Being in treatment with statins reduces COVID-19 mortality by 22% to 25%
This drug is currently taken by one in four people to reduce cholesterol in the blood and thus prevent cardiovascular diseasesCredit: URV Coronavirus has infected...
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Revealing the identity of the last unknown protein of autophagy
Elucidation of the mechanism mediating the autophagosome membrane expansionCredit: Nobuo N. Noda & Kazuaki Matoba Drs. Nobuo Noda (Director) and Kazuaki Matoba (Senior Researcher) et...
Scientists develop method to detect charge traps in organic semiconductors
Scientists at Swansea University have developed a very sensitive method to detect the tiny signatures of so called 'charge traps' in organic semiconductorsCredit: Swansea University...
Scientists identify synthetic mini-antibody to combat COVID-19
Credit: Rayne Zaayman-Gallant/EMBL The ability of SARS-CoV-2 to infect cells depends on interactions between the viral spike protein and the human cell surface protein ACE2....
A material that “bruises”like the skin?
Development of a next-generation mechano-sensitive material where parts requiring repair can be distinguished by color. 850% improved sensitivity compared to existing materials.Credit: Korea Institue of...
3D print experts discover how to make tomorrow’s technology using ink-jet printed graphene
Credit: University of Nottingham The University of Nottingham has cracked the conundrum of how to use inks to 3D-print novel electronic devices with useful properties,...
Intensive lab experiences and online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: Dr. McCleery For students studying ecology and evolution, it's important to experience the processes and concepts they are learning about nature in nature. As...
Gentoo penguins are four species, not one, say scientists
Credit: Gemma Clucas Gentoo penguins should be reclassified as four separate species, say scientists at the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath,...
Crown-of-thorns eat themselves out of house and home
Credit: Morgan Pratchett. A world-first study on the Great Barrier Reef shows crown-of-thorns starfish have the ability to find their own way home--a behaviour previously...
Supersonic winds, rocky rains forecasted on lava planet
'Rocky' weather could change the surface and atmosphere over time on exoplanet K2-141bCredit: Julie Roussy, McGill Graphic Design and Getty Images Among the most extreme...
Leaf-cutter bees as plastic recyclers? Not a good idea, say scientists
In observational paper, team of scientists report evidence of bees in the genus Megachile using plastic in nest constructionCredit: USU LOGAN, UTAH, USA -- Plastic...
UConn researcher identifies genetic elements involved in heart development
Credit: Encarnacion/UConn Photo The advent of genome science has given researchers an unprecedented ability to understand the root causes of a host of conditions. Justin...
Industrial-strength brine, meet your kryptonite
Boron nitride coating is key ingredient in hypersaline desalination technologyCredit: Kuichang Zuo/Rice University HOUSTON - (Nov. 3, 2020) - A thin coating of the 2D...
Europe took centre-stage in global spread of the coronavirus, says new research
A collaboration between genome researchers at the University of Huddersfield and Portugal's University of Minho, has led to one of the largest analyses of its...
Johns Hopkins Researchers engineer tiny machines that deliver medicine efficiently
"Theragrippers" are inspired by a parasitic worm that clamps onto its host's intestinesCredit: Johns Hopkins University Inspired by a parasitic worm that digs its sharp...
