Energy production at Mutriku remains constant even if the wave force increases
The EOLO group has developed a statistical model that relates the power generation of the Mutriku wave farm to wave energyCredit: Mitxi. UPV/EHU The Mutriku...
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Air pollution during pregnancy may affect growth of newborn babies
A study by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country analyses the relationship between atmospheric pollution during pregnancy and the level of thyroxine in newbornsCredit: Bernat...
Changing consumption of certain fatty acids can lessen severity of headaches
A new study shows how a change in diet based on certain classes of fatty acids decreased headaches in patients over a 16-week periodCredit: UNC...
Potential drug target for difficult-to-treat breast cancer: RNA-binding proteins
Studies using human cell lines and tumors grown in mice provide early evidence that inhibiting RNA-binding proteins, a previously overlooked family of molecules, might provide...
How ethane-consuming archaea pick up their favorite dish
Scientists of Bremen sucessfully decoded the structure of the enzyme responsible for ethane fixationCredit: Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology/ O. Lemaire and T. Wagner...
The missing ocean plastic sink: Gone with the rivers
The mysterious ocean plastic sinkCredit: CEFREM/UPVD Plastics are a growing problem for natural ecosystems around the globe, and in particular for our marine and freshwater...
Guadalupe fur seals continue to recover as new colony discovered
Credit: Jorge Paul Orduño García. Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus townsendi) have established a large resting colony in the Gulf of California--bringing the total number of...
At what temperature the weather becomes a problem
Climate change leads to increasing heat strain for humans, animals and cropsCredit: U. Benz / TUM "We have studied which temperatures are preferable and which...
Uncovering the genetic mechanism behind Rett syndrome
Dysfunction in key gene causes neural stem cells to produce more astrocytes than neuronsCredit: Kyushu University/Nakashima Lab Fukuoka, Japan--Medical researchers led by Kyushu University have...
New solution for sleep apnoea
Existing medications can reduce severity by 'at least 30%'Credit: The Hospital Research Foundation, South Australia In an Australian world-first, researchers have successfully repurposed two existing...
Rudi GJ Westendorp to present at the 8th Aging Research & Drug Discovery Meeting 2021
Rudi GJ Westendorp to present new research in the biology of aging at the world's largest aging research for drug discovery conferenceCredit: Insilico Medicine Hong...
Rethinking plastics
UD scientists and collaborators issue urgent call to action on plastics pollutionCredit: Graphics by Jeffrey C. Chase People lived without plastic until the last century...
Skin in the game: Transformative approach uses the human body to recharge smartwatches
UMass Amherst team designs prototype charging system for wearable devicesCredit: UMass Amherst As smart watches are increasingly able to monitor the vital signs of health,...
SARS-CoV-2 replication targets nasal ciliated cells early in COVID-19 infection
The establishment of nasal mucosal immunity against SARS-CoV-2 through a nasal vaccine could be the most efficient way to combat COVID-19 infectionCredit: Institute for Basic...
For transplant patients, COVID-19 vaccination presents a different uncertainty
A pair of clinical trials at UC San Diego Health and Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute seek to quantify vaccine benefit to immunocompromised patients...