Tumors hijack the cell death pathway to live
Manipulating cell death signaling after radiation could offer a new way to treat cancers, new UT Southwestern study suggestsCredit: UTSW DALLAS - April 13, 2020...
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Breaking the size and speed limit of modulators: The workhorses of the internet
GW researchers develop fast, micrometer-size electro-optical modulatorCredit: Mario Miscuglio and Rubab Amin SUMMARY Researchers developed and demonstrated for the first time a silicon-based electro-optical modulator...
Illuminating the future of renewable energy
Credit: West Virginia University A new chemical compound created by researchers at West Virginia University is lighting the way for renewable energy. The compound is...
When fathers are pregnant
Immune system alteration identified as key process in the male pregnancy of pipefishes and seahorsesCredit: S. Kaehlert, GEOMAR How the embryo develops in the womb...
CUNY SPH weekly COVID-19 survey update week 5
Most New Yorkers observed holidays remotely; educating kids at home harder for parents with less education; Governor Cuomo is the most trusted source of informationCredit:...
New model finds countries should work together to control coronavirus, harmful species
ASU researcher explores pests, parasites, diseases on a global scaleCredit: Pixabay.com;Hans Braxmeier Countries looking to contain the spread of harmful species and diseases like COVID-19...
Future Army vehicles could see an improvement in structural materials
Credit: Master Sgt. Matt Hecht ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- Materials used for a Soldier's personal protection gear may be tough enough for vehicles too,...
‘I saw you were online’: How online status indicators shape our behavior
Credit: Cobb et al./ Proceedings of the 2020 ACM CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Some apps highlight when a person is online...
New findings shed light on selective therapeutics for IDH1-mutated glioma
Credit: DICP Findings of a new study led by Prof. XU Guowang from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of...
WVU team unmasks effective N95 alternatives
Credit: Travis Goldsmith/West Virginia University The novel coronavirus pandemic has nearly exhausted stockpiles of medical gear in the United States. Personal protective equipment, like masks,...
Adapting smartwatches to improve distance learning and health
Rose Faghih Wins NSF CAREER Award for MINDWATCH ProposalCredit: University of Houston As schools and universities around the globe pivot to online teaching, and millions...
Tailoring treatment for triple-negative breast cancer
Research led by the School of Veterinary Medicine's Rumela Chakrabarti identified a molecular pathway responsible for the disease's progression and spread.Credit: Snahlata Singh and Rumela...
Could inhibiting the DPP4 enzyme help treat coronavirus?
Credit: Dr. Gianluca Iacobellis Researchers and clinicians are scrambling to find ways to combat COVID-19, including new therapeutics and eventually a vaccine. In a commentary...
Study finds remdesivir effective against a key enzyme of coronavirus that causes COVID-19
Remdesivir already in human trials in search for treatment of deadly diseaseCredit: Melissa Fabrizio Scientists at the University of Alberta have shown that the drug...
Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing, next steps, and the role of small business
Credit: NIAID-RML, CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en) The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. Public health officials have argued...
