New phase for synthetic aperture microscopy
A phase microscopy method with unprecedented spatial resolution and speed, enough to observe subcellular dynamics and nanometric structuresCredit: SPIE Microscopy is an essential tool in...
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Gene pathway linked to schizophrenia identified through stem cell engineering
Credit: (Photo by Laura Stertz, PhD/UTHealth) Using human-induced pluripotent stem cells engineered from a single family's blood samples, a gene signaling pathway linked to a...
New optical fiber brings significant improvements to light-based gyroscopes
New technology poised to enable more precise and compact navigation systems for airplanes, unmanned vehicles and for land and marine navigationCredit: Gregory T. Jasion, Optoelectronics...
First patient enrolled in stem cell therapy trial for traumatic injury
Credit: Athersys The first patient has enrolled in a Phase II clinical trial evaluating a stem cell therapy for the potential early treatment of traumatic...
UArizona researcher wins $1 million NSF C-Accel Grant
University of Arizona researcher Zheshen Zhang leads a team to create sensor systems for navigation, health care and communications -- on Earth and beyondCredit: Zheshen...
Sixfold increase in risk
Study shows link between cervical cancer and HIV infectionCredit: Andreas Heddergott / TUM A research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has quantified...
Sex-specific Alzheimer’s treatment could benefit males over females
University of Ottawa research in mice highlights sex-specific difference that could prevent certain treatments from working in females, signaling caution with design of drug trials...
The quest for carbon capture: WVU engineer explores the ways through four federally-funded projects
Credit: Paige Nesbit/WVU One silver lining to COVID-19 restrictions, based on a recent report, is a 2.4 billion-ton plummet in global carbon emissions. Yet worldwide...
Looking for dark matter near neutron stars with radio telescopes
Credit: Credit: Kavli IPMU In the 1970s, physicists uncovered a problem with the Standard Model of particle physics--the theory that describes three of the four...
Young people regarded COVID-19 as a threat to the older generation but not to themselves
Credit: NTU Singapore At the start of the pandemic, young Singaporeans regarded COVID-19 as a threat to the older generation but not to themselves, finds...
Discovery: How Colorado potato beetles beat pesticides
Epigenetic changes, passed to new generations, may solve paradox of rapid resistanceCredit: Lily Shapiro The Colorado potato beetle is a notorious pest--and a kind of...
Traditional model for disease spread may not work in COVID-19
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (Dec. 21, 2020) - A mathematical model that can help project the contagiousness and spread of infectious...
Cellular exclusion of mitochondria protects cells from damage
Researchers from Osaka University identify a novel mechanism by which cells turn over mitochondria and maintain cell healthCredit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - Mitochondria are...
The Achilles’ heel of cancer stem cells
Credit: Birchmer Lab, MDC Since colonoscopies were introduced in Germany for early cancer detection, the number of diagnoses of advanced cancer every year has decreased,...
Study examines attitudes toward non-native birds
Researchers say citizen-science projects could play an important roleCredit: Judy Lyle, courtesy Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ithaca. N.Y.--A new study from scientists at the Cornell...
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