Study reveals same genes that can drive cancer also guide neural-circuit growth
LAWRENCE — Many people are familiar with oncogenes — genes long known to be involved in cancers in humans, such as the gene “Src.” Credit: Snehal...
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Biodiversity loss from 2010 oil spill worse than predicted
A new peer-reviewed study from researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington; the University of Nevada, Reno; Mokwon University in Daejeon, Korea; and Texas A&M University at Corpus...
Altmetric 500 data offers wider insight into research’s most influential articles
Digital Science, a technology company serving stakeholders across the research ecosystem, today announces an exciting new tranche of data that throws light on how and...
Circulating microRNAs likely as effective as A1C for predicting type 2 diabetes in youth, according to OU study
Type 2 diabetes in young people ages 10 to19 has more than doubled in the past 20 years, yet it remains difficult for physicians to...
Breakthrough research uncovers hidden phenomena in ultra-clean quantum materials
24 June 2024 – BERLIN, GERMANY - In a paper published today in Nature Communications, researchers unveiled previously unobserved phenomena in an ultra-clean sample of...
Removal of excess chloride ions by plants when subjected to salt stress
National University of Singapore (NUS) researchers have discovered a salt adaptation mechanism in plants that facilitates chloride removal from the roots and enhancing salinity tolerance.Credit:...
A hidden treasure in the Milky Way – Astronomers uncover ultrabright x-ray source
X-ray binaries are intriguing systems consisting of two celestial bodies: a normal star and a compact, dead object such as a black hole or a...
Is dark matter made of black holes?
Gravitational wave detectors, LIGO and Virgo, have detected a population of massive black holes whose origin is one of the biggest mysteries in modern astronomy....
3D maps of diseased tissues at subcellular precision
An open-source platform developed by researchers in Nikolaus Rajewsky’s lab at the Max Delbrück Center creates molecular maps from patient tissue samples with subcellular precision,...
Standardized protocols help hospitals treat strokes faster, WVU research finds
West Virginia University research illustrates that American Heart Association and American Stroke Association guidelines are effective at speeding up hospitals’ response times for stroke treatment...
NIH and National Science Foundation to award $15.4 million for RNA research
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has partnered with the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to provide approximately $15.4 million over three years for research...
Mashed up purple marine bacteria makes an excellent eco-friendly fertilizer
New research published in npj Sustainable Agriculture reports that biomass made from the purple photosynthetic marine bacterium Rhodovulum sulfidophilum is an excellent nitrogen fertilizer. Led by Keiji Numata from...
How cells boost gene expression
The function of non-coding RNA in the cell has long been a mystery to researchers. Unlike coding RNA, non-coding RNA does not produce proteins –...
‘Fit2Drive’ transforms assessing older drivers with cognitive decline
As the world’s population ages, so does the proportion of older drivers on the road. Safe driving requires adequate memory, perceptual and motor skills, and...
Manipulating the frequency of terahertz signals through temporal boundaries
Terahertz technology could help us meet the ever-increasing demand for faster data transfer rates. However, the down-conversion of a terahertz signal to arbitrary lower frequencies...
