Researchers first synthesize conjoined bismacrocycle with all phenylene units
Credit: ZHANG Xinyu et al. The research team led by Prof. DU Pingwu from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the...
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Obesity protects against death in severe bacterial infection
Credit: Photo by Elin Lindström, photo: private For many diseases, overweight and obesity are risk factors. But now a study shows that a higher BMI...
Virus infection cycle revealed in dynamic detail
Credit: Roger Castells-Graells A critical process in the infection cycle of viruses has been revealed for the first time in dynamic detail using pioneering plant-based...
New study targets secrets of great entrepreneurial cities
Why storytellers and knowledge makers shape urban vitalityCredit: QUT Media "If you build it, they will come," so says the idiom but it's the storytellers,...
Oregon State University research shows two invasive beachgrasses are hybridizing
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Two species of sand-stabilizing beachgrasses introduced to the Pacific Northwest starting in the early 1900s are hybridizing, raising...
Identifying how chemotherapy drug works could deliver personalized cancer treatment
Credit: KAIST The chemotherapy drug decitabine is commonly used to treat patients with blood cancers, but its response rate is somewhat low. Researchers have now...
Experimental broadcast of whitewater river noise drives bats and birds away
Intense noise reduces bird foraging activity and causes bats to switch hunting strategiesCredit: Dr. Cory Toth While many might consider a walk in the woods...
Keeping it rolling
Researchers at Osaka University employ machine learning algorithms to assess the remaining useful life of mechanical rolling bearings, which may lead to industrial cost savings,...
Researchers develop novel raman method to capture target molecules in small gaps actively
Credit: GE Meihong Recently, Professor YANG Liangbao, from the Institute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS), developed a general surface-enhanced...
Pristine quantum criticality found
Study: Quantum fluctuations may give rise to topological phases of matterCredit: Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (May 24, 2021) - U.S. and Austrian...
Diabetes vaccine gives promising results in a genetic subgroup
Credit: Anna Nilsen/Linköping University A clinical study led by Linköping University and financed by pharmaceuticals company Diamyd Medical has investigated whether immunotherapy against type 1...
UTA civil engineer developing better flood warning tools for Texas communities
Saving lives and property during Texas floodsCredit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington civil engineer is helping develop statewide guidance for an early...
Clean water and toilets for healthy shelters
Credit: Heliyon Regular, standardized assessments of evacuation shelters can help keep people healthy following natural disasters, according to research published by Tohoku University scientists and...
Defective gene slows down brain cells
Scientists at IST Austria discover how a high-risk gene for developing autism spectrum disorder affects brain development. Study published in Nature Communications.Credit: © IST Austria...
Predicting chemotherapy response and tailoring treatments for pancreatic cancer patients
Dartmouth researchers are about to bring change to the treatment of pancreatic cancer with a novel biomarker technology that predicts chemotherapy response and potential benefit...
