Impact of cocoa agroforestry on bird diversity
Smithsonian conservation research briefCredit: Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Did you know chocolate comes from cocoa beans grown in some of the most...
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Defect and interface engineering for e-NRR under ambient conditions
Credit: Journal of Energy Chemistry The electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (e-NRR) under ambient conditions is an emerging strategy to tackle the hydrogen- and energy-intensive processes...
Newly discovered sperm movement could help diagnose, treat male infertility
UToledo research shows the centriole's role in sperm evolved from a shock absorber to a transmission systemCredit: Daniel Miller, The University of Toledo Scientists at...
Edible Cholera vaccine made of powdered rice proves safe in phase 1 human trials
Study points towards role of gut microbiome in vaccine effectivenessCredit: Image by Dr. Hiroshi Kiyono, CC BY 4.0 A new vaccine to protect against deadly...
Researchers engineer cells to destroy malignant tumor cells but leave the rest alone
Credit: McMaster University HAMILTON, ON June 28, 2021 -- Researchers at McMaster University have developed a promising new cancer immunotherapy that uses cancer-killing cells genetically...
Oncotarget: Glucocorticoid receptor antagonism promotes apoptosis in solid tumor cells
Support recently reported findings of clinical benefit when relacorilant is added to paclitaxel-containing therapy in patients with ovarian and pancreatic cancers and provide a new...
Carl F. Ware receives ICIS Honorary Lifetime Membership Award
Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys LA JOLLA, CALIF. - June 29, 2021 - Carl F. Ware, Ph.D., director of the Inflammatory Diseases Center at Sanford Burhnam...
Oncotarget: Treatment outcomes in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
In CTP class A patients, IGF/CTP score B was associated with shorter PFS and OSCredit: Correspondence to - Ahmed O. Kaseb - [email protected] Oncotarget published...
Oncotarget: Novel markers of colorectal tumors exhibiting microsatellite instability
By incorporating cell composition into their regression model, they identified 3,193 differentially expressed genes, of which 556 were deemed novelCredit: Correspondence to - Graham Casey...
Oncotarget: Predicting clinical outcomes using cancer progression associated signatures
The P142 panel of metrics successfully predicted cancer progression status in patients with some, but not all cancer types analyzed.Credit: Correspondence to - Jared Mamrot...
Elephants solve problems with personality
Credit: Lisa Barrett Just as humans have their own individual personalities, new research in the Journal of Comparative Psychology shows that elephants have personalities, too....
Pitt faculty, students capture top awards at 2021 CALPHAD Global Conference
Assistant Professor Wei Xiong honored with inaugural CALPHAD Young Leader AwardCredit: Wei Xiong PITTSBURGH (June 25, 2021) ... CALPHAD (CALculation of PHAse Diagrams) is one...
Differences in human, mouse brain cells have important implications for disease research
Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/Nature Communications FINDINGS A UCLA-led study comparing brain cells known as astrocytes in humans and mice found that mouse...
NASA completes additional tests to diagnose computer problem on Hubble space telescope
Credit: NASA NASA is continuing to diagnose a problem with the payload computer on the Hubble Space Telescope after completing another set of tests on...
Backscatter breakthrough runs near-zero-power IoT communicators at 5G speeds everywhere
Low-cost, low-power devices work over mmWave and use a single transistor to transfer high-volume data anywhereCredit: John Kimionis, Nokia Bell Labs The promise of 5G...
