Gene variants increase risk of Addison’s disease
Credit: Karolinska Institutet Variants of nine genes increase the risk of developing Addison's disease, a rare disease in which the immune system attacks the adrenal...
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Family ties explain mysterious social life of coral gobies
Credit: Jim Greenfield The strange social structure of tiny fish called emerald coral gobies may be explained by family loyalty, new research shows. Coral goby...
New turntable-like catalytic reactor promises more sustainable chemical manufacturing
Spinning Disc Mesh Reactor developed by Bath chemical engineers could make pharmaceuticals production safer and more sustainableCredit: University of Bath All-female research team wins funding...
Tiny population of neurons may have big role in depression
Credit: Phil Jones, freelance photographer A tiny population of neurons known to be important to appetite appear to also have a significant role in depression...
Biosensors monitor plant well-being in real time
Diurnal in vivo xylem sap glucose and sucrose monitoring using implantable organic electrochemical transistor sensorsCredit: Thor Balkhed Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have developed biosensors...
Researchers explore how to protect gut integrity to improve outcomes in blood cancers
Cancer researchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center discovered that a single strain of Bacteroides fragilis significantly reduced graft-versus-host disease by protecting gut integrityCredit: MUSC Hollings...
COVID-infected mothers separated from their babies affects breastfeeding outcomes
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 10, 2021--It may be safe for COVID-infected mothers to maintain contact with their babies. Keeping...
Caution: 1918 influenza provides warning for potential future pandemic reemergence
Credit: Siddarth Chandra EAST LANSING, Mich. - The 1918 influenza pandemic provides a cautionary tale for what the future may hold for COVID-19, says a...
Nanoparticle gel unites oil and water in manufacturing-friendly approach
Novel gel-creation method could open applications in water filtration, other applicationsCredit: N. Hanacek / NIST Oil and water may not mix, but adding the right...
Hidden conflict in the mutually beneficial relationship between legumes and rhizobia
Credit: K. Quides Orange, Calif. - The mutually beneficial relationship between legumes and rhizobia, the nitrogen-fixing soil bacteria that make their home in legume root...
Computational medicine — moving from uncertainty to precision
Collaboration between Dell Med, Oden Institute, TACC, industry, government establishes Texas as a leader in computational medicineCredit: UT Austin Individual choices in medicine carry a...
HL-LHC Accelerator Upgrade Project receives approval to move full-speed-ahead from DOE
Credit: Photo: Ryan Postel, Fermilab The U.S. Department of Energy has formally approved the start of execution of the High-Luminosity LHC Accelerator Upgrade Project being...
Origami powered by light
Pitt and CMU researchers develop high-torque light-powered actuatorCredit: Mahnoush Babaei If you watch the leaves of a plant long enough, you may see them shift...
New targets for the development of a drug treatment for obesity and type 2 diabetes
The hormone GIP regulates body weight and food intake via a receptor in the brainCredit: Helmholtz Zentrum München The GIP receptor in the central nervous...
Bristol-led research will disrupt solar and expedite efforts toward Net-Zero target
New technology means solar panels could be integrated into windows, claddingCredit: David Fermin A team of researchers, led by chemists from the University of Bristol,...
