Heart of Gold: Bath student team wins world Heart Hackathon competition
Student engineers from the University of Bath are on top of the world after winning an international competition to design an artificial heart.Credit: University of...
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Reduction in survival and growth rate of Betula ermanii seedlings at tree lines and southern limits by diverse mechanisms
Tsukuba, Japan—Plant species are distributed in their preferred climatic zones, and plants growing at the edge of their natural distribution range often exhibit poor growth...
A comprehensive evaluation of spontaneous pelvic organ prolapse in non-human primate as an ideal model for human prolapse studies
This study is led by Prof. Lan Zhu (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital), Prof. Tao Tan (State Key Laboratory of...
A revolution in crystal structure prediction of pharmaceutical drugs
Physical properties (stability, solubility, etc.), critical to the performance of pharmaceutical and functional materials, are known to strongly depend on the solid-state form and environmental...
The governance gap: Balancing innovation and ecological responsibility in a world at risk
“The world isn’t doing terribly well in averting global ecological collapse,” says Dr Florian Rabitz, a researcher at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania, the...
Yeast cells can produce drugs for treatment of psychotic disorders
Production of biological substances for medicine using genetically engineered yeast cells shows new promising results in basic research from an international team of researchers. In...
Stable and efficient robotic artificial muscles built upon new material combinations
Actuators, which convert electrical energy into motion or force, play a pivotal role in daily life, albeit often going unnoticed. Soft material-based actuators, in particular,...
Physical fitness since childhood predicts cerebellar volume in adolescence
Physical fitness since childhood is associated with cerebellar grey matter volume in adolescents. According to a recent study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä and...
Scientists found hundreds of toxic chemicals in recycled plastics
When scientists examined pellets from recycled plastic collected in 13 countries they found hundreds of toxic chemicals, including pesticides and pharmaceuticals. The results are published...
CNIC scientists identify the crucial role of the protein neuregulin-1 in heart development
In a study published in the journal Circulation Research, researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) led by Dr. José Luis de la...
Found at last: Bizarre, egg-laying mammal finally rediscovered after 60 years
More than sixty years after it was last recorded, an expedition team has rediscovered an iconic, egg-laying mammal in one of the most unexplored regions...
Mystery solved: how hummingbirds fly through gaps that are too small
Soaring, wings outstretched, many birds sail through the air unhindered. However, species that dine on fruit, seeds and nectar must negotiate tiny gaps in cluttered...
Hummingbirds’ unique sideways flutter gets them through small apertures
Most birds that flit through dense, leafy forests have a strategy for maneuvering through tight windows in the vegetation — they bend their wings at...
UTHealth Houston researchers awarded $2.6 million NIH grant to study molecular pathways and potential strategies for treatment of myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury
A four-year, $2.6 million grant to study circadian rhythm and novel therapies to protect the heart during a heart attack or cardiac surgery has been...
NASA’s Webb, Hubble telescopes combine to create most colorful view of universe
Astronomers once again have combined the observational powers of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope to create one of the most detailed and colorful portraits of...
