Small see-through container improves plant micrografting
Credit: The Plant Journal A type of plant grafting needing a tremendous amount of precision and skill has now been made faster and easier thanks...
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Intranasal delivery of MSCs provides hope for treating Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - In the search for a cure for Alzheimer's disease, mesenchymal stem cells and their derived extracellular vesicles (MSC-EVs) offer...
Immune from chronic stress? Limit inflammatory signaling to specific brain circuits
Study sheds light on neuroinflammation and psychological disordersCredit: Florida Atlantic University Anxiety and depression are significantly heightened during times of great stress such as the...
Continued nicotine use promotes brain tumors in lung cancer patients, study suggests
Wake Forest researchers suggest nicotine replacement therapies may not be suitable smoking cessation strategies for this populationCredit: Wu et al., 2020 Researchers at Wake Forest...
Asian tiger mosquito gains ground in Illinois
Credit: Photo by James Gathany/CDC CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers report that the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, has become more abundant across Illinois in the...
The sensitive strain sensor that can detect the weight of a feather
Credit: University of Sussex Physicists have created the most sensitive strain sensor ever made, capable of detecting a feather's touch. The sensor, developed by the...
Small protein, big impact
Credit: (Picture: Alexandra Schubert-Unkmeir / University of Wuerzburg) Meningococci are bacteria that can cause life-threatening meningitis and sepsis. These pathogens use a small protein with...
Can’t concentrate at work? This AI system knows why
Computer scientists have developed a way to measure staff comfort and concentration in flexible working spaces using artificial intelligenceCredit: Arup Computer scientists have developed a...
Vision and balance issues are common in elementary school-age children with a concussion
Collaborative research between CHOP and CDC stresses importance of proper assessments at initial health care visitCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, June 4, 2020 -...
Tillage and cover cropping effects on grain production
Credit: Gurpreet Kaur June 4, 2020 - Incorporating cover crops with tillage reportedly results in increased cover crop decomposition rates and increased mineralization of nutrients...
Larger streams are critical for wild brook trout conservation
Credit: Shannon White, Penn State The Latin name for brook trout -- Salvelinus fontinalis -- means "speckled fish of the fountains," but a new study...
Researchers find new way to detect blood clots
Texas A&M biomedical engineering researchers designed a medical device that mimics blood vessels to design and monitor drugs for patients with clotting disordersCredit: Texas A&M...
Hairy, lab-grown human skin cell model could advance hair loss research
Oregon Health & Science University Ph.D. candidate grew organoids at Stanford University labCredit: Karl R. Koehler and Jiyoon Lee, Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School. A...
Phase III results show rituximab excels against pediatric Burkitt lymphoma
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Results of the phase III Inter-B-NHL-ritux 2010 clinical trial reported today in the New England Journal of Medicine show...
Hubble makes surprising find in the early universe
New results from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope suggest the formation of the first stars and galaxies in the early Universe took place sooner than...
