Research team discovers central functions of innate immune cells
Inflammation and increased mucus production are typical symptoms of worm infections and allergies. This immune response involves our innate immune cells, but their exact functions...
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Sensitivity to musical rhythm supports social development in infants
Engaging infants with a song provides a readymade means for supporting social development and interaction, according to a study published by the Proceedings of the National...
A new look at brain function and psychiatric disorders
New images from scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) reveal for the first time the three-dimensional structures of a set of molecules critical for healthy...
Cracking the enigma of how plant sperm is compacted
Sperm cells have compact bundles of DNA, yet exactly how and why sperm cell nuclei are condensed in flowering plants has been a mystery, until...
Climate change could trigger the Congo peatlands to release billions of tons of carbon
Climate change could trigger the Congo peatlands to release billions of tonnes of carbon Credit: Greenpeace/Kevin McElvaney Climate change could trigger the Congo peatlands to release...
Virginia Tech researcher receives $1.9 million NIH grant to develop novel approaches to diagnose and treat sepsis
Sepsis is a severe and life-threatening condition caused by bacterial infection and is one of the most common causes of death in hospitalized patients.Credit: Juhong...
DECT assesses postoperative lung volume, perfusion changes
Leesburg, VA, November 2, 2022—According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), metrics derived from dual-energy CT (DECT) can provide...
Traumatized communities
War and violence have a psychological impact on everyone involved. Victims of organized, sexual, and domestic violence are scarred by these traumas for the rest...
Higher speeds in free-space optical communications in the midinfrared band
Telecommunications have reshaped many aspects of our lives over the past few decades by providing incredibly convenient ways to share and access information. One of...
Why fish look down when they swim
Just as you might look down at the sidewalk as you walk, fish look downward when they swim, a new study by a Northwestern University-led...
IPK researchers use Cas9 gene scissors to establish new resistances of winter barley to viruses
Besides fungi and insects, viruses are also serious pathogens of crops. In the case of cereals, viruses that are transmitted to the plants via microorganisms...
New insights into nanochannel fabrication using femtosecond laser pulses
Recent progress in the fabrication of nanostructures has led to their application in several fields, including biomedicine, chemistry, materials engineering, and environmental remediation. In particular,...
The beta cell whisperer gene
Diabetes, which affects millions of people worldwide, develops when the body either generates insufficient amounts of the hormone insulin– a hormone that maintains healthy blood...
Funding for French-German research project on quantum technology
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics for groundbreaking work in this field. In highly complex quantum...
A stone age child buried with bird feathers, plant fibres and fur
The exceptional excavation of a Stone Age burial site was carried out in Majoonsuo, situated in the municipality of Outokumpu in Eastern Finland. The excavation...
