An ‘atlas’ of the brain’s choroid plexus across the lifespan
New resource for neuroscience maps cell types, secreted proteins, spatial organization, and more Once viewed merely as a producer of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) bathing...
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How a Vietnamese raw pork snack could help us keep food fresh, naturally
Fermented meat snack is helping researchers develop a safe, all-natural food preservative A traditional Vietnamese meat snack could hold the key to developing a safe...
Cells/colony motion index of oral keratinocytes predicts epithelial regenerative capacity
Niigata, Japan - A comprehensive investigation on cells and colony motion offers new insight into the proliferative and epithelial regenerative capacities of human primary oral...
Robots with T-ray technology to spot and remove cancer tumors in £8 million project
New technology that will marry probes that can detect cancer tumours through the skin with high-precision robotic surgery is to be developed for use in...
Colorectal Cancer: UVA Health Expert Helps Develop New National Screening Guidelines
Screenings Recommended to Begin at Age 45 Most Americans should get screened for colorectal cancer beginning at age 45 instead of age 50, according to...
New form of silicon could enable next-gen electronic and energy devices
Novel crystalline form of silicon could potentially be used to create next-generation electronic and energy devices Washington, DC--A team led by Carnegie's Thomas Shiell and...
Wayne State physics professor awarded DOE Early Career Research Program grant
DETROIT - The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced the awardees for its Early Career Research Program. The program will support 83 scientists, who will...
Beyond synthetic biology, synthetic ecology boosts health by engineering the environment
BU scientists are investigating how environmental molecules can be used to engineer 'designer' microbiomes for combating disease, pollution, and more There's a lot of interest...
New University of Kentucky research may offer hope for Alzheimer’s patients
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 4, 2021) -- University of Kentucky Department of Neuroscience Professor Greg Gerhardt, Ph.D., hypothesizes that the balance of glutamate and gamma-aminobutyric acid...
Why do some people get sick while others feel fine?
The answer is something infectious disease experts are working to uncover. As COVID-19 revealed, the same pathogen can have widely varying outcomes in different people....
Fungus creates a fast track for carbon
Stanford scientists find epidemics of fungal infections in algae alter carbon cycling Tiny algae in Earth's oceans and lakes take in sunlight and carbon dioxide...
Substantial carbon dioxide emissions from northern peatlands drained for crop cultivation
A new study shows that substantial amounts of carbon dioxide were released during the last millennium because of crop cultivation on peatlands in the Northern...
Adapting laboratory techniques for remote instruction
The COVID-19 pandemic forced instructors to adapt their courses for online learning. Laboratory courses were particularly difficult due to lack of access to specialized equipment...
Collaboration controls killers
St. Jude researching how effector and killer T cells can be controlled to destroy cancer cells that resist treatment Effector and killer T cells are...
An atom chip interferometer that could detect quantum gravity
Physicists in Israel have created a quantum interferometer on an atom chip. This device can be used to explore the fundamentals of quantum theory by...
