Double trouble at chromosome ends
Double Trouble at Chromosome EndsCredit: Credit Sarah Cai Double Trouble at Chromosome Ends Half a century ago, scientists Jim Watson and Alexey Olovnikov independently realized...
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CityUHK develops world-leading microwave photonics chip for high-speed signal processing
A research team led by Professor Wang Cheng from the Department of Electrical Engineering (EE) at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) has developed a world-leading...
Nature’s sonar: Scientists reveal how Japanese horseshoe bats perceive moving objects
Unlike most animals that rely on visual senses, bats navigate and locate prey or obstacles through echolocation. By emitting sounds and comparing them to the...
How 40Hz sensory gamma rhythm stimulation clears amyloid in Alzheimer’s mice
Studies at MIT and elsewhere are producing mounting evidence that light flickering and sound clicking at the gamma brain rhythm frequency of 40 Hz can reduce Alzheimer’s...
Breeding programs initiated in Vietnam to help turtle species threatened by extinction
Conservationists have initiated breeding programs in Vietnam to recover spotted softshell turtle populations threatened by overconsumption and habitat loss.Credit: C. T. Pham and T. Ziegler...
Aorta recognised as an independent organ for the first time
Heart, lungs, brain, aorta: elevated to the highest league as an organ Credit: Medical Center - University of Freiburg / Britt Schilling Heart, lungs, brain,...
Korea University College of Medicine identifies hantavirus in South Korea using a new rapid test, paving way for early outbreak control
Orthohantaviruses, highly transmissible zoonotic pathogens, are notorious for causing hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Eurasia and hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome in the Americas. With...
Sedentary behavior increases mortality risk
Based on decades-long observations of centenarians, author Dan Buettner (Blue Zones) conjectures that people live longer when they get up and move around after sitting...
Chemistry in the ground affect how many kids wild animals have
When humans get pregnant we go to the pharmacy and buy supplements. We know that pregnant women need supplementary folic acid, iron and D-vitamin. Credit: Lars Holst...
Online toxicity can only be countered by humans and machines working together, according to Concordia researchers
Wading through the staggering amount of social media content being produced every second to find the nastiest bits is no task for humans alone.Credit: Concordia...
Counting rays: Aerial surveys reveal ample populations in Southeast Florida
The whitespotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) and the giant manta ray (Mobula birostris) are rapidly declining globally. Both species are classified by the International Union...
Want fewer microplastics in your tap water? Try boiling it first
Nano- and microplastics are seemingly everywhere — water, soil and the air. While many creative strategies have been attempted to get rid of these plastic...
Shedding light on the intricacies of numerical simulations of soil behavior
A solid understanding of soil mechanics and behavior is one of the fundamental pillars of geotechnical engineering. The stability and resilience of many modern geotechnical...
Ai finds key signs that predict patient survival across dementia types
New York, NY —Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and others have harnessed the power of machine learning to identify key...
Light stimulates a new twist for synthetic chemistry
Molecules that are induced by light to rotate bulky groups around central bonds could be developed into photo-activated bioactive systems, molecular switches, and more.Credit: Akira...
