Repurposed drug may help stabilize vision in rare disease
Roughly 50 families scattered across the world share ultra-rare variants in a particular gene. Silent for years, the inherited mutations make themselves known when patients...
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USTC proposes new constraints on exotic spin-spin-velocity-dependent interactions between electron spins
A research team led by academician DU Jiangfeng and Prof. RONG Xing from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of Chinese Academy of...
Custom-made molecules designed to be invisible while absorbing near-infrared light
Osaka, Japan – Getting a molecule to do what you want it to do is not always easy. As an example, an organic molecule will...
A million light years and still going
CLEVELAND—In a breakthrough discovery that challenges the conventional understanding of cosmology, scientists at Case Western Reserve University have unearthed new evidence that could reshape our...
Ancient polar sea reptile fossil is oldest ever found in Southern Hemisphere
An international team of scientists has identified the oldest fossil of a sea-going reptile from the Southern Hemisphere – a nothosaur vertebra found on New...
Ancient remedies for modern woes: TCM in the fight against african swine fever
Recent research reveals the potential of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in combating African Swine Fever (ASF), a viral disease with near 100% mortality rate in...
Making this Parkinson’s drug is just turtles all the way down (video)
WASHINGTON, June 17, 2024 — L-DOPA is the best drug we have for Parkinson’s disease, but its molecular mirror image, D-DOPA, causes dangerous side effects....
Researchers develop plant gene drive system for enhanced trait inheritance
A collaborative research team led by QIAN Wenfeng from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Peking...
Poll: Majority of Americans say key COVID-19 policies were a good idea—but views of individual policies vary
Embargoed for release: Monday, June 17, 6:00 AM ETCredit: Source: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health/de Beaumont Foundation poll, U.S. Views on Pandemic Policies:...
Treatment of stress-induced exhaustion disorder has wrong focus
A new thesis at Uppsala University questions the traditional view of stress-induced exhaustion disorder. A new model is proposed in its place that puts more...
Nile perch invasion triggered genetic bottlenecks in lake Victoria’s endemic cichlids
Newfound evidence reveals that the upsurge of the exotic Nile perch in Lake Victoria had long-lasting effects on the genetic diversity of various local cichlid...
Reduction of esters by a novel photocatalyst
The sweet smell of strawberries and other fruits is thanks to a chemical compound called ester, which is also found in many fats and polyesters....
$18.5 million U19 grant will study B and T memory cells in transplanted lungs, uteruses and kidneys
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Memory immune cells reside in many tissues, poised to react to a second infection or continuing antigen. Yet little is known about...
Gonadal function in male mice disrupted by prenatal risk factors
Researchers have consistently shown that prenatal exposure to Di (2-ethyhexyl) phthalate harms the reproductive system in male mice and causes fertility defects. In a new...
Artificial photosynthesis to produce hydrogen peroxide
National University of Singapore (NUS) chemists have developed hexavalent photocatalytic covalent organic frameworks (COFs) which mimic natural photosynthesis for the production of hydrogen peroxide, an...
