Unlocking the secret of cell regulation
Researchers at the University of Bonn are developing a new method for elucidating the structure of long ribonucleic acidsCredit: (c) Photo: Barbara Frommann/Uni Bonn Ribonucleic...
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Heart muscle cells change their energy source during heart regeneration
Credit: Hessel Honkoop and Fabian Kruse, ©Hubrecht Institute Researchers from the group of Jeroen Bakkers at the Hubrecht Institute (KNAW) have found that the muscle...
EU funds 3m project to develop nanodevices against epilepsy and Parkinson’s
Novel nanotechnologies could be used as brain implants, modulating the activity of nerve cells electrochemically and treating neurological diseasesCredit: Photo by Pete Lindforth on Pixabay...
How cells respond appropriately in harsh environments arising from global warming
Discovery of direct osmotic enhancement of MAP kinase phosphorylation by a cytoplasmic sensorCredit: © 2020 IMSUT, The University of Tokyo CC-BY Under severe environmental stresses...
Chitosan-graft-Polyacrylamide tested as inhibitor of hydrate formation
Kazan Federal University and Shahid Beheshti University have published their research in Crystal Growth and Design.Credit: Kazan Federal University Currently, 90% of the hydrocarbon resources...
New thalattosaur species discovered in Southeast Alaska
Gunakadeit joseeae is the most complete thalattosaur ever found in North AmericaCredit: Artwork by Ray Troll ©2020 Scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks have...
First childhood flu helps explain why virus hits some people harder than others
Researchers also report that travel-related screening for coronavirus will identify less than half of those infectedCredit: Dan Higgins/Courtesy of CDC/Douglas Jordan Why are some people...
Retina-inspired carbon nitride-based photonic synapses for selective detection of UV light
Credit: Tae-Woo Lee Researchers at Seoul National University and Inha University in South Korea developed photo-sensitive artificial nerves that emulated functions of a retina by...
Deep learning accurately forecasts heat waves, cold spells
Capsule neural network predicts extreme weather with WWII-era analog forecastsCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON -- (Feb. 4, 2020) -- Rice University engineers have created a...
Fragile: Handle with care
Interhospital transfer may be essential for the sickest patients, but the risk of death remains higher for transfer patients than for patients admitted via the...
Study paints picture of marijuana use in pregnant women
Credit: Photo by Cori Kogan, Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane As the use of marijuana is legalized in an increasing number of U.S. states,...
Coral Reef Research Collection wins $100,000 International Science Prize
Credit: (c) ZSL A team of scientific editors has been awarded US $100,000 by Swiss open-access publisher Frontiers in recognition of an outstanding special issue...
Is human cooperativity an outcome of competition between cultural groups?
Credit: Carla Handley It may not always seem so, but scientists are convinced that humans are unusually cooperative. Unlike other animals, we cooperate not just...
Brain links to embryonic immunity, guiding response of the ‘troops’ that battle infection
Tufts University-led team of biologists discovers neurotransmitter signals guide migration of immune cells to infection sitesCredit: Celia Herrera-Rincon, Tufts University MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (January 31, 2019)--...
More than half of US opioid prescriptions for dental procedures exceeded 3-day supply recommendations from CDC 2016 guidelines
New largescale study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found overprescription of opioids by dentists common, particularly to patients at high risk for substance...
