The line of succession
An unusual mechanism of robustness in charge of brain mRNAsCredit: MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics/ V. Hilgers A specific region of messenger RNAs, the 3'...
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A trillion turns of light nets terahertz polarized bytes
Nanophotonics researchers demonstrate ultrafast polarization switchingCredit: Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Oct. 19, 2020) - U.S. and Italian engineers have demonstrated the first...
NYU Abu Dhabi study discovers how some single-cell organisms control microbiomes
This discovery paves the way for future research into climate change and understanding of evolution.Credit: NYU Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi, UAE - October 17, 2020:...
Cheaters don’t always win: species that work together do better
Extinction may be prevented by diverse communities of mutually beneficial speciesCredit: Syracuse University The sign of a healthy personal relationship is one that is equally...
Hesitancy about a COVID-19 vaccine is linked to beliefs about origin of the virus
Credit: Dr Gul Deniz Salali More than a third of people (34%) in Turkey and one sixth of people (17%) in the UK are 'hesitant'...
Microscopy beyond the resolution limit
Credit: Source: UW Physics, A. Makowski The Polish-Israeli team from the Faculty of Physics of the University of Warsaw and the Weizmann Institute of Science...
Obesity Medicine Association announces major updates to its Pediatric Obesity Algorithm
Updates help clinicians address chronic disease of obesity, identified as the most common cause of prevalent patient conditionsCredit: Obesity Medicine Association DENVER, CO (October 19,...
Nursing home residents with cognitive impairment more likely to be admitted to hospital
Study sheds light on transfers of care and ways to improve care for nursing home residentsCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- Transfers from the nursing home...
UTEP and partners awarded $1.5 million NSF grant to improve quality of life for senior citizens
Credit: Courtesy. EL PASO, Texas - A team of interdisciplinary researchers from The University of Texas at El Paso in collaboration with the City of...
Immune activation in the liver illuminated with new glycan-tagging strategy
A new chemistry technique expands known targets of signaling protein galectin-3, with implications for liver disease and the immune systemCredit: Scott Wiseman for Scripps Research...
High social and ecological standards for chocolate
Research team including agroecologists from Göttingen University study conditions in Peruvian cocoa agroforestry systemsCredit: Dr Bea Maas Worldwide demand for food from the tropics that...
An ultrasonic projector for medicine
A chip-based technology that modulates intensive sound pressure profiles with high resolution opens up new possibilities for ultrasound therapyCredit: MPI for Intelligent Systems A chip-based...
Oldest securely dated evidence for a river flowing through the Thar Desert, Western India
Using luminescence dating of ancient river sediments, a new study presents evidence for river activity at Nal Quarry in the central Thar Desert starting from...
CNIO team finds how melanoma ‘deceives’ the immune system, increasing resistance to immunotherapy
Credit: A. Garrido, CNIO The sophisticated human immune system has evolved to become an effective protection system against a great number of diseases, cancer being...
Smarter models, smarter choices
A new approach to artificial intelligence that builds in uncertaintyCredit: Graphic by Jeffrey C. Chase They call it artificial intelligence -- not because the intelligence...
