Reversing a genetic cause of poor stress responses in mice
Credit: Minghui Wang/Van Aelst Lab, CSHL/2021 Everyone faces stress occasionally, whether in school, at work, or during a global pandemic. However, some cannot cope as...
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First transiting exoplanet’s ‘chemical fingerprint’ reveals its distant birthplace
Astronomers have found evidence that the first exoplanet that was identified transiting its star could have migrated to a close orbit with its star from...
Designing selective membranes for batteries using a drug discovery toolbox
By binding specific ions in specially designed cages within its pores, a new membrane could enable more efficient flows in energy storage devicesCredit: Artem Baskin/Berkeley...
The muon’s magnetic moment fits just fine
A new estimate of the strength of the sub-atomic particle's magnetic field aligns with the standard model of particle physicsCredit: Dani Zemba, Penn State A...
Two young scientists selected for ‘Se Jong Science Fellowship’ by Ministry of Science and ICT
Providing stable research base for promising young researchersCredit: DGIST DGIST announced that Research Professor Kyung Ah Han of the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences...
New proposal for the management of low back pain with a proprioceptive approach
Scientists from Japan developed a protocol to evaluate postural balance control for elderly patients with low back pain with frequency-tunable vibrationsCredit: Image courtesy: Yoshifumi Morita...
Silver linings to New Zealand lockdown
Credit: University of Otago Two thirds of New Zealanders believed there were 'silver linings' to the country's Alert Level 4 COVID-19 lockdown imposed in March...
Estimating costs of uterine transplantation
Credit: Photo: Emma Busk Winquist, Charlotte Perhammar and Cecilia Hedström Sweden's acclaimed research on uterine transplants has taken a new step forward: into the field...
Visionary bone damage study
X-rays confirm promise of new luminescent markersCredit: Flinders University A novel way to pinpoint and illuminate bone damage promises to make X-rays more efficient at...
Nanoparticles reveal their location via mirror SELFI
Can a mirror turn an orange into a doughnut?Credit: Dr Fan Wang Can a mirror turn an orange into a doughnut? The answer is definitely...
Cleaner solutions for marine and off-road transport
Finnish consortium aims for a breakthroughCredit: Riikka Kalmi, University of Vaasa The Clean Propulsion Technologies project consortium, led by the University of Vaasa, aims to...
Wild barley from Jordan holds key to stem rust resistance
Credit: Eva Henningsen Stem rust is a devastating disease of cereal crops, including barley, one of the first domesticated crops in agriculture and the fourth...
Eucalyptus trees can be genetically modified not to invade native ecosystems
Credit: OSU College of Forestry CORVALLIS, Ore. - Eucalyptus, a pest-resistant evergreen valued for its hardy lumber and wellness-promoting oil, can be genetically modified not...
A few hundred dollars makes a difference in use of long-lasting birth control
LARC use by women in high-deductible health plans rose faster than use by other women after Affordable Care Act cut costCredit: University of Michigan Getting...
University of South Florida receives five-year, $44.4 million NIH grant to study dementia
The NIH-funded trial will test whether computerized brain training exercises can reduce the risk of mild cognitive impairment, and dementias like Alzheimer's disease in older...
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