Nature s contributions to people found to be in decline
Credit: Yildiz Aumeeruddy-Thomas Over the past 50 years, declining biodiversity has put many of nature s contributions to people at risk. This is the conclusion...
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Time to lower body temperature is critical in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 8, 2020–Time to reach the target body temperature was a significant factor in achieving favorable...
Hydrogels with fine-toothed molecular combs may make enduring glucose-monitoring implants
Researchers at Texas A&M have fine-tuned a hydrogel membrane that could be used to form biosensors transplanted under the skin to monitor sugar levels in...
‘Spooky Interactions’, shocking adaptations discovered in electric fish of Brazil’s Amazon
From Brazil’s Amazon, researchers report ‘spooky interactions’ among surface- and cave-dwelling electric fish, revealing shocking behavior of 300 blind cavefishes whose ancestors adopted life in...
Beating the heat: Oxidation in novel coating material for aircraft gas turbine engines
Scientists investigate oxidative reactions in ytterbium silicide, a heat-resistant coating, to improve heat efficiency in aircraft gas turbine enginesCredit: Ryo Inoue from Tokyo University of...
New evidence: Neandertals buried their dead
Credit: © Antoine Balzeau – CNRS/MNHN Was burial of the dead practiced by Neandertals or is it an innovation specific to our species? There are...
Study connects diabetes, air pollution to interstitial lung disease
Credit: Michigan State University People with pre-diabetes or diabetes who live in ozone-polluted areas may have an increased risk for an irreversible disease with a...
Caterpillars mimic leaves or offer rewards for protection by ants
Study reveals different forms of interaction between insect groups: some caterpillar species have bodies covered with molecules identical to those of the plants they inhabit...
Breakthrough in nuclear physics
High-precision measurements of the strong interaction between stable and unstable particlesCredit: Daniel Dominguez / CERN The positively charged protons in atomic nuclei should actually repel...
Researchers identify an action mechanism for a drug against Alzheimer’ disease
Late-onset Alzheimer's disease murine modelCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA A study conducted on mice published in the journal Geroscience has identified the action mechanism of a...
2021 SPIE-Franz Hillenkamp Postdoctoral Fellowship awarded to Nitesh Katta
The annual award will support the development of Katta’s doctoral research, as well as his efforts to translate benchtop advancements into clinical successes Credit: Dr....
“Birthday” of the roof of the world recalibrated
Third Pole rose to modern height much later than previously thoughtCredit: TPE As the roof of the world, the Third Pole centered on the Tibetan...
Researchers identify an action mechanism for a drug against Alzheimer’ disease
Late-onset Alzheimer’s disease murine model Credit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA A study conducted on mice published in the journal Geroscience has identified the action mechanism of...
ERC awards Barbara Mazzolai and Andrea Toma for projects on environmental sustainability
Researchers at IIT are among the grantees awarded by ERC today. Their projects will focus on the creation of intelligent plant robots capable of having...
Higher body temperatures still a factor in patients in remission from rheumatoid arthritis
A pioneering study carried out among patients in remission from rheumatoid arthritis has determined that they display significantly higher temperatures than healthy individuals.Credit: Staffordshire University...
