Flexing crystalline structures provide path to a solid energy future
A team of researchers at Duke University and their collaborators have uncovered the atomic mechanisms that make a class of compounds called argyrodites attractive candidates...
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How a drought affects trees depends on what’s been holding them back
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) — Droughts can be good for trees. Certain trees, that is. Contrary to expectation, sometimes a record-breaking drought can increase tree growth....
Scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine discover metabolic sensor may play role in Alzheimer’s disease
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – May 22, 2023 – It’s well-known that people with Type 2 diabetes are at an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, but the...
Study points out errors in illustrations of one of the most famous scientific experiments
Illustrations of scientific experiments play a fundamental role in both science education and the dissemination of scientific knowledge to the general public. Confirming the adage...
New book eyes Earth’s excavators, from microbes to elephants and dinosaurs
The ordinary person looks at Georgia’s Stone Mountain and sees a solid, unmovable monolith. Emory University paleontologist Anthony Martin, who thinks in geologic time, sees...
GPR141 regulates breast cancer progression via oncogenic mediators and the p-mTOR/p53 axis
“This research uncovers GPR141 as a stimulator of breast tumorigenesis and metastasis, making it a candidate target for breast cancer therapeutics.”Credit: 2023 Parija et al....
Study may explain why high-sugar diets can worsen IBD
Excess sugar hampers cells that renew the colon’s lining in a mouse model of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a new study by University...
WVU researchers see need to strengthen mental health programs for first responders
Controlling traumatic situations is synonymous with the daily duties of first responders, yet many mental health programs to combat the increasing stress they encounter are...
Breaking through bacterial barriers in chronic treatment-resistant wounds
Chronic wounds are open sores or injured tissue that fail to heal properly. These types of wounds are notoriously challenging to treat because of bacterial...
‘Lost’ immune cells partly to blame for reduced vaccine response in older people
Understanding the ways our immune response changes as we age holds the key to designing better vaccines and boosting protection for people most at risk....
Team led by NCKU researcher performs cosmological modeling to shed light on the nature of dark energy
In the late 20th century, the observation of a type one-A supernova led to the discovery of accelerating expansion of our Universe. Up until now,...
Corals mark friendly algae for ingestion—revealing possible conservation target
Baltimore, MD—New research led by Carnegie’s Yixian Zhen and Minjie Hu reveals how coral cells tag friendly algae before ingesting them, initiating a mutually beneficial...
Uncovering new mechanisms for wheat rust resistance
Researchers have cloned the wheat rust resistance genes Lr9 and Sr43 and identified that they encode unusual kinase fusion proteins. Their research will enable new options for addressing resistance...
ToCoTronics extended
Topological materials are intensively investigated in the world. This boom started at Julius-Maximilians-Universität (JMU) Würzburg, where the physics professor Laurens Molenkamp realized the first topological...
Recently discovered protein domain regulates collagen transport
How collagen reaches its site of actionCredit: Ian Glaves How collagen reaches its site of action Almost all organisms that have more than one cell...
