Keeping sperm cells on track
Credit: Gadadhar et al. / Science 2021 One essential component of each eukaryotic cell is the cytoskeleton. Microtubules, tiny tubes consisting of a protein called...
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School nutrition professionals’ employee safety experiences during onset of the COVID-19 pandemic
Attention to the safety and concerns of school nutrition employees is vital for continuation of school nutrition programs during the pandemic and future emergency situations,...
Space Station, Cygnus test technology for 5G communications, other benefits
SharkSat is just one example of the wide variety of technology demonstrations supported by the space station for the benefit of space exploration and people...
Functional seizures associated with stroke, psychiatric disorders in EHR study
Credit: Donn Jones/Vanderbilt University Medical Center In a large-scale study of electronic health records, Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators have determined the prevalence of functional...
Intelligence deficit: Conclusion from the mouse to the human being
Researchers create an animal model for studying GPI anchor deficienciesCredit: © Miguel Rodriguez de los Santos Impaired intelligence, movement disorders and developmental delays are typical...
IU research findings could reduce treatment-related complication for blood cancer patients
Credit: IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS-- Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center published promising findings today in the New...
Chemists invent shape-shifting nanomaterial with biomedical potential
It converts from sheets to tubes and back in a controllable fashionCredit: Conticello Lab Chemists have developed a nanomaterial that they can trigger to shape...
Researchers question fundamental study on the Kondo effect
Credit: Forschungszentrum Jülich Jülich, Germany, 7 January 2021. The Kondo effect influences the electrical resistance of metals at low temperatures and generates complex electronic and...
Protein that can be toxic in the heart and nerves may help prevent Alzheimer’s
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - Jan. 7, 2020 - A protein that wreaks havoc in the nerves and heart when it clumps together...
UTSA Artificial Intelligence Consortium receives over $1M in research funding
University led research attempts to close the performance gap between modern artificial intelligence (AI) systems and biological systemsCredit: UTSA Dhireesha Kudithipudi, founding director of the...
Nanodroplets and ultrasound ‘drills’ prove effective at tackling tough blood clots
Credit: Leela Goel Engineering researchers have developed a new technique for eliminating particularly tough blood clots, using engineered nanodroplets and an ultrasound "drill" to break...
Study reveals structure of protein and permits search for drugs against neglected diseases
Discovery by Brazilian scientists paves the way for the study of more potent molecules capable of directly destroying parasites underlying elephantiasis and cutaneous leishmaniasis, with...
Unusual sex chromosomes of platypus, emu and duck
Three papers unveil the extraordinary diversity of animal sex chromosomesCredit: © Doug Gimesy Sex chromosomes are presumed to originate from a pair of identical ancestral...
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Liquid metals for energy storageCredit: HZDR / Blaurock Reliable and economical systems for storing large amounts of energy are needed for industrial nations such as...
Native biodiversity collapse in the Eastern Mediterranean
Most native species are going locally extinct, while introduced tropical species thriveCredit: © Paolo Albano The coastline of Israel is one of the warmest areas...
