Pumped to assist the heart with an artificial aorta
Credit: © 2021 EPFL / Yoan Civet. In January of this year, EPFL engineers announced in Advanced Science their concept of a novel cardiac assist...
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Oncotarget: mTORC1 and PLK1 inhibition in adenocarcinoma NSCLC
All these preclinical data strongly suggest that the inhibition of mTORC1 and PLK1 proteins may be a promising therapeutic approach for NSCLC patientsCredit: Correspondence to...
Study seeks to understand, prevent ice recrystalization
Research should improve long-term cold storage of everything from foods to medicinesCredit: Photo by V. Dia, courtesy UTIA. Have you ever wondered why ice grows...
Novel heat-management material keeps computers running cool
Credit: The H-Lab/UCLA UCLA engineers have demonstrated successful integration of a novel semiconductor material into high-power computer chips to reduce heat on processors and improve...
Financial barriers to cervical cancer screening
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers Among low-income, uninsured, or publicly insured women ages 25-64 years who were not up to date on cervical cancer...
A 50% rise in the level of CO2 could reduce rainfall in the Amazon more than deforestation
Simulations show that the direct impact of rising levels of carbon dioxide over the Amazon rainforest would be a reduction in rainfall equivalent to or...
Paving the way to artificial photosynthesis — effect of doping on the photocatalyst SrTiO3
New study shows how doping affects the charge properties of a photocatalyst, potentially paving the way for better solar energy conversionCredit: Image courtesy: Masashi Kato...
Hackensack meridian CDI scientists discover new tuberculosis treatment pathway
Credit: Hackensack Meridian Health June 29, 2021 - Nutley, NJ - Scientists from the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation, working with collaborators from...
Using light to treat drug-resistant tumors
National Science Foundation funds investigation of UTA researcher's cancer photodrugCredit: Randy Gentry/UTA A chemist at The University of Texas at Arlington is developing a cancer...
Speedy nanorobots could someday clean up soil and water, deliver drugs
Credit: Haichao Wu University of Colorado Boulder researchers have discovered that minuscule, self-propelled particles called "nanoswimmers" can escape from mazes as much as 20 times...
A new piece of the quantum computing puzzle
An efficient two-bit quantum logic gate has been out of reach, until nowCredit: Jung-Tsung Shen Research from the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University...
IU School of Medicine receives $30 million NIA grant for Alzheimer’s, dementia research
National Centralized Repository for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (NCRAD) located at IU School of Medicine has been continuously funded since 1990Credit: IU School of...
Fruit flies lose their virginity lightly – and then become choosy
Credit: University of Groningen Mate choice is important for females, who often invest much more energy in offspring than males. However, being too selective is...
How plants become good neighbors in times of stress
Credit: Pexels Scientists have discovered how plants manage to live alongside each other in places that are dark and shady. Moderate shade or even the...
Reversal speeds creation of important molecule
Rice's K.C. Nicolaou lab makes synthesis of halichondrin B more efficientCredit: Jenna Kripal/Nicolaou Research Group HOUSTON - (June 29, 2021) - The story of halichondrin...
