Keck backs Rice bid to ‘build a brain’
Jacob Robinson lab analyzes connections in hydra to understand neural pathways HOUSTON - (June 28, 2021) - Rice University scientists are starting small as they...
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DNA data and modelling reveal potential spread of invasive species
Scientists at the University of Southampton have found that a marine invasive species - a sea squirt that lives on rocky shores - could spread...
COVID-19 vaccine generates immune structures critical for lasting immunity
Vaccines likely induce strong, persistent immunity to COVID-19 The first two COVID-19 vaccines authorized for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) employed...
New report explains microbiome impact on glucose control
Highlights how probiotic interventions can improve Type 2 diabetes management San Francisco, CA, June 28, 2021 - A new study by Pendulum Therapeutics was presented...
Review by Temple scientists: Endovascular therapy best for superior vena cava syndrome
(Philadelphia, PA) - Like a blocked water line, obstructions in blood vessels in the human circulatory system can cause serious problems. This is especially the...
CHEOPS unexpectedly detects a unique exoplanet
The exoplanet satellite hunter CHEOPS of the European Space Agency (ESA), in which the Instituto de AstrofÃsica de Canarias (IAC) is participating along with other...
COVID-19’s socio-economic fallout threatens global coffee industry
New Brunswick, N.J. (June 28, 2021) - COVID-19's socio-economic effects will likely cause another severe production crisis in the coffee industry, according to a Rutgers...
RAMBO speeds searches on huge DNA databases
Rice method cuts indexing times from weeks to hours, search times from hours to minutes HOUSTON - (June 28, 2021) - Rice University computer scientists...
Danger caused by subdomains
A dangerous security vulnerability was discovered by TU Wien in collaboration with the Ca' Foscari University (Italy): Anyone who assumes control over subdomains of websites...
Unusual prey: Spiders eating snakes
There are spiders that eat snakes; observations of snake-eating spiders have been reported around the world. Two researchers from Basel and the US consolidated and...
An atlas of the bumblebee brain
The buff-tailed bumblebee Bombus terrestris is one of the most common bumblebee species in Europe. It is not only active in nature as a pollinator...
COVID-19 patients recover faster with metabolic activator treatment, study shows
Metabolic activators were found to reduce recovery time by as many as 3.5 days in patients with mild-to-moderate Covid-19, according to a Swedish-British study published...
New tools for pandemic prevention research: DNA sequencing from water and leech
In a new scientific investigation headed by the German Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW), water from African and Mongolian waterholes as well...
HKUST scientists develop simple blood test for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease
An international research team led by HKUST has developed a simple but robust blood test from Chinese patient data for early detection and screening of...
Honey, we shrunk the intense XUV laser
The invention of the laser has opened the era of nonlinear optics, which today plays an important role in many scientific, industrial and medical applications....
