New clues about how hot Jupiters form
Since the first hot Jupiter was discovered in 1995, astronomers have been trying to figure out how the searing-hot exoplanets formed and arrived in their...
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Highlights from the journal CHEST®, June 2022
Glenview, Illinois – Published monthly, the journal CHEST® features peer-reviewed, cutting-edge original research in chest medicine: Pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine and related disciplines. Journal topics include...
Jefferson Lab nuclear physicist receives DOE Early Career grant
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Alexander Austregesilo, a staff scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, has been awarded a research...
Existing cancer therapy in narrow use shows significant activity against other cancers
CLEVELAND—A drug used to target IDH1 mutations in select cancers also appears to inhibit the wild-type form of the enzyme, under certain conditions. This feature...
Dogs inhale immunotherapy to test lung cancer treatment
A protein that the body naturally produces could become an important new immunotherapy drug in the cache of cancer-fighting tools available to oncologists. UC Davis...
Unprecedented case series advances promise of phage therapy
An international team of researchers, led by scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the University of Pittsburgh, report promising results...
UIC joins national quantum computing center
The University of Illinois Chicago has been selected to join the Co-design Center for Quantum Advantage, a U.S. Department of Energy-funded center focused on building the tools necessary...
C-Path launches unique translational therapeutics accelerator with support from Cottrell Foundation
TUCSON, Ariz., June 9, 2022 — Critical Path Institute (C-Path) today announced it has been awarded a grant from the Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation, a non-profit organization...
Well, I see it differently!
Why are we so sure that the way we see people, situations and politics is accurate, and the way other people see them is foolishly...
NIH researchers discover new genetic eye disease
Researchers from the National Eye Institute (NEI) have identified a new disease that affects the macula, a small part of the light-sensing retina needed for...
Ultra-thin, flexible probe provides neural interface that’s minimally invasive and long-lasting
Researchers at the University of California San Diego and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have developed a tiny neural probe that can be implanted...
With Cryo-EM, Sloan Kettering Institute scientists determine structure of key factor in RNA quality control
NEW YORK, JUNE 9, 2022 – In biology, getting rid of stuff can be just as important as making it. A buildup of cells, proteins,...
Investigators identify a new candidate therapeutic target for Parkinson’s disease
The human brain is lipid rich. Lipids and fatty acids contribute to many important cellular processes. Alpha-synuclein — a protein that plays a critical role...
NJIT-led team revitalizes teeth through tissue regeneration
Each year, dentists in the United States perform more than 15 million root canals on infected teeth, removing the inflamed pulp and filling the emptied...
Are we born with a moral compass?
Osaka, Japan – For millennia, philosophers have pondered the question of whether humans are inherently good. But now, researchers from Japan have found that young...
