New two-step algorithm could prove “a paradigm shift” in cloud data confidentiality
The central goal of cloud computing is to provide fast, easy-to-use computing and data storage services at a low cost. However, the cloud environment comes...
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Updated analysis of US COVID-19 deaths shows drops, disparities in average lifespans
In the US, COVID-19 reduced overall life expectancy by over 1.3 years, with the effects on Black and Latino populations 2 to 3 times those...
Ultralight material withstands supersonic microparticle impacts
The new carbon-based material could be a basis for lighter, tougher alternatives to Kevlar and steel A new study by engineers at MIT, Caltech, and...
Preventing the break-in of the toxoplasmosis parasite
Scientists from the universities of Geneva and Zurich and the PSI have identified the structure and functions of RON13, an enzyme of the toxoplasmosis parasite...
The fifth quartet: Excited neon discovery could reveal star qualities
Researchers at Osaka University and Kyoto University use particle scattering to obtain new evidence for a predicted nuclear state of neon, which may help explain...
Unique christmas-tree-shaped palladium nanostructures for ascorbic acid oxidation
Researchers designed the catalysis performance that could be enhanced by controlling the morphology of the catalyst Ishikawa, Japan - Nanostructured metal surface has novel physical...
Protocells spring into action
A University of Bristol-led team of international scientists with an interest in protoliving technologies, has today published research which paves the way to building new...
Plant Protector: How plants strengthen their light-harvesting membranes against environmental stress
An international study led by Helmholtz Zentrum München has revealed the structure of a membrane-remodeling protein that builds and maintains photosynthetic membranes. These fundamental insights...
Streptococcus pneumoniae sticks to dying lung cells, worsening secondary infection following flu
This novel virulence trait, which increases severity of S. pneumoniae superinfection, involves pneumococcal surface protein A, now identified as an adhesin BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A...
NASA helps map impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on harmful air pollution
Early in the pandemic, it was expected that satellite imagery around the world would show cleaner air as a result of COVID-19 lockdowns. But not...
Newly sequenced genome of extinct giant lemur sheds light on animal’s biology
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Using an unusually well-preserved subfossil jawbone, a team of researchers -- led by Penn State and with a multi-national team of...
Study suggests scientists may need to rethink which genes control aging
NIH scientists discover that bacteria may drive activity of many hallmark aging genes in flies To better understand the role of bacteria in health and...
Cardiac atrophy findings may set course for preventing harm from long space flights
Team led by scientists at Cincinnati Children's discover molecular process behind dangerous loss of heart muscle In many situations, heart muscle cells do not respond...
With age, insufficient tryptophan alters gut microbiota, increases inflammation
With age, a diet lacking in the essential amino acid tryptophan -- which has a key role in our mood, energy level and immune response...
Smoother silicone breast implants may reduce severity of immune system reactions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE STUDY SUGGESTS THAT SMOOTHER SILICONE BREAST IMPLANTS REDUCE SEVERITY OF IMMUNE SYSTEM REACTIONS According to researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, the Massachusetts...
