How hot is too hot for life deep below the ocean floor?
Publication in Science: International team researches the limits of lifeCredit: Photo: JAMSTEC At what depth beneath the seabed does it become so hot that microbial...
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Marine mammals’ adaptations to low oxygen offer new perspective on COVID-19
Humans are poorly adapted for oxygen deprivation, making us vulnerable to long-term effects from a disease that disrupts the body's oxygen supply pathwayCredit: T.M. Williams...
New energy conversion system will bridge gap between renewable energy and power grid
Credit: WVU Engineers at West Virginia University are creating a new energy conversion system that has the potential to bridge renewable energy sources into the...
Scientists peer into the 3D structure of the Milky Way
Survey of the sky pushes the boundaries of what we know about the structure of our galaxyCredit: Cardiff University Scientists from Cardiff University have helped...
What makes psoriasis sore: Novel role of immune system in the disease
Scientists uncover another one of the complex immune-mediated mechanisms behind severe psoriasis lesionsCredit: Kazumitsu Sugiura from Fujita Health University Psoriasis has always been a common...
Proverbial wolf can’t blow down modern timber high-rises, says UBCO researcher
Tall mass-timber buildings are a safe and sustainable alternative for high-rise constructionCredit: UBC Okanagan With an increasing demand for a more sustainable alternative for high-rise...
Oral drug blocks SARS-CoV-2 transmission, Georgia State biomedical sciences researchers find
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection with a new antiviral drug, MK-4482/EIDD-2801 or Molnupiravir, completely suppresses virus transmission within 24 hours, researchers in...
What makes certain groups more vulnerable to COVID-19?
Researchers look to animals to find clues in proteins involved in infectionCredit: Jaswinder Singh What makes the elderly and people with underlying conditions more vulnerable...
COVID-19 advice may have reduced exposure to heart attack triggers
Credit: Journal of Internal Medicine A new study suggests that COVID-19 guidance in Sweden may have reduced people's risks of having a heart attack. By...
New compact model for gene regulation in higher organisms
Scientists at IST Austria find a way to describe how different molecules interact with each other to activate gene expressionCredit: Rok Grah Although the DNA...
Coasts drown as coral reefs collapse under warming and acidification
Credit: Kristen Brown. A new study shows the coastal protection coral reefs currently provide will start eroding by the end of the century, as the...
Adaptive Image Receive (AIR) coil from GE shows promise for whole-brain imaging
GE Healthcare's prototype 16-channel head Adaptive Image Receive (AIR) radiofrequency coil outperformed a conventional 8-channel head coil for in vivo whole-brain imagingCredit: American Roentgen Ray...
TTUHSC’s Sutton receives grant to continue work on potential lupus treatment
Credit: TTUHSC The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) recently named R. Bryan Sutton, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics at...
NUS engineers invent fast and safe way to store natural gas for useful applications
The team formulated a new cleaner additive mixture to convert natural gas into solid form, for easy transportation, in just 15 minutesCredit: National University of...
The helix of life: New study shows how ‘our’ RNA stably binds to artificial nucleic acids
Credit: Yukiko Kamiya As medical research progresses, traditional treatment protocols are being rapidly exhausted. New approaches to treat diseases that do not respond to conventional...
