Efficient carbon dioxide reduction under visible light with a novel, inexpensive catalyst
The carbon dioxide (CO2) released into the atmosphere during fossil fuel burning is a leading cause of global warming. One way to address this growing...
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Chung-Ang University study reveals sustainable business solutions for food cold chains
The agricultural food cold chain (AFCC) is an important player in the food-supply industry. It ensures safe and efficient food distribution with minimal wastage- from...
Researchers using artificial intelligence to assist with early detection of autism spectrum disorder
Could artificial intelligence be used to assist with the early detection of autism spectrum disorder? That’s a question researchers at the University of Arkansas are...
Brains cells born together wire and fire together for life
Brain cells with the same “birthdate” are more likely to wire together into cooperative signaling circuits that carry out many functions, including the storage of...
Dogs cry more when reunited with their owners
Dogs and humans clearly have a special bond. But do dogs, like humans, produce more tears at times when they are flooded with emotion? A...
Researchers show how mutations in ‘dark genome’ cause pancreatic malformations
Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) have identified a DNA sequence that is crucial for pancreatic differentiation and function – and for the...
Wastewater viral loads can provide advance warning of COVID-19 outbreaks
Scientists show that there is a close association between clinical cases of COVID-19 and viral loads in wastewater, with the viral loads picking up to...
Untapped potential of stem cells could aid repair of spinal cord damage
Francis Crick Institute press releaseCredit: Bruno Frederico Francis Crick Institute press release Under strict embargo: 16:00hrs BST Monday 22 August 2022 Peer reviewed Experimental study...
The Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) team succeeded with the world’s first Mini Organ transportation to a patient with “Ulcerative Colitis (UC)”
Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) research team announced on July 7 that it has succeeded in the world’s first clinical transplantation of a “mini...
Genes & Cancer | Using quantitative immunohistochemistry in patients at high risk for hepatocellular cancer
“A third of the global cancer deaths are attributed to primary liver cancer .”Credit: Zaidi et al. “A third of the global cancer deaths are...
Revealed missing step in lipid formation could enable detection of past climate
The missing step in the formation of a lipid molecule that allows certain single-celled organisms to survive the most extreme environments on Earth has now...
Researchers call for more work to balance nitrogen cycle
More than 112 years ago, Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch industrialized a process that could produce ammonia from nitrogen readily available in the air, creating...
High performance solid-state thermoelectric energy conversion via inorganic metal halide perovskites under tailored mechanical deformation
Solid-state thermoelectric energy conversion devices attract broad research interests because they show great promises in waste heat recycling, space power generation, deep water power generation,...
SMART advances in the detection and quantification of viral pathogens in wastewater
Singapore, 22 August 2022 - Researchers from the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research...
Patients with ALS are not only troubled by muscle weakness and respiratory dysfunction
Non-motor symptoms such as pain, fatigue, and sleep disorders, are observed in patients with ALS and reduce their QoL. Many of the non-motor symptoms are...