HKU researchers identify promising new biologics for obesity-related diseases
Credit: The University of Hong Kong The research teams at the University of Hong Kong led by Professor Xuechen LI from the Research Division for...
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Swiss farmers contributed to the domestication of the opium poppy
Credit: Raül Soteras, AgriChange Project Fields of opium poppies once bloomed where the Zurich Opera House underground garage now stands. Through a new analysis of...
Postsynaptic density consisting of tubulin-based postsynaptic density lattice backbone
Credit: Tatsuo Suzuki, Shinshu University A research group led by Specially appointed professor, Dr. Tatsuo Suzuki of Shinshu University School of Medicine developed a new...
How cooperative root graft networks help trees under stress
Credit: Alejandra Vovides The fact that the roots of trees of the same or even different species grow together and thus connect to form networks...
Stunning simulation of stars being born is most realistic ever
First high-resolution model to simulate an entire gas cloud where stars are bornCredit: Northwestern University/UT Austin A team including Northwestern University astrophysicists has developed the...
How x-rays could make reliable, rapid COVID-19 tests a reality
An imaging technique pioneered by Berkeley Lab is helping reveal the best antibodies for COVID-19 detectionCredit: (Credit: Berkeley Lab) Vaccines are turning the tide of...
Icing muscle injuries may delay recovery
Credit: Takamitsu Arakawa et al. A study using a mouse model of eccentric contraction (*1) has revealed that icing injured muscles delays muscle regeneration. The...
Novel method of labeling DNA bases for sequencing
Credit: IOCB Prague An international research team headed by Michal Hocek of the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences...
Epigenetics study draws link between hatchery conditions and steelhead trout fitness
Credit: Photo by WSU Photo Services PULLMAN, Wash. - Alterations in the epigenetic programming of hatchery-raised steelhead trout could account for their reduced fertility, abnormal...
Synaptic transmission: Not a one-way street
Key synapse acts as a "smart teacher", sending messages against the usual flow of information in the brain. - Paper published in Nature CommunicationsCredit: Nature...
How to become ‘ant-i-social’
Study shows erosion of ant genome tied to loss of functional, behavioral and social traits in 3 inquiline speciesCredit: Martin Bollazzi Ants are renowned in...
Portable, affordable, accurate, fast: Team invents new COVID-19 test
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new coronavirus test can get accurate results from a saliva sample in less than 30...
Deep Longevity announces partnership with LifeHub & LifeClinic in Hong Kong
Deep Longevity adds LifeHub & LifeClinic to its growing longevity network. LifeClinic physicians have been trained in longevity medicine to interpret Deep Longevity's biological age...
Better donor evaluation, drug therapy in sight for kidney transplants
Credit: Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 18, 2021) - Looking to improve organ transplant success, researchers are working to learn more about how an immune...
World first concept for rechargeable cement-based batteries
Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Imagine an entire twenty storey concrete building which can store energy like a giant battery. Thanks to unique research...
