Neuroscientists seek Parkinson’s, addiction insights by tracking gene expression
Credit: Preston Ge/MIT Picower Institute Two MIT neuroscientists have received grants from the G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation to screen for genes that...
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A high order for a low dimension
Novel crystal confines electrons to one dimension for spintronic applicationsCredit: © 2020 Kondo et al Spintronics refers to a suite of physical systems which may...
Parents’ finances differently affected by having a child diagnosed with cancer
Credit: Mikael Wallerstedt Mothers and fathers of children diagnosed with cancer are affected financially in different ways. While mothers' incomes fall in the short term...
Subscriptions to satellite alerts linked to decreased deforestation in Africa
Credit: Fanny Moffette / University of Wisconsin-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- Deforestation dropped by 18 percent in two years in African countries where organizations subscribed to...
Study of 50,000 people finds brown fat may protect against numerous chronic diseases
Credit: Courtesy of MSKCC radiologists Andreas G. Wibmer and Heiko Schöder. Brown fat is that magical tissue that you would want more of. Unlike white...
Brain cancer linked to tissue healing
Brain tumours might arise when tissue does not heal properly-- a finding that opens up new ideas about how cancer develops and how to combat...
Alpha-ray missile therapy: tumor cells attacked from intracellular region
Researchers at Osaka University have developed a technique of attacking cancer cells with lethal alpha rays from within by using a nutrient transporter to deliver...
Risk of extinction cascades from freshwater mussels to a bitterling fish
Decline of unionid mussels heightens hybridisation of native and introduced bitterling fishCredit: Hiroki Hata (Ehime University) Bitterling fishes (Subfamily: Acheilognathinae) spawn in the gills of...
Drug discovery study identifies promising new compound to open constricted airways
University of South Florida experts in airway bitter taste receptors and medicinal chemistry team up to advance a potential asthma and COPD treatment that works...
How to identify heat-stressed corals
'Coral hospital' tool could help safeguard reefs facing climate changeCredit: D. Bhattacharya Researchers have found a novel way to identify heat-stressed corals, which could help...
Ecologist receives grant to study pollinator habitat in utility rights-of-way
Findings will help power companies promote ecosystem health in landscapes set aside for electric power delivery linesCredit: Courtesy Northern Arizona University Bees, butterflies and other...
Comb of a lifetime: a new method for fluorescence microscopy
Scientists develop a fluorescence "lifetime" microscopy technique that uses frequency combs and no mechanical parts to observe dynamic biological phenomenaCredit: Tokushima University Fluorescence microscopy is...
See live cells with 7 times greater sensitivity using new microscopy technique
Upgrade to quantitative phase imaging can increase image clarity by expanding dynamic rangeCredit: s-graphics.co.jp, CC BY-NC-ND Experts in optical physics have developed a new way...
New virtual screening strategy identifies existing drug that inhibits Covid-19 virus
In lab experiments, pralatrexate outperforms remdesivir against SARS-CoV-2Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH, 2020 (CC0) A novel computational drug screening strategy combined with...
Countries led by women haven’t fared significantly better in the COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: Windsor et al, 2020 (PLOS ONE, CC BY 4.0) Countries led by women have not fared significantly better in the COVID-19 pandemic than those...
