Newly discovered enzyme helps make valuable bioactive saponins
Osaka University-led research team discovers new enzyme, opening novel routes for producing a family of valuable chemicals with medical and food usesCredit: Osaka University Osaka,...
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‘The global built environment sector must think in new, radical ways, and act quickly’
The construction sector, the real estate industry and city planners must give high priority to the same goal - to drastically reduce their climate impactsCredit:...
New method brings physics to deep learning to better simulate turbulence
Credit: Jonathan Freund, The Grainger College of Engineering Deep learning, also called machine learning, reproduces data to model problem scenarios and offer solutions. However, some...
Former piece of Pacific Ocean floor imaged deep beneath China
Study offers clues about the fate of tectonic plates that sink deep in Earth's mantleCredit: Courtesy of Rice University HOUSTON - (Nov. 16, 2020) -...
Elastic-free face masks can help some with allergies stay safe during COVID-19
University of Cincinnati fellow presents case related to COVID-19 during national meetingCredit: Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati A University of Cincinnati immunologist is recommending that individuals...
Measuring the true cost of conservation
Environmental conservation expert discusses how new research will play a key role in promoting a greener futureCredit: Photo courtesy of Christoph Nolte, Boston University. For...
Researchers identify promising new compounds to potentially treat novel coronaviruses
Research could accelerate efforts to develop new anti-viral drugs to fight flu, ebola, and novel coronaviruseslike COVID-19Credit: University of Maryland School of Medicine Researchers at...
Sussex research points to new effective breast cancer treatment
Five-year study, the structure-function relationship of oncogenic LMTK3, Science Advances, suggests that LMTK3 inhibitors could be effectively used for the treatment of breast cancer, and...
New supercomputer installed at Stony Brook
The Ookami computer is available to researchers nationwide as a testbed for high-performance computing technologyCredit: Stony Brook University STONY BROOK, NY, November 13, 2020 -...
Worms reveal why melatonin promotes sleep
Research in C. elegans shows how melatonin activates the BK channel in the brainCredit: Bojun Chen/UConn Health Melatonin is used as a dietary supplement to...
COVID-19 survival among elderly patients could be improved by arthritis drug
A type of arthritis drug may reduce the risk of dying for elderly patients with COVID-19.Credit: Imperial College London A type of arthritis drug may...
Scientists discover secret to superbug’s virulence in diabetic infections
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Nov. 13, 2020 - The bodies of people with uncontrolled diabetes appear to be the perfect environment for a common type of...
Study: Respiratory failure in COVID-19 usually not driven by cytokine storm
Findings indicate anti-inflammatory drugs likely to benefit only a fraction of people with severe diseaseCredit: Matt Miller The turning point for people with COVID-19 typically...
Cytokine storms play a limited role in moderate-to-severe COVID-19
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Washington University research suggests steroids such as dexamethasone should be reserved for the sickest COVID-19 patientsCredit: Courtesy of St....
Baricitinib treatment linked to reduced mortality in COVID-19 patients
Credit: Jannis Politidis The rheumatoid arthritis drug baricitinib can block viral entry and reduce mortality in patients with moderate to severe COVID-19, according to translational...
