‘Postcode lottery’ of nutrient intake from crops revealed in new study
Credit: The University of Nottingham The amount of nutrients people get from the crops that they eat is a type of 'postcode lottery', according to...
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Research of microring lasers shows prospects of optical applications in electronics
A paper by Kazan Federal University appeared in IET Microwaves, Antennas & PropagationCredit: Kazan Federal University Problems for eigenmodes of a two-layered dielectric microcavity have...
Modeling can predict mutation “hotspots” and antibody escapers in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein
Study identifies structural basis of spike protein mutations with stronger binding and antibody resistance, which may explain transmissibility of new COVID-19 variantsCredit: Image courtesy of...
Virginia Tech scientists see fluid flow as potential key to Alzheimer’s disease
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC explore new Alzheimer's approachCredit: Virginia Tech Scientists don't fully understand what causes Alzheimer's disease, but they have a primary...
Wireless and battery-free spintronic energy harvester
Credit: S.Fukami Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Tohoku University have demonstrated that an array of electrically connected spintronic devices can harvest...
Parental consumption shapes how teens think about and use cannabis
UBCO research shows understanding teen use helps develop effective prevention programsCredit: Photo by Esteban Lopez on Unsplash. Turns out the old adage, "monkey see, monkey...
A protein modification of MECP2 can convey neuroprotection under inflammation
Credit: UEF/ Raija Törrönen Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have found a potential neuroprotective effect of a protein modification that could be a...
Tumor marker may help overcome endocrine treatment-resistant breast cancer
Testing may identify patients who benefit from early HER2 targeted therapyCredit: Sanford Burnham Prebys LA JOLLA, CALIF. - May 19, 2021 - A study led...
New study identifies plasticity disparities between patients with brain malformation
Patients with Corpus Callosum Dysgenesis present distinct reconfiguration of their neural connectionsCredit: Diego Szczpak Recently published in the scientific journal Brain Communications, a new study distinguished...
Oregon researchers find cell division machinery that makes brain cells
High speed, super-resolution imagery suggests that neural stem cells in fruit flies operate like machinery on a factory floorCredit: University of Oregon EUGENE, Ore. --...
Fastide, Inc. established to commercialize results of middle molecule drug discovery
Developing support projects for peptide drug discovery and nucleic acid drug discoveryCredit: MIDL Professor Yutaka Akiyama of the School of Computing, Professor Kohji Seio of...
Almost 1 in 4 COVID-19 patients have another infection simultaneously or subsequently
Credit: Musuuza et al, PLOS ONE, 2021 (CC BY 4.0) Almost 1 in 4 COVID-19 patients have another bacterial, viral or fungal infection simultaneously or...
Scientists take a bite out of solar efficiency challenge with sandwich model
The design of next-generation solar panels can now be improved thanks to a greater fundamental understanding of the structure within a key componentCredit: Shutterstock In...
Single fingerprint at a crime scene detects class A drug usage
Credit: Ionoptika Ltd The latest findings show that with clever science, a single fingerprint left at a crime scene could be used to determine whether...
Study of Utah cancer care-at-home model demonstrates lower costs, better outcomes
Credit: Huntsman Cancer Institute SALT LAKE CITY - A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology reports findings on Huntsman at Home™, a...
