Molecular sleuthing identifies and corrects major flaws in blood-brain barrier model
Credit: Image courtesy of the Lis lab A type of cell derived from human stem cells that has been widely used for brain research and...
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Radiative cooling and solar heating from one system, no electricity needed
Study describes passive cooling system that aims to help impoverished communities, reduce cooling and heating costs, lower CO2 emissionsCredit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. --...
STINGing tumors with nanoparticles
New immunotherapy drug activates the body's innate immune system to fight cancerCredit: Shenyang Zhiyan Science and Technology Co. Ltd. DALLAS - Feb. 8, 2021 -...
New method developed for ‘up-sizing’ mini organs used in medical research
Credit: University of Cambridge A team of engineers and scientists has developed a method of 'multiplying' organoids: miniature collections of cells that mimic the behaviour...
Brain protein that causes Alzheimer’s also protects against the disease: USask research
Credit: University of Saskatchewan Findings from a new study on Alzheimer's disease (AD), led by researchers at the University of Saskatchewan (USask), could eventually help...
History of vaccines offers lessons on COVID-19 for pregnant women
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - Feb. 8, 2021 - Pregnant women, who are at increased risk of preterm birth or pregnancy loss if...
Neural roots/origins of alcoholism identified by British and Chinese researchers
Credit: University of Warwick A pathway in the brain where alcohol addiction first develops has been identified by a team of British and Chinese researchers...
AI researchers ask: What’s going on inside the black box?
Credit: Ben Wigler/CSHL, 2021 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Assistant Professor Peter Koo and collaborator Matt Ploenzke reported a way to train machines to predict...
Rare blast’s remains discovered in Milky Way’s center
Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Nanjing Univ./P. Zhou et al. Radio: NSF/NRAO/VLA Astronomers may have found our galaxy's first example of an unusual kind of stellar explosion. This...
Tourism mainly responsible for marine litter on Mediterranean beaches
The global COVID19 pandemic may be an opportunity to rethink the model of sustainable tourisCredit: ICTA-UAB Researchers from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology...
Tiny crustacean redefines ultra-fast movement
Monster claw snaps shut 10,000 times faster than blink of an eyeCredit: Patek Lab, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- The world's most technologically advanced robots...
Mixed and matched: Integrating metal-organic frameworks into polymers for CO2 separation
New strategy boosts the performance of membranes for filtering CO2 from industrial emissionsCredit: Chris LeBoutillier on Pexels One of humanity's biggest challenges right now is...
Uncovering how some corals resist bleaching
Climate change is bleaching and killing corals, but researchers from Michigan State and the University of Hawaii are investigating how some can stand up to...
High CO2 to slow tropical fish move to cooler waters
Credit: Image credit: Ericka Coni Under increasing global warming, tropical fish are escaping warmer seas by extending their habitat ranges towards more temperate waters. But...
‘Magnetic graphene’ forms a new kind of magnetism
Credit: University of Cambridge Researchers have identified a new form of magnetism in so-called magnetic graphene, which could point the way toward understanding superconductivity in...
