Lundquist Institute Investigator Dr. Frans Walther receives grant to develop an aerosolized lung surfactant
Credit: The Lundquist Institute
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CABI-led study creates first forecasting models targeting Fall Armyworm larval stages for Africa to help fight against devastating pest
A CABI-led study has developed the first forecasting models targeting the larval stages of fall armyworm – using real-time earth observation data and pest occurrence...
Researchers develop new model to detect and combat lung cancer recurrence
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a devastating disease and the leading cause of American cancer deaths. Even patients suitable for tumor removal have a...
Research team from Goethe University discovers Achilles’ heel of dangerous hospital pathogen
FRANKFURT. Each year, over 670,000 people in Europe fall ill through pathogenic bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics, and 33,000 die of the diseases they...
Laser light, a dye and a nonsurgical implant could help overcome obesity
When dieting and exercise aren’t enough, weight-loss surgery can be an effective obesity treatment. But people who don’t want surgery have other options, including insertion...
SynGAP Research Fund (SRF) announces grants to Dr. Kurt Haas and Dr. Graziella Di Cristo in partnership with Canada’s Rare Diseases: Models and Mechanisms Network (RDMMN)
SynGAP Research Fund & Rare Diseases Models and Mechanisms Network partner to co-fund two SYNGAP1 animal model studies in the labs of Dr. Graziella Di Cristo...
Eating bushmeat could reduce childhood anaemia in Amazon forest communities
Eating wild animals, known collectively as bushmeat or wildmeat, is associated with reduced anaemia cases among children living in the Amazon rainforest, a new study...
Touchy subject: 3D printed fingertip ‘feels’ like human skin
Machines can beat the world’s best chess player, but they cannot handle a chess piece as well as an infant. This lack of robot dexterity...
Houston Methodist researchers identify an immunotherapy target to combat glioblastomas
HOUSTON-(April 5, 2022) – Houston Methodist researchers have identified the genetic and molecular fingerprints of different cancer and immune cells in glioblastoma, the deadliest and...
Decoding the molecular clock that controls neurogenesis in the visual center of Drosophila
The nervous system is made up of diverse cells that arise from progenitors in a specific time-dependent pattern. In a new study, published in Nature Communications,...
Newly identified neutrophil subset is a promising therapeutic target
Using a protein nanoparticle they designed, scientists at the University of Illinois Chicago have identified two distinct subtypes of neutrophils and found that one of...
The pleasant smell of wet soil indicates danger to bacteria-eating worms, Concordia researchers find
The smell of geosmin is unmistakable: it’s the odour that permeates the air after a summer rain squall or fills your nose while gardening. It’s...
Study reveals the science behind those irresistible puppy-dog eyes
Philadelphia (April 5, 2022) – Can’t resist your pup’s adoring expression when he begs for a treat? A new study reveals key anatomical features that...
Reproductive factors and dementia risk
Pregnancy, long reproductive span, and older age at menopause are associated with a lower risk of dementia in women, according to a study publishing April...
How left brain asymmetry is related to reading ability
Researchers led by Mark Eckert at the Medical University of South Carolina, United States, report that two seemingly opposing theories of language processing are both...
