A study investigating genetic mechanisms underlying resistance to leishmaniasis
The study was conducted in Brazil and mapped the genes that are activated when mice resistant to Leishmania are infected. Molecules involved in the signaling...
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Study indicates vaporized cannabis creates drug-seeking behavior
Credit: WSU Rats with regular access to cannabis seek more of the substance and tend to show increased drug-seeking behavior when cannabis is absent. That's...
Many buds to a blossom: A synchronization approach to sensing using many oscillators
Credit: Minati L When one thinks of measuring something, the first idea that comes to mind is that of taking a tool, such as a...
Research institutes careers media about us high-efficiency laser for silicon chips
Credit: Copyright: Forschungszentrum Jülich / Nils von den Driesch Transistors in computer chips work electrically, but data can be transmitted more quickly by using light....
Manipulating ligands
A new dimension for promoting electrocatalysis performance by noble metal aerogelsCredit: (c) Ran Du Noble metal aerogels (NMAs) are an emerging class of porous materials...
New partnership aims to demystify artificial intelligence ‘black boxes’
Credit: University of Texas at Austin The promise of artificial intelligence to solve problems in drug design, discover how babies learn language, and make progress...
Research breakthrough: Humans are not the first to repurpose CRISPR
UCPH Researchers have discovered that primitive bacterial parasites weaponize CRISPR to engage in battle against one anotherCredit: Rafael Pinilla-Redondo In recent years, the development of...
National Comprehensive Cancer Network announces addition of UCLA and UT Southwestern
Los Angeles- and Dallas-based cancer centers join alliance of leading medical institutions that create guidelines which define optimal cancer management in the US and globallyCredit:...
Half of 65+ adults lack dental insurance; poll finds strong support for Medicare coverage
Oral care coverage acts as a strong draw for enrolling in Medicare Advantage plansCredit: University of Michigan Nearly all older Americans support adding a dental...
Ships’ emissions create measurable regional change in clouds
Credit: NASA Earth Observatory A container ship leaves a trail of white clouds in its wake that can linger in the air for hours. This...
Bacterial protein fragment kills lung cells in pulmonary fibrosis, study finds
Credit: Image courtesy of Esteban Gabazza/Nature Communications CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A bacterial protein fragment instigates lung tissue death in pulmonary fibrosis, a mysterious disease affecting...
All microgastrinae wasps from around the world finally together in a 1,089-page monograph
Credit: Dr. Jose Fernandez-Triana With 3,000 known species and thousands more left to describe, the wasps of the subfamily Microgastrinae are the single most important...
The physics that drives periodic economic downturns
The physics behind saving, investment and the time-dependent movement of spreading over an area reveals why all good things must come to an endCredit: Adrian...
Small horses got smaller, big tapirs got bigger 47 million years ago
Researchers open a window onto ancient mammal evolution using fossils from GermanyCredit: Oliver Wings/MLU The former coalfield of Geiseltal in Saxony-Anhalt has yielded large numbers...
Antibodies in the brain trigger epilepsy
Study by the University of Bonn may enable new therapies against certain forms of the diseaseCredit: © AG Becker/Uni Bonn Certain forms of epilepsy are...
