A CNIO study links severe COVID-19 disease to short telomeres
The study was carried out with data from 89 patients admitted to the IFEMA HospitalCredit: CNIO Patients with severe COVID-19 disease have significantly shorter telomeres,...
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Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B volume 10, issue 12 publishes
Credit: Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B The Journal of the Institute of Materia Medica, the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and the Chinese Pharmaceutical Association, Acta...
Trained medical staff can perform safe, effective hernia surgery
Single blind, randomized clinical trial in Sierra Leone showed that task sharing can expand access to medical care without compromising qualityCredit: CapaCare Many Sub-Saharan countries...
The parasitic dinoflagellate Hematodinium infects marine crustaceans
Credit: Marine Life Science & Technology Announcing a new publication for Marine Life Science & Technology journal. In this review article the authors Caiwen Li,...
Electrically switchable qubit can tune between storage and fast calculation modes
A tiny germanium; silicon nanowire takes a big step towards a scalable quantum computerCredit: Image: University of Basel, Department of Physics To perform calculations, quantum...
Metabolic potential and molecular diversity of natural products from microorganisms
Credit: Marine Life Science & Technology Co-culture: stimulate the metabolic potential and explore the molecular diversity of natural products from microorganisms Announcing a new publication...
Researchers use LRZ HPC resources to perform largest-ever supersonic turbulence simulation
A multi-institution team from Australia and Germany simulates turbulence happening on both sides of the so-called "sonic scale," opening the door for more detailed and...
Conagen begins scale up of natural sustainable musk macrocyclic lactone fragrance materials
Musk portfolio includes familiar and completely novel aromas to bring precious, warm, and comforting scents to fine and household fragrances, personal care and beauty products.Credit:...
ALMA captures distant colliding galaxy dying out as it loses the ability to form stars
Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser Galaxies begin to "die" when they stop forming stars, but until now astronomers had never clearly glimpsed the start of this process...
More than just a sun tan: Ultraviolet light helps marine animals to tell the time of year
Credit: © Enrique Arboleda/Markus Hartl) Most organisms on earth depend on the energy from the sun. Sunlight is also an important coordinator of life's timers....
More management measures lead to healthier fish populations
Credit: Chris Anderson/University of Washington Fish populations tend to do better in places where rigorous fisheries management practices are used, and the more measures employed,...
TU Graz identifies bacterium that protects rice plants against diseases
Bacterium inside the seed can lead to complete resistance to a particular pathogen and is naturally transmitted from one plant generation to anotherCredit: Mengcen Wang...
Laypeople have difficulty estimating severity of blood loss
Credit: Linkoping University When an accident occurs, the reactions of bystanders are important. Researchers have studied whether laypeople realise the severity of the situation when...
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B volume 10, issue 11 publishes
Credit: Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B Special Issue: Tumor Microenvironment and Drug Delivery Guest Editors: Huile Gao, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China;...
Core design strategy for fire-resistant batteries
Development of a strategy for reducing 'electrolyte-electrode interface resistance,' which limits the commercialization of all-solid-state batteries; new material design strategy to increase performance by improving...
