Losing key type of pancreatic cell may contribute to diabetes
Multiple types of beta cells produce insulin in the pancreas, helping to balance blood sugar levels. Losing a particularly productive type of beta cell may...
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Giant underwater waves affect the ocean’s ability to store carbon
Underwater waves deep below the ocean’s surface – some as tall as 500 metres – play an important role in how the ocean stores heat...
Selwyn Rogers named associate editor of prestigious New England Journal of Medicine
Renowned University of Chicago Medicine trauma surgeon Selwyn O. Rogers Jr., MD, MPH, has been named an associate editor of the New England Journal of...
Breakthrough in the understanding of quantum turbulence
Researchers have shown how energy disappears in quantum turbulence, paving the way for a better understanding of turbulence in scales ranging from the microscopic to...
Major advance in super-resolution fluorescence microscopy
Scientists led by Nobel Laureate Stefan Hell at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg have developed a super-resolution microscope with a spatio-temporal...
Making COVID-19 treatments more effective and safe
When approaching a task, members of a team need to work in synergy. Nothing can be accomplished if you’re pulling in different directions.Credit: Photo/Colleen Kelley/UC...
Inside the shark nursery: The evolution of live birth in cartilaginous fish
While giving birth to live young is a trait that most people associate with mammals, this reproductive mode—also known as viviparity—has evolved over 150 separate...
Exercise decreases suicide attempts in those with mental and physical illness: uOttawa study
A new study from the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine found patients with mental or physical illness were able to successfully adhere to exercise...
Researchers highlight nucleolar DNA damage response in fight against cancer
Cancer, which affects millions every year, requires proteins to spread through the body. In a new strategy to beat the wide-ranging disease, scientists are sabotaging...
Genetic causes of three previously unexplained rare diseases identified
New York, NY (March 16, 2023) – Using a new computational approach they developed to analyze large genetic datasets from rare disease cohorts, researchers at the...
How fishermen benefit from reversing evolution of cod
Leipzig. Intense fishing and overexploitation have led to evolutionary changes in fish stocks like cod, reducing both their productivity and value on the market. These...
Study of immune ‘neighborhoods’ highlights macrophages as key players in invasive breast cancers
Most immunotherapies, which aim to boost T cell activity, work poorly in treating estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer. Targeting a different type of immune cell...
Modelling superfast processes in organic solar cell material
In organic solar cells, carbon-based polymers convert light into charges that are passed to an acceptor. This type of material has great potential, but to...
SUPA St Andrews team lead the way to a brighter future
Researchers at the University of St Andrews, working with colleagues at the University of Cologne, have discovered a way of coupling light and matter to...
Compressive stress shapes the symmetry of Arabidopsis root vascular tissue
Ikoma, Japan – The generation and maintenance of tissue boundaries are fundamental to the development of functional organs in both plants and animals. In general,...
