Jan Hoeijmakers to present at the 8th Aging Research & Drug Discovery Meeting 2021
Jan Hoeijmakers to present new research in the biology of aging at the world's largest aging research for drug discovery conference Friday, 11th of June,...
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A better understanding of ‘wet markets’ is key to safeguarding human health, biodiversity
PRINCETON, N.J.--Great uncertainty surrounds the origins of SARS-CoV-2. Early on, some suggested a link between COVID-19 and a seafood market in Wuhan, China. Other theories...
Common diabetes drug shows promise as treatment for COVID-19 lung inflammation
The blood sugar-lowering drug metformin prevented pulmonary inflammation, a major factor in COVID-19 severity and mortality, in studies of mice infected by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus...
Butterflies and moths have difficulty adjusting to a rapidly changing climate
Climate change exerts great pressure for change on species and biodiversity. A recent study conducted by the University of Helsinki and the Finnish Environment Institute...
UTIA professor receives community development early career achievement award
Sreedhar Upendram recognized for significant advancement of community development in Tennessee KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Sreedhar Upendram, assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource...
Study identifies how COVID-19 linked to Alzheimer’s disease-like cognitive impairment
Cleveland Clinic-led research team used artificial intelligence to uncover association between COVID-19 and brain changes June 10, 2021, CLEVELAND: A new Cleveland Clinic-led study has...
Machine learning model doubles accuracy of global landslide ‘nowcasts’
Every year, landslides - the movement of rock, soil, and debris down a slope - cause thousands of deaths, billions of dollars in damages, and...
Forget me not: Novel target shows promise in treating Alzheimer’s and related dementias
A novel tau protein conformation, cis P-tau, is a toxic early driver of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and silencing of this protein through immunotherapy...
Music listening near bedtime disruptive to sleep, Baylor study finds
Baylor sleep researcher Michael Scullin finds 'earworms' continue during sleep, can cause restless nights WACO, Texas (June 9, 2021) - Most people listen to music...
New family of atomic-thin electride materials discovered
An exploratory investigation into the behavior of materials with desirable electric properties resulted in the discovery of a structural phase of two-dimensional (2D) materials. The...
Florida Python Hunters May Have a New Tool Thanks to Optics Research at UCF
Special small, mobile cameras help detect more snakes and could lead to an automated python tracker. Just as the governor announced the start of python...
How do plants balance microbial friends and foes?
Plants are constantly exposed to microbes: pathogens that cause disease, commensals that cause no harm or benefit, and mutualists that promote plant growth or help...
Kurome Therapeutics closes $15 million Series A financing
Funding to develop targeted kinase inhibitors for treatment of hematopoietic cancers Kurome Therapeutics, a preclinical stage company dedicated to developing novel therapies that target adaptive...
Printing flexible wearable electronics for smart device applications
Using conventional printing techniques to print flexible supercapacitors is economical, scalable WASHINGTON, June 10, 2021 -- The demand for flexible wearable electronics has spiked with...
How butterflies make transparent wings: MBL scientists see the invisible
WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Many animals have evolved camouflage tactics for self-defense, but some butterflies and moths have taken it even further: They've developed transparent...