Global-local path choice model: a new method to understand the walkability of cities
In many cities worldwide, the notion of walking as sustainable urban mobility is becoming increasingly popular. Improving the walkability of ...
In our cellular ‘glue,’ scientists find answers about heart attacks, strokes, more
University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have found important answers about strokes, heart attacks and cardiovascular diseases by probing the biological glue our bodies ...
Breakthrough in nanostructure technology for real-time color display
A groundbreaking technology that enables the real-time display of colors and shapes through changes in nanostructures has been developed. This ...
Improving care of hospitalized patients with HIV in Tanzania
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have shown that three months of social worker follow-up support to people hospitalized with HIV ...
Leonid Sazanov wins Schrödinger Award
At school, he was inspired by Schrödinger´s book ‘What is Life?’. Now, several decades later, Leonid Sazanov is awarded the ...
New study reveals transgenerational effects of pesticide linuron on frogs
Grand-offspring of male frogs exposed to the pesticide linuron exhibited changes in their DNA that was linked to significant physiological ...
Deciphering the tip of migrating neurons: Discovery of growth cone in migrating neurons involved in promoting neuronal migration and regeneration in the brain after injury
The structure and functions of the tip of migrating neurons remain elusive. Here, a research group led by Kazunobu Sawamoto, ...
Land or sea? Scientists reveal effect of land conditions on Asian monsoon climate
Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have used numerical simulations to show how conditions on land impact weather ...
Lighting the way to noninvasive blood glucose monitoring using portable devices
Diabetes is a very prevalent disease that, unfortunately, still has no treatment. People with diabetes need to monitor their blood ...
What heat can tell us about battery chemistry: using the Peltier effect to study lithium-ion cells
Batteries are usually studied via electrical properties like voltage and current, but new research suggests that observing how heat flows ...
New study reveals molecular fingerprint of biological aging
University of Pittsburgh researchers have uncovered blood-based markers linked with healthy and rapid aging, allowing them to predict a person’s ...
Harnessing the mechanisms of fungal bioluminescence to confer autonomous luminescence in plants and animal cells
In a striking new study published today in Science Advances, a team of synthetic biologists led by Karen Sarkisyan at ...
‘Politicians in robes’: How a sharp right turn imperiled trust in the Supreme Court
For decades, the U.S. Supreme Court was viewed as one of the few American institutions respected by Democrats and Republicans ...
Novel PET tracer maps fructose metabolism to identify cardiac and neural disorders
Reston, VA—A new PET radiotracer can differentiate diseased tissues from healthy tissues based on fructose metabolism, according to new research ...
How water guides the assembly of collagen, the building block of all humans
Water determines life: humans are three-quarters water. An international research team led by the University of Amsterdam (UvA) has now ...
Series of important achievements in the scientific investigation of the Yarlung Tsangbo Grand Canyon
The Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program (STEP) established a scientific expedition team for the water vapor channel ...
Unlocking the impact of solvents on catalytic C–H bond oxidation by copper(II)–alkylperoxo complex
A groundbreaking discovery in the field of catalysis has emerged from the laboratories of Professor Jaeheung Cho and his team ...
Facing illegal wildlife trade in the European union: A call for comprehensive measures
New paper now published in Science proposes three measures the European Union should implement to improve open information, legality and ...
Good news for coral reef restoration efforts: Study finds “full recovery” of reef growth within four years
While the majority of the world’s reefs are now under threat or even damaged potentially beyond repair, a new study ...
High-tech ‘paint’ could spare patients repeated surgeries
UVA Health researchers have received $2.8 million to advance their development of a high-tech way to save heart and dialysis ...