credit: National Institute for Fusion Science Results shown...
Fungus induces abnormal growth of cocoa trees and then feeds on dead tissue
The action mechanism of the fungus Moniliophthora perniciosa, which causes witch’s broom disease in cocoa trees, with major losses for Brazilian producers, is being increasingly elucidated....
Watch dolphins line up to self-medicate skin ailments at coral “clinics”
If a human comes down with a rash, they might go to the doctor and come away with some ointment to put on it. Indo-Pacific...
Creating HOPE: New app helps people struggling with opioids
With opioid-overdose deaths reaching an all-time high during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new app developed at UVA Health is helping people struggling with opioids get the care they need.Credit:...
Indonesia and Germany join forces to save biodiversity
Berlin, Germany; 19.05.2022 — Today, the Indonesian “Institut Pertanian Bogor University (IPB University)” and the German “Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW)” signed a memorandum...
Scientists develop ‘off the shelf’ engineered stem cells to treat aggressive brain cancer
Glioblastomas (GBMs) are highly aggressive cancerous tumors of the brain and spinal cord. Brain cancers like GBM are challenging to treat because many cancer therapeutics...
Floquet matter and metamaterials: Time to join forces
Metamaterials—artificial media with tailored subwavelength structures—have now encompassed a broad range of novel properties that are unavailable in nature. This field of research has stretched...
Standard test for multiple myeloma provides clues of a rare, more deadly type
AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 19, 2022) – A test for the common blood cancer multiple myeloma also holds clear clues that the patient has one of the...
Buck Scientist uncovers clues to aging in mitochondria
Many age-related diseases share a common feature: the mitochondria of cells begin to malfunction. While the cause is not known, Buck Institute scientists have discovered...
Scripps Research awarded $67 million by NIH to lead new Pandemic Preparedness Center
LA JOLLA, CA—The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is sponsoring a major new antiviral...
