Tangle no more, nanotubes
HOUSTON – (April 27, 2022) – Carbon nanotubes that are prone to tangle like spaghetti can use a little special sauce to realize their full...
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How it works: The protein that stimulates muscle growth
In the gym, you are not just pumping iron, you are oxygenating muscle cells which keeps those muscles healthy, strong and growing - a process...
Lab findings suggest EGFR inhibitors may prevent rhabdomyosarcoma recurrence
(Memphis, Tenn.—April 27, 2022) Rhabdomyosarcoma is a type of soft tissue cancer. Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital studied the population of cells that...
Bat box design, placement matter for energy balance in endangered bats
URBANA, Ill. – Imagine if you had to catch every bite of your dinner with your mouth, while flying, in the dark. You’d be exhausted,...
How one inflammatory disorder exacerbates another
The immune system remembers. Often this memory, primed by past encounters with threats like bacteria or viruses, is an asset. But when that memory is...
Supernova reveals secrets to texas-led team of astronomers
AUSTIN — An international group of astronomers led by Benjamin Thomas of The University of Texas at Austin has used observations from the Hobby-Eberly Telescope...
Single-molecule techniques illuminate mechanisms of GPCR activation
(Memphis, Tenn.—April 27, 2022) Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute are studying G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), membrane...
Cancer patients face greater risks from abdominal aneurysm repair
Elective abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair in patients with a cancer diagnosis is associated with several poor postoperative outcomes according to a newly published study...
Seventh season of Healthy Minds with Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein launches nationally in May – Mental Health Month – featuring candid conversations and latest info on mental health
The war in Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the ongoing stresses of everyday life are making this a time of worry and anxiety for many...
NIH awards $2.4 million grant to The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and ADA Science & Research Institute to study responsible antibiotic use
SAN ANTONIO, April 27, 2022 — The National Institutes of Health has awarded a four-year, $2.4 million grant to The University of Texas Health Science...
Glimpse inside a graphene sandwich
Since the first successful fabrication of a two-dimensional structure of carbon atoms about 20 years ago, graphene has fascinated scientists. A few years ago, researchers...
Visual ordinal scoring of coronary artery calcium on chest CT: Diagnostic performance and prognostic utility
Leesburg, VA, April 26, 2022—According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), routine visual ordinal coronary artery calcium (CAC) assessment on all chest CT examinations...
CNIC scientists discover a new mechanism involved in the modulation of heart muscle elasticity
Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), in collaboration with an international scientific team, have described a new mechanism of modulation of the...
Anesthetic drastically diverts the travels of brain waves
Imagine the conscious brain as a sea roiling with the collisions and dispersals of waves of different sizes and shapes, swirling around and flowing across...
Researchers assess the power of T-cell immune response to Omicron BA.1 and BA.2
Scholars from HSE University and the RAS Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry have demonstrated the efficiency of T-cell immune response against the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2....
