Researchers 3D print rotating microfilter for lab-on-a-chip applications
With filter modes that can be switched via a magnetic field, device shows promise for cell sortingCredit: Dong Wu, University of Science and Technology of...
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Soaking up the sun: Artificial photosynthesis promises clean, sustainable source of energy
Credit: Purdue Univeristy/Rebecca McElhoe Humans can do lots of things that plants can't do. We can walk around, we can talk, we can hear and...
New studies identify how tuberculosis destroy the lungs and how to protect them
Credit: University of Southampton Two new studies have cast unprecedented light on disease processes in tuberculosis, identifying key genetic changes that cause damage in the...
USC Stem Cell scientists make big progress in building mini-kidneys
The organoids, which resemble a kidney's uretic buds, provide a way to study kidney disease that could lead to new treatments and regenerative approaches for...
Henry Ford Hospital launches program to enhance patient safety, reduce workplace injuries
Credit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT (June 14, 2021) – Henry Ford Hospital has partnered with Atlas Lift Tech, Inc. and Arjo Diligent Clinical Consultants to...
New AI model helps understand virus spread from animals to humans
Credit: Daniel Bojar A new model that applies artificial intelligence to carbohydrates improves the understanding of the infection process and could help predict which viruses...
Medication may help heavy-drinking smokers improve their health
UCLA study provides evidence that varenicline can aid them in quitting smoking, reducing drinkingCredit: Elena Zhukova A recent UCLA clinical trial has shown encouraging results...
Research suggests ways to tackle water security challenges in world’s drylands
Credit: Lindsay Stringer The research - published ahead of World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought on 17 June 2021 - examines recent and projected...
Plants use a blend of external influences to evolve defense mechanisms
Findings reveal how plants use a blend of genes, geography, demography and environmental conditions to evolve defense chemicals over timeCredit: Public domain Plants evolve specialised...
Predicting the evolution of a pandemic
Credit: © 2021 KAUST; Ivan Gromicho The inclusion of biological uncertainty and the latest case data can significantly improve the prediction accuracy of standard epidemiological...
Researchers identify why COVID-19 patients develop life-threatening clots
New insights could lead to new therapies for COVID-19Credit: RCSI DUBLIN, June 15, 2021 - Scientists have identified how and why some Covid-19 patients can...
Receptor location plays a key role in their function
Credit: Marc Bathe-Peters & Horst-Holger Boltz In the heart there are two different subtypes of beta-adrenergic receptors - beta1 and beta2 - which are activated...
CNIO researchers discover that a protein that facilitates DNA repair may potentiate chemotherapy
The PrimPol protein helps the cell to survive the damage caused by chemotherapy; the researchers want to make tumor cells more sensitive to cancer treatments...
Bending light for safer driving; invisibility cloaks to come?
Optical cloaks hide objects in plain view by controlling the flow of electromagnetic radiation around themCredit: Figure reproduced with permission from Sci. Rep. 6, 38965...
Seeking a faster pathway to synthetic data
Helmholtz Association funds project for data acquisition using neural networksCredit: CASUS/2021 CMS Collaboration In addition to experimentally generated data, fundamental research in physics also works...
