The Achilles’ heel of cancer stem cells
Credit: Birchmer Lab, MDC Since colonoscopies were introduced in Germany for early cancer detection, the number of diagnoses of advanced cancer every year has decreased,...
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Study examines attitudes toward non-native birds
Researchers say citizen-science projects could play an important roleCredit: Judy Lyle, courtesy Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ithaca. N.Y.--A new study from scientists at the Cornell...
Big step with small whirls
Skyrmions -- the basis for a completely new computer architecture?Credit: Empa Many of us may still be familiar with the simple physical principles of magnetism...
Researchers identify a rare genetic bone disorder through massive sequencing methods
They have used precision medicine to uncover and treat new skeletal disordersCredit: University of Malaga Researchers of the "Cell Biology and Physiology-LABRET" group of the...
Prostate cancer regulator plays role in COVID-19, providing a promising treatment lead
Clinical trials underway are testing whether drugs that target the androgen receptor -- successful in controlling prostate cancer -- could also work against the coronavirusCredit:...
Researchers illuminate neurotransmitter transport using X-ray crystallography and molecular simulations
Credit: Depositphotos Scientists from the MIPT Research Center for Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age-Related Diseases have joined forces with their colleagues from Forschungszentrum Jülich,...
Brain stem cells divide over months
Credit: UZH Stem cells create new nerve cells in the brain over the entire life span. One of the places this happens is the hippocampus,...
Brazilian researcher experiments with electron-plasma interactions
The study could help upgrade satellite communications equipmentCredit: Meirielen Caetano de Sousa/USP A paper on research conducted by Meirielen Caetano de Sousa, postdoctoral fellow at...
Scientists develop the first virtual model of a new Moscow metro station in Russia
Credit: NUST MISIS Scientists from the NUST MISIS Mining Institute have proposed a new approach to urban space design, presenting the first in Russia informational...
Crikey! Massive prehistoric croc emerges from South East Queensland
Credit: The University of Queensland A prehistoric croc measuring more than five metres long - dubbed the 'swamp king' - ruled south eastern Queensland waterways...
New model reveals previously unrecognized complexity of oceanic earthquake zones
University of Tsukuba researchers have developed a state-of-the-art model, which has revealed major complexity in rupture processes even in simple oceanic faultsCredit: University of Tsukuba...
Corona: How the virus interacts with cells
Credit: SCIGRAPHIX / S. Westermann SARS-CoV-2 infections pose a global threat to human health and a formidable research challenge. One of the most urgent tasks...
Optoelectronic devices that emit warm and cool white light
Credit: © 2020 KAUST The advantages of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), such as their tiny size, low cost and excellent power efficiency, mean they are found...
University of Göttingen awarded new Collaborative Research Centre
DFG funds 'Mathematics of Experiment' with approximately 9 million eurosCredit: CRC 1456 The German Research Foundation (DFG) will be funding a new Collaborative Research Centre...
Hardly any sports — but more physical activity during lockdown
While schools and sports clubs were closed, daily physical activity of children and adolescents increased -- study compares data before and during the lockdown in...
