Strange colon discovery explains racial disparities in colorectal cancer
One side of the colon ages faster than the other, scientists revealCredit: UVA Health The colons of African-Americans and people of European descent age differently,...
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A display that completely blocks off counterfeits
Credit: POSTECH Despite the anticounterfeiting devices attached to luxury handbags, marketable securities, and identification cards, counterfeit goods are on the rise. There is a demand...
Tough childhood damages life prospects
Credit: David Naylor An adverse upbringing often impairs people's circumstances and health in their adult years, especially for couples who have both had similar experiences....
How the brain learns that earmuffs are not valuable at the beach
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba in Japan and the NEI in the USA have discovered a circuit in the basal ganglia of the brain...
Diamonds need voltage
In addition to heat and high pressure, small electric fields can also play a decisive role in the formation of this extremely hard carbon compound.Credit:...
New journal to push the boundaries of biological imaging
Credit: Cambridge University Press A new Open Access journal from Cambridge University Press will provide a home for interdisciplinary research in the fast-growing field of...
COVID-19 virus helps block host immunity
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 20, 2020--SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, blocks the processes of innate immune activation that...
Smooth touchdown: novel camera-based system for automated landing of drone on a fixed spot
Researchers demonstrate automated drone landing using 2D camera-based symbol detection, with potential applications in rescue missionsCredit: Malik Demirhan and Chinthaka Premachandra in "Development of an...
Kar?na Narbute’s research in extracellular vesicles earns her Young Investigator Award
Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - Kar?na Narbute, Ph.D. is the latest recipient of STEM CELLS Translational Medicine's Young Investigator Award. The award fosters advancements...
NAS honors Heino Falcke and Sheperd Doeleman with Henry Draper Medal
American National Academy of Sciences honours Heino Falcke and Sheperd Doeleman with the Henry Draper MedalCredit: National Academy of Sciences Astronomers Heino Falcke of Radboud...
Size of connections between nerve cells determines their signaling strength
Credit: Kristian Herrera and authors The neocortex is the part of the brain that humans use to process sensory impressions, store memories, give instructions to...
The immune system mounts a lasting defense after recovery from COVID-19
Credit: Laboratory of Molecular Immunology at The Rockefeller University As the number of people who have fought off SARS-CoV-2 climbs ever higher, a critical question...
Drug-delivery microcapsules tagged with zirconium-89 can be tracked by PET imaging
If these hollow capsules are modified to target a solid tumor, PET imaging and therapeutic ultrasound can be used to rupture them and release an...
Natural hazard events and national risk reduction measures unconnected
Credit: Mikael Wallerstedt Countries where massive natural hazard events occur frequently are not more likely than others to make changes to reduce risks from future...
World’s largest lakes reveal climate change trends
Credit: Karl Bosse/MTRI NASA-funded research on the 11 largest freshwater lakes in the world coupled field and satellite observations to provide a new understanding of...
