Mild electrical stimulation with heat shock ameliorates kidney disease
New approach for treating nephrotic syndrome is based on historic wisdomCredit: Professor Hirofumi Kai A research team from Kumamoto University in Japan has found that...
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Killer electrons in strumming sky lights
Credit: PsA project Computer simulations explain how electrons with wide-ranging energies rain into Earth's upper and middle atmosphere during a phenomenon known as the pulsating...
Biodiesel made from discarded cardboard boxes
Development of a microorganism that doubles the yield of biodiesel precursor production using genetic scissors and based on the principles of evolution; expected to reduce...
Earth faster, closer to black hole in new map of galaxy
Credit: NAOJ Earth just got 7 km/s faster and about 2000 light-years closer to the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way...
IVI, ROK’s GDEF join forces to provide OCV to 540K people at risk of cholera in Nepal & Mozambique
GDEF's US $8.05 million grant to support ECHO projects to prevent and control cholera and contribute to 'Ending Cholera--A Global Roadmap to 2030'Credit: IVI The...
Astronomical instrument hunts for ancient metal
A new study looks at quasars to explore the origin of the iron in your bloodCredit: © 2020 European Southern Observatory/B. Tafreshi Researchers created a...
Detecting bacteria with fluorescent nanosensors
Luminous carbon nanotubes detect pathogens - and are quick and easy to useCredit: Alexander Spreinat Researchers from Bochum, Göttingen, Duisburg and Cologne have developed a...
COVID-19 studies should also focus on mucosal immunity, researchers argue
Credit: Douglas Levere/ University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Anyone who has undergone a nasal swab or saliva test for COVID-19 knows that the virus...
UofL researcher uses fruit for less toxic drug delivery
Suite of technologies now has commercial partner to bring them to marketCredit: University of Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- University of Louisville researchers have found a...
Fast-moving gas flowing away from young star caused by icy comet vaporisation
Credit: Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge A unique stage of planetary system evolution has been imaged by astronomers, showing fast-moving carbon monoxide gas flowing...
Electronic skin has a strong future stretching ahead
Credit: © 2020 KAUST A material that mimics human skin in ?strength, stretchability and sensitivity could be used to collect biological data in real time....
Irreversible hotter and drier climate over inner East Asia
Heatwaves pushing Mongolia's climate to a tipping pointCredit: Ken Shono, Unsplash Mongolia's semi-arid plateau may soon become as barren as parts of the American Southwest...
ECDC and WHO call for improved HIV testing in Europe
AIDS-free future at stakeCredit: ECDC The number of people living with undiagnosed HIV is increasing in the WHO European Region. According to data published today...
A cold-health watch and warning system for cold waves in Quebec
A team from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique and the Institut national de santé publique du Québec has recently developed a cold-health watch...
German researchers compile world’s largest inventory of known plant species
Catalogue vastly expands global knowledge of plant diversityCredit: Swen Reichhold Leipzig could mean for the future of plant taxonomy what Greenwich meant for world time...
