A way to surmount supercooling
Researchers study the conditions under which aqueous solutions in a supercooled state rapidly freeze, and find certain nanoparticles stimulate crystallization to clathrate hydrates, which may...
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Advanced care: Smart wound dressings with built-in healing sensors
Fluorescent sensors glow brightly under UV light if infection starts to set in Researchers have developed smart wound dressings with built-in nanosensors that glow to...
Boring to study slow earthquakes
Data from boreholes in plate boundaries could explain slow earthquakes Slow earthquakes are long-period earthquakes that are not so dangerous alone, but are able to...
Paleonursery offers rare, detailed glimpse at life 518 million years ago
Deposit contains exceptionally preserved fossils of soft-bodied, juvenile organisms from the Cambrian All life on Earth 500 million years ago lived in the oceans, but...
Gene variant linked to unnecessary bone marrow biopsies in African Americans
Findings show how using genetic data could reduce a racial health disparity A gene variant that lowers white blood cell levels and is common in...
A new type of supernova illuminates an old mystery
A worldwide team led by scientists at Las Cumbres Observatory has discovered the first convincing evidence for a new type of stellar explosion -- an...
The discovery of a new type of supernova illuminates a medieval mystery
A team led by astronomers at UC Santa Barbara have confirmed the existence of an elusive new type of supernova A worldwide team led by...
Impact of cocoa agroforestry on bird diversity
Smithsonian conservation research brief Did you know chocolate comes from cocoa beans grown in some of the most biodiverse tropical landscapes on the planet? The...
Defect and interface engineering for e-NRR under ambient conditions
The electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (e-NRR) under ambient conditions is an emerging strategy to tackle the hydrogen- and energy-intensive processes entailed in industrial ammonia (NH3)...
Newly discovered sperm movement could help diagnose, treat male infertility
UToledo research shows the centriole's role in sperm evolved from a shock absorber to a transmission system Scientists at The University of Toledo discovered new...
Edible Cholera vaccine made of powdered rice proves safe in phase 1 human trials
Study points towards role of gut microbiome in vaccine effectiveness A new vaccine to protect against deadly cholera has been made by grinding up genetically...
Researchers engineer cells to destroy malignant tumor cells but leave the rest alone
HAMILTON, ON June 28, 2021 -- Researchers at McMaster University have developed a promising new cancer immunotherapy that uses cancer-killing cells genetically engineered outside the...
Oncotarget: Glucocorticoid receptor antagonism promotes apoptosis in solid tumor cells
Support recently reported findings of clinical benefit when relacorilant is added to paclitaxel-containing therapy in patients with ovarian and pancreatic cancers and provide a new...
Carl F. Ware receives ICIS Honorary Lifetime Membership Award
LA JOLLA, CALIF. - June 29, 2021 - Carl F. Ware, Ph.D., director of the Inflammatory Diseases Center at Sanford Burhnam Prebys, has received the...
Oncotarget: Treatment outcomes in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
In CTP class A patients, IGF/CTP score B was associated with shorter PFS and OS Oncotarget published "Insulin-like growth factor 1/Child-Turcotte-Pugh composite score as a...
