Newly identified gut cells nurture lymph capillaries
Understanding the mechanisms that impair lymphatics growth and fat digestion in the small intestineCredit: IBS You have just enjoyed a delicious summer BBQ. After approximately...
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UMD discovers a new role for a well-known molecule as a plant hormone
Findings have implications for seed production and crop yield and could help rewrite textbooks, translating to practical applications for plant reproductionCredit: Dr. Wangshu Mou Researchers...
Unread second-opinion radiology reports waste health care resources
AJR finds clinicians not reading a considerable proportion (11.4%) of second-opinion radiology reports, especially sonography, pediatrics, interventional radiologyCredit: American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), American Journal...
To understand the machinery of life, this scientist breaks it on purpose
By tinkering with some of life's oldest components, a group of astrobiologists hopes to find clues about how life emerged. Their recent research hints at...
Busting Up the Infection Cycle of Hepatitis B
Researchers at UD use supercomputer to gain insights into virus's genetic blueprintCredit: Photo courtesy of Jodi Hadden-Perilla Researchers at the University of Delaware, using supercomputing...
Engineered capsids for efficient gene delivery to the eye
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 13, 2020--A rational design approach created novel variants of adeno-associated viral (AAV) capsids. These have...
Reconstructing global climate through Earth’s history
Credit: Syracuse University A key component when forecasting what the Earth's climate might look like in the future is the ability to draw on accurate...
Researchers assemble first comprehensive list of Panama’s trees with geographic ranges
Innovative method quantitatively assesses conservation risk with limited field dataCredit: © The Morton Arboretum Lisle, Ill. (August 13) -- Central America is one of the...
UChicago scientists discover way to make quantum states last 10,000 times longer
Simple innovation expected to open multiple new avenues for quantum scienceCredit: University of Chicago If we can harness it, quantum technology promises fantastic new possibilities....
NASA-NOAA satellite nighttime imagery reveals development of Tropical Storm Josephine
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) The tenth named tropical cyclone of the Atlantic Ocean hurricane season was named...
Researchers develop cell injection technique that could help reverse vision loss
A team at University of Toronto Engineering has demonstrated the first co-injection of both retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) cells and photoreceptor cells in a mouse...
Researchers design efficient low-cost system for producing power at night
Rooftop radiative cooling system could provide lighting power when solar energy is unavailableCredit: Lingling Fan and Wei Li, Stanford University WASHINGTON -- Researchers have designed...
Pancake bonding as a new tool to construct novel metal based magnetic materials
Credit: Reproduced from Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers., 2020, 7, 2592-2601 with permission from The Royal Society of Chemistry. A Canadian-Finnish collaboration has led to the discovery...
New tools catch and release molecules at the flip of a light switch
Credit: Video courtesy of the researchers; GIF by Bumper DeJesus A Princeton team has developed a class of light-switchable, highly adaptable molecular tools with new...
Stanfill inducted into American Academy of Nursing 2020 class of new fellows
Credit: UTHSC Memphis, Tenn. (August 13, 2020) - Ansley Grimes Stanfill, PhD, RN, associate dean of Research for the UTHSC College of Nursing, has been...
