Scientists have found a potential basis for a cure for coronavirus
Researchers found out that salen is able effectively bind a number of proteins of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Scientists used the method of molecular docking and...
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Mapping the whole human brain: Allen Institute to lead global collaboration
By Rachel Tompa, Ph.D. / Allen InstituteCredit: Allen Institute By Rachel Tompa, Ph.D. / Allen Institute SEATTLE, WASH. — September 22, 2022 — Scientists at...
Anthropogenic air pollution impacts health and climate in the Middle East
Desert dust was assumed to be the primary contributor to elevated air pollution across the Middle East. Now, an international team of scientists including researchers...
Salk Institute to lead $126 million effort to map the aging human brain
LA JOLLA (September 22, 2022)—With a five-year, $126 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a team led by Salk Institute scientists has...
UCLA scientists awarded $10 million by NIH to study developing brain
Two scientists at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA have been awarded nearly $10 million from the National Institutes of Health’s Brain Research...
Pittsburgh project to pave way for technology to revolutionize treatment of fatal brain diseases
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 22, 2022 – A collaborative group of neuroscientists from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Carnegie Mellon University received a $6.8...
UC San Diego, Salk and others seek to map the human brain over a lifetime
With a five-year, $126 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a multi-institution team of researchers at University of California San Diego School...
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology researchers design durable organic semiconductor photocathodes with metal foil encapsulation
Hydrogen is emerging as a popular eco-friendly alternative to fossil fuel resources owing to its carbon-neutral combustion products (water, electricity, and heat) and is considered...
Upgrading your computer to quantum
Tokyo, Japan – Computers that can make use of the “spooky” properties of quantum mechanics to solve problems faster than current technology may sound alluring,...
Global consortium study, supported by the Alzheimer’s Association, aims to shed light on viruses’ impact on the brain
SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 22, 2022) — Debra Gutierrez of Von Ormy, Texas, near San Antonio has been an active person all her life. An ophthalmology...
Distantly related viruses share self-assembly mechanism
How do the hundreds of individual pieces that make up viruses assemble into shapes capable of spreading disease from cell to cell?Credit: Brome mosaic virus...
Gut microbiomes help bears with very different diets reach the same size
A recent study of the gut microbiome of Alaskan brown bears (Ursus arctos) shows that the microbial life in bears’ guts allows them to achieve...
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SMART and NTU Singapore develop a quick test kit to determine a person’s immunity against COVID-19 and its variants
Singapore, 22 September 2022 - A team of scientists from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, and Nanyang...
Artificial intelligence tools quickly detect signs of injection drug use in patients’ health records
FINDINGSCredit: Wikimedia Commons FINDINGS An automated process that combines natural language processing and machine learning identified people who inject drugs (PWID) in electronic health records...
Long COVID patients show signs of autoimmune disease a year after infection
Blood samples from patients with long COVID who are still suffering from fatigue and shortness of breath after a year show signs of autoimmune disease,...
