Using bacteria to build settlements on Mars
In collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), a team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has developed a sustainable method...
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Illuminating perovskite photophysics
A detailed view of how electrical charges behave inside perovskites could guide efforts to improve the performance of next-generation solar cells based on these materials,...
Alterations in gut microbiota and metabolites associated with altitude-induced cardiac hypertrophy in rats during hypobaric hypoxia challenge
This study is led by Dr. Ruifu Yang (State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology) and Dr. Zhenjiang Zech...
Arm movement and running speed: Is the partnership overrated?
DALLAS (SMU) – New research into human speed from a team at SMU (Southern Methodist University,) and West Chester University suggests that athletes who performed short...
Balancing lipids and recycling to prevent mitochondrial meltdown
Mitochondria release chemical energy and influence metabolic pathways that keep our cells and tissues healthy. Damage to these multifunctional powerhouses promotes cell death and disease.Credit:...
Nanostructures with improved stability for the development of more effective cancer nanomedicine
For millennia, DNA has played a central role in storing each cell's genetic information and consists of strands with a specific sequence of four different...
Enzyme prevents brain activity from getting out of control
Almost 100 billion nerve cells perform their service in the human brain. Each of these has an average of 1,000 contacts with other neurons. At...
Flexible printable electrical patches for accelerated wound healing
(LOS ANGELES) – There are myriad ways in which people can experience physical wounds – from minor scrapes and abrasions to the effects of surgery,...
Fetal exposure to drugs may affect infants’ brain development
New study demonstrates that in utero exposure to mother’s antiepileptic or antidepressant medication may affect development of the newborn brain networks. In the study, novel...
A midge fly can be a source of currently used pesticides for birds, bats
Non-biting midges are the tiny flies that swarm together as thick masses around lakes and streams, annoying passers-by in warm weather. But early in a...
Geoengineering could return risk of malaria for one billion people
WASHINGTON —Geoengineering the climate would have massive repercussions for the health of billions of people at risk of malaria who live in tropical countries, according...
Scientists discover potential key missing link protein bridging eukaryotes and prokaryotes
All modern organisms fall into two classes, eukaryotes and prokaryotes. Eukaryotes (from the Greek meaning “true kernel”) have a cell nucleus that harbours most of...
HKUST researchers reveal RNA elements that enhance the cleavage of pre-miRNAs/shRNAs by DICER
A research team led by scientists from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has revealed how secondary structure RNA elements control the...
Windows to the soul: Pupils reveal ‘aphantasia’ – the absence of visual imagination
The study, led by researchers from UNSW Sydney and published in eLife, found that the pupils of people with aphantasia did not respond when asked to imagine...
When severe infection causes long-term mood disorders: A promising avenue to prevent mental illness following a transient infection
The brain is able to detect and regulate localized or systemic inflammation by using two communication pathways. The first, humoral, makes use of specific brain...
