‘Backpacking’ hedgehogs take permanent staycation
Credit: University of Otago New University of Otago research has been examining how alpine-based hedgehogs hibernate from a different perspective - their backs. Dr Nick...
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HKU scientists harness the naturally abundant CRISPR-Cas system to edit superbugs with the hope of treating infections caused by drug resistant pathogens
Credit: The University of Hong Kong A research team led by Dr Aixin YAN, Associate Professor from the Research Division for Molecular & Cell Biology,...
Scientists come up with new method for simultaneous processing of different types of waste
Credit: Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS An international research team has come up with an innovative method for metal recovery from industrial waste. The new method allows...
Toni Whitaker receives $3.1 million for UTHSC’s LEND program
Credit: UTHSC Memphis, Tenn. (July 21, 2021) - The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a University of Tennessee Health Science Center professor's...
Linda Partridge to present at the 8th Aging Research & Drug Discovery Meeting 2021
Linda Partridge to present new research in the biology of aging at the world's largest aging research for drug discovery conferenceCredit: Insilico Medicine Hong Kong...
UCI scientists make X-ray vision-like camera to rapidly retrieve 3D images
Tech can visualize various materials, structures with detailed chemical informationCredit: Dmitry Fishman, Eric Potma, David Knez / UCI Irvine, Calif., July 21, 2021 -- It's...
Structural biology provides long-sought solution to innate immunity puzzle
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - July 20, 2021 - UT Southwestern researchers report the first structural confirmation that endogenous - or self-made -...
Largest-ever type 1 diabetes genetic study IDs potential treatment targets
Credit: UVA Health Scientists have completed the largest and most diverse genetic study of type 1 diabetes ever undertaken, identifying new drug targets to treat...
MRI, clear cell likelihood score correlate with renal mass growth rate
Standardized non-invasive clear cell likelihood score--derived from MRI--correlates with the growth rate of small renal masses and may help guide personalized managementCredit: American Roentgen Ray...
Unravelling the knotty problem of the Sun’s activity
Credit: MacTaggart et al. A new approach to analysing the development of magnetic tangles on the Sun has led to a breakthrough in a longstanding...
Spotted: An exoplanet with the potential to form moons
Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Benisty et al. Cambridge, MA ¬- Astronomers at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian have helped detect the clear presence of...
Study shows cancer misinformation common on social media sites
Credit: Huntsman Cancer Institute A new study published online today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute reports that one third of the most...
Bidirectional impact of cardiovascular disease, cancer in Blacks focus of new AHA center
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University Cardiovascular disease and cancer, the nation's top two killers, share common ground like obesity and chronic inflammation, as well as...
Targeted removals and enhanced monitoring can help manage lionfish in the Mediterranean
Credit: Periklis Kleitou/University of Plymouth Targeted removals can be effective in suppressing the number of invasive lionfish found within protected coastlines around the Mediterranean Sea....
Long COVID and severe COVID-19 infections associated with Epstein-Barr virus reactivation
Credit: Jeffrey E. Gold, Ramazan A. Okyay, Warren E. Licht, and David J. Hurley Two recently published studies available on the National Institutes of Health...
