Funding the future of cancer research
PICI awards nearly $3 million to six early career researchersCredit: Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy SAN FRANCISCO - From improving immunotherapy response in childhood cancer...
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Automated next generation sequencing platform can accurately screen thousands for COVID-19
Credit: Sinai Health A robotics platform designed by Toronto researchers to screen thousands of COVID-19 samples at once has the potential to revolutionize how labs...
A silver swining: ‘Destructive’ pigs help build rainforests
Credit: The University of Queensland Wild pigs are often maligned as ecosystem destroyers, but a University of Queensland study has found they also cultivate biodiverse...
A new effect of red ginseng: suppression of lung cancer metastasis
Development of KIST-maximized ginsenoside (KMxG) using a microwave processing method for ginseng that increase the trace amounts of Rk1 and Rg5. Ginsenosides Rk1 and Rg5...
New long-term study affirms contact lens wear as healthy option for children
Six-year research of physiological response to daily disposable soft contact lenses published in contact lens and anterior eyeCredit: Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE)...
Pressure-regulated excitonic feature enhances photocurrent of all-inorganic 2D perovski
Credit: Xujie Lü HPSTAR scientists Dr. Songhao Guo and Dr. Xujie Lü report three orders of magnitude increase in the photoconductivity of Cs2PbI2Cl2 from its...
Opioid overdose reduced in patients taking buprenorphine
Study indicates the drug is effective in opioid users who also take benzodiazepines for anxiety, other conditionsCredit: Washington University Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, opioid...
Sesaminol: Parkinson’s disease’s surprise medicine
Osaka City University shows that sesaminol, purified from industrial sesame seed by-product, can help prevent Parkinson's disease.Credit: Akiko Kojima-Yuasa Sesame seed oil, used by many...
Researchers offer new insights on bird migration
Credit: Benjamin Metzger During their seasonal migration, birds typically travel between breeding and non-breeding grounds along migratory routes grouped into major flyways, such as the...
Researchers identify brain ion channel as new approach to treating depression
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a drug that works against depression by a...
The social and economic cost of eating disorders in the United States
Credit: J Streatfeild et al., International Journal of Eating Disorders (2021) The impact of eating disorders in the United States was nearly $400 billion in...
Chickpea genetics reduce need for chemicals
Credit: George Vandemark In recent years, hummus has become a pop culture food phenomenon, drawing praises from dieticians for the health benefits and chefs for...
Reclamation awards $3.6 million to improve desalination technologies
Credit: Alex Stephens/Bureau of Reclamation WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation is awarding $3.6 million to 10 projects for advanced water treatment research and development....
Cooperative eco-driving automation improves energy efficiency and safety
Credit: Sarah Atkinson/Michigan Tech Imagine you're driving up a hill toward a traffic light. The light is still green so you're tempted to accelerate to...
Solving the biochemical conundrum at the dawn of life on Earth
UNC-Chapel Hill scientists Charles Carter, Qi Zhang, and Abigail Knight were awarded $1 million from the W.M. Keck Foundation to answer the age-old question: How...
