C-Path and Global Partners launch Ataxia Consortium
The Critical Path to Therapeutics for the Ataxias will optimize clinical trials for inherited ataxiasCredit: C-Path TUCSON, Ariz., February 26, 2021 -- Critical Path Institute...
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Quantum quirk yields giant magnetic effect, where none should exist
Study opens window into the landscape of extreme topological matterCredit: Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 26, 2021) - In a twist befitting...
Cerium sidelines silver to make drug precursor
Rice University lab's process simplifies fluoroketone synthesisCredit: Illustration by Renee Man/@chemkitty HOUSTON - (Feb. 26, 2021) - Save your silver! It's better used for jewelry...
Meteorites remember conditions of stellar explosions
Radioactivity in meteorites sheds light on origin of heaviest elements in our solar systemCredit: Bill Saxton / NSF / AUI / NRAO A team of...
Agents of food-borne zoonoses confirmed to parasitise newly-recorded in Thailand snails
Credit: Apiraksena K, Namchote S, Komsuwan J, and Krailas D. Parasitic flatworms known as agents of food-borne zoonoses were confirmed to use several species of...
Exposure to diverse career paths can help fill labor market ‘skills gap’
Aptitude test can steer women, underrepresented groups toward high-demand STEM careersCredit: University of Missouri College of Education COLUMBIA, Mo. -- When Patrick Rottinghaus began college,...
Unburdening China of cancer: Trend analysis to assist prevention measures
By collating trends on incidence, mortality, and risk factors for cancer, researchers hope to inform policies, create awareness, and stop the morbid stats from becoming...
New research finds exercise may help slow memory loss for people living with Alzheimer’s dementia
Credit: Arizona State University PHOENIX, Arizona, February 26, 2021- Promising new research shows aerobic exercise may help slow memory loss for older adults living with...
Dinosaur species: ‘Everyone’s unique’
Paleontologists from the Universities of Bonn and Liverpool examined 14 skulls of Plateosaurus trossingensisCredit: © Volker Lannert/Uni Bonn "Everyone's unique" is a popular maxim. All...
How photoblueing disturbs microscopy
Credit: Team Markus Sauer / University of Wuerzburg The latest developments in fluorescence microscopy make it possible to image individual molecules in cells or molecular...
Maternal instincts lead to social life of bees
The social life of bees: once solitary, behaviour plays a role in gene selection for socialnessCredit: Associate Professor Sandra Rehan, York University TORONTO, Feb. 26,...
High- performance 3D printer for titanium structures and In situ synthesis of alloys
3D printer for high-speed printing of titanium structuresCredit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University Researchers from Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) developed and...
Army-funded researcher receives award for mathematical theory
Credit: Matt Perko, UC Santa Barbara College of Engineering RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- A U.S. Army-funded researcher who developed a mathematical theory for complex...
Bioinformatics tool accurately tracks synthetic DNA
Computer scientists show benefits of bioinformatics with PlasmidHawkCredit: Tommy LaVergne/Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 26, 2021) - Tracking the origin of synthetic genetic code has...
Pioneering prehistoric landscape reconstruction reveals early dinosaurs lived on tropical islands
Credit: Artwork by Fabio Pastori, pixel-shack.com; © University of Bristol A new study using leading edge technology has shed surprising light on the ancient habitat...