Wolf pups born on Isle Royale, moose poised for decline
Credit: Michigan Tech The COVID-19 pandemic halted the in-person wintertime survey of wolves and moose on the island for the first time in 63 years....
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Fossil rodent teeth add North American twist to Caribbean mammals’ origin story
Credit: Jorge Velez-Juarbe GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Two fossil teeth from a distant relative of North American gophers have scientists rethinking how some mammals reached the...
Engineers find imaging technique could become treatment for deep vein thrombosis
Credit: Penn State/Scott Medina Penn State College of Engineering researchers set out to develop technology capable of localizing and imaging blood clots in deep veins....
Unlocking efficient light-energy conversion with stable coordination nanosheets
Scientists design a high-performance, self-powered, UV photodetector using 2D nanosheets that show record photocurrent stability under air exposureCredit: Hiroshi Nishihara from Tokyo University of Science...
On the front lines: Correctional nurses and the COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 14, 2021-Firsthand reports from nurses in correctional facilities detail the challenges they faced during the...
Launch of UNITE4TB partnership marks a new era in Tuberculosis treatment development
The partnership will accelerate the development of new Tuberculosis (TB) drug regimens as part of the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), a public-private European Research &...
Autophagy may be the key to finding treatments for early Huntington’s disease
Autophagy disruption may be at the root of early cognitive changes in Huntington's disease and is a potential target for disease-modifying therapies, report scientists in...
Computer Scientist proves safety claims of the programming language Rust
ACM and ETAPS Doctoral Dissertation Award and Otto-Hahn-MedailleCredit: Timo Mann, MPI-SWS For his doctoral thesis, in which Jung established the first formal foundations for safe...
RUDN University chemists obtained an unusual planar nickel complex exhibiting magnetic properties
Credit: RUDN University RUDN University chemists obtained a metal-containing complex with an unusual planar architecture. The unexpected structure was formed due to the spontaneous fixation...
RUDN University chemists propose a one-step synthesis of substances for medicine
Credit: RUDN University The RUDN University chemists have discovered a reaction for the synthesis of acetimidamides, heterocyclic compounds with biological activity that can be used...
Tracking COVID-19 across Europe
Credit: A. Naqvi (2021) According to the World Health Organization, a third wave of COVID infections is now all but inevitable in Europe. A COVID...
Looking beyond the numbers to see pandemic’s effect on nursing home residents
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- Nursing homes throughout the United States have been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic with many perceptions and misperceptions but little...
Early-life inflammation induces depression in adolescence
Credit: CAO Peng et al. Early-life inflammation, such as trauma and viral infections, strongly increases the risk of individual for depression in adulthood, however, the...
Researcher creates cell lines to help treat mitochondrial diseases in children
Credit: Virginia Tech The mitochondrion has garnered quite the reputation for its role as the "powerhouse of the cell." These tiny, but mighty organelles play...
Bioengineering discovery paves way for improved production of bio-based goods
Credit: Courtesy of Klaudia Ciurkot Scientists have uncovered a way to control many genes in engineered yeast cells, opening the door to more efficient and...
