An international team led by researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed a universal connector to assemble stretchable devices simply and quickly,...
When neutron stars collide they produce an explosion that, contrary to what was believed until recently, is shaped like a perfect sphere. Although how this...
Plants can move in ways that might surprise you. Some of them even show “sleep movements,” folding or raising their leaves each night before opening...
In recent years, researchers have highlighted the presence of sensory receptors in unexpected areas of the human body. In lung tissue, for example, taste receptors...
This study is led by Prof. Xian-Xiang Zeng (School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hunan Agricultural University) and Prof. Xiong-Wei Wu (School of Chemistry and...
The Miracinonyx trumani, commonly known as the American cheetah, lived in North America more than 13,000 years ago. Despite its name, recent studies conducted at...
Non-fused-ring organic photoactive materials have attracted broad attention in recent years due to their low synthetic cost. Different from the rigid coplanar structure of fused-ring...
FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – To say studying sailfish is challenging is an understatement. These fish, often described as the “fastest fish in the world,” exhibit...
The European Commission has awarded IMPACTIVE almost €7.7 million to reinvent and reinforce the pharmaceutical supply chain. Currently, the production of drugs is associated with...
In 2021, 100,306 Americans died from drug overdoses – a 28.5 percent increase from the prior year – with 75,673 attributed to opioids. Synthetic opioids,...
Robinow Syndrome is the best known of a set of genetic disorders that affect the growth and development of the skeletal system. Patients with these...
PULLMAN, Wash. -- A new genetic test can identify dogs at risk of a potentially deadly disorder resulting in excessive bleeding and bruising in the...
Animals instinctively find and consume water when feeling thirsty in order to restore body fluid osmolality and plasma volume to their set points. The feeling...
An international research team comprised of members from the School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), the...
Nutrition researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago studied 80 people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and found that those who followed an alternate-day fasting...
