Scientists pinpoint molecular cause for severe disorder in children
A team of scientists from the University of Ottawa have opened a window into the cause of a rare genetic disorder that causes mortality in...
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Trials of blood thinners in critically ill COVID-19 patients pause due to futility
Credit: n/a December 22 - Three clinical trial platforms working together to test the effects of full doses of anticoagulants (blood thinners) in COVID-19 patients...
Promising clinical data for fenofibrate’s ability to prevent lung damage in COVID patients
Credit: Daniel Hanoch In what has the potential to significantly change how Corona patients are being treated and the severity of the disease, research spearheaded...
Can we be manipulated into sharing private info online? Yes, says Ben-Gurion U. study
Credit: Dani Machlis/BGU BEER-SHEVA, Israel, December 22, 2020 - Online users are more likely to reveal private information based on how website forms are structured...
‘Soft’ nanoparticles give plasmons new potential
Rice scientists show how coated nanoantennas retain energy to potentially catalyze chemical reactionsCredit: Emily Searles/Rice University HOUSTON - (Dec. 22, 2020) - Bigger is not...
How roundworms decide the time is right
Credit: Natalia Stec/Hammell lab/CSHL, 2020 Transforming a fertilized egg into a fully functional adult is a complicated task. Cells must divide, move, and mature at...
A blazar in the early universe
Details revealed in galaxy's jet 12.8 billion light-years from EarthCredit: Spingola et al.; Bill Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSF. The supersharp radio "vision" of the National Science Foundation's...
A new species of mammal may have been found in Africa’s montane forests
Credit: Hanna Rosti A research team from the University of Helsinki has discovered a tree hyrax in the Taita Hills, Kenya, which may belong to...
Brain gene expression patterns predict behavior of individual honey bees
Credit: Graphic by Michael B. Vincent CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- An unusual study that involved bar coding and tracking the behavior of thousands of individual honey...
New center for nuclear disarmament for Uppsala University
Swedish Government's assigned todayCredit: Mikael Wallerstedt Today, the Swedish Government decided to assign to Uppsala University the task of setting up a new national knowledge...
Getting to grips with the multitude of early scientific findings
Lessons from the pandemicCredit: Design: Pauline Marchetti / EMBO Heidelberg/Germany, 22 December 2020 - EMBO publicly launches the Early Evidence Base site, an experimental platform...
How a large protein complex assembles in a cell
Credit: Visualization: Olga V Posukh, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Novosibirsk Cells produce a great number of different protein complexes, each of which is made...
Ancient DNA sheds light on the peopling of the Mariana Islands
Researchers find that present-day Mariana Islanders' ancestry is linked to the PhilippinesCredit: Hsiao-chun Hung To reach the Mariana Islands in the Western Pacific, humans crossed...
Pandemic and forthcoming stimulus funds could bring climate targets in sight — or not
Credit: ESRIG, University of Groningen. The lockdowns that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic have reduced greenhouse gas emissions. However, in the recovery phase, emissions could...
RedHill’s phase 2/3 COVID-19 study of opaganib passes second DSMB review
Independent DSMB unanimously recommends continuation of the global Phase 2/3 study of orally-administered opaganib in severe COVID-19 based on review of unblinded safety data from...
