Detailed molecular map of skin layer creates pathways for treatments
Scientists have accurately analysed the tough barrier layer of the skin giving the most detailed molecular map of its structure that will help in the...
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Using mRNA delivery to improve muscle strength
Mutations that lead to muscle atrophy can be repaired with the gene editor CRISPR-Cas9. A team led by ECRC researcher Helena Escobar has now introduced...
Scientists Identify a Water-Responsive Material that Functions as a Powerful Actuator A research team with the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) has made a novel discovery about a water-responsive material
NEW YORK, March 14, 2022— Mechanical actuators generate and transfer energy into the machines and systems that we rely on in our daily lives. But...
Highlights from the journal CHEST®, March 2022
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 asthma, chest...
First-ever study of LGBT+ experiences in physics reveals red flags
LGBT+ physicists often face harassment and other behaviors that make them leave the profession, according to a new study, which comes as physics as a...
Deciphering gut microbiome ‘chatter’ to combat IBD
Around 500,000 people in the UK live with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), a life-long, chronic condition characterised by sporadic bouts of gut inflammation causing debilitating...
Researchers identify active compounds in giant hornet queen sex pheromones
In a correspondence published in Current Biology, researchers have identified three active compounds in sex pheromones produced by virgin queens of the species Vespa mandarinia,...
Researchers discover new species in critically imperiled ecosystem
Researchers working in one of the world’s most biodiverse and threatened ecosystems have discovered a new plant species, Castela senticosa, which they recommend be designated...
Weight loss doesn’t help pregnancy chances, study finds
Women who are obese and struggling to become pregnant are often advised to lose weight, but a new study finds no fertility benefits from weight...
Maternal lead exposures correlated with sex ratios of offspring
Higher lead levels in a mother's blood can increase the chance of her bearing male offspring, according to new research led by Japanese scientists at...
Endless forms most beautiful: Why evolution favours symmetry
From sunflowers to starfish, symmetry appears everywhere in biology. This isn’t just true for body plans – the molecular machines keeping our cells alive are...
Photo or the real thing? Mice can inherently recall and tell them apart
A picture is worth a thousand words, especially when it triggers memories of the pictured object like a vacation photo. 2D visual stimuli, such as...
How do blind cavefish survive their low-oxygen environment?
Cavefish have obvious adaptations such as missing eyes and pale colors that demonstrate how they evolved over millennia in a dark, subterranean world.Credit: ANDREW HIGLEY/UC...
Advanced imaging reveals new cellular and molecular details of coral-algae relationship
Researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have discovered a novel molecular process that corals use to control the subcellular environment of the...
Mirror image biomolecule helps marine sea squirts lose their tails
Tsukuba, Japan – Amino acids are the basic building blocks of living organisms and typically occur in a configuration known as the L-form. However, there...
