Lemurs show there’s no single formula for lasting love
Brain imaging reveals that not all monogamous mammals are 'wired for love' in the same wayCredit: David Haring, Duke Lemur Center DURHAM, N.C. -- Humans...
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Green tea compound aids p53, ‘guardian of the genome’ and tumor suppressor
Research offers new lead for cancer drug discoveryCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- An antioxidant found in green tea may increase levels of p53,...
George Mason, Rutgers partner to better inform HER2 breast cancer treatment
A George Mason University and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey collaboration received the U.S. Army's Breast Cancer Research Program Breakthrough Award to indicate success...
Drone-based photogrammetry: A reliable and low-cost method for estimating plant biomass
Credit: Photo credit: Lane Scher. Remote sensing technology has become a vital tool for scientists over the past several decades for monitoring changes in land...
Finding the best targets to improve crop yield by following CO2 journey inside the leaf
Credit: Natalia Bateman, CoETP A team of scientists have measured the relative importance of the different obstacles that carbon dioxide (CO2) encounters in its voyage...
New study gives hope of eliminating mother-to-baby transmission of HIV
Credit: Karolinska Institutet. Anti-retroviral drugs are a vital tool in the prevention and treatment of HIV. A new study of pregnant women in Tanzania shows...
Tuning the circadian clock, boosting rhythms may be key to future treatments and medicines
New article unravels the remarkable relationship between time-of-day and physiologyCredit: Imogen Reekie Irvine, CA - February 11, 2021 - Subconsciously, our bodies keep time for...
Three UH engineers named to National Academy of Inventors
Hien Nguyen, Jeffrey Rimer and Gangbing song elected to senior member class of 2021Credit: University of Houston Three University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering...
UMass Amherst team helps demonstrate spontaneous quantum error correction
New research tackles a central challenge of powerful quantum computingCredit: UMass Amherst To build a universal quantum computer from fragile quantum components, effective implementation of...
Implant improves balance, movement and quality of life for people with inner ear disorder
Credit: Johns Hopkins Vestibular NeuroEngineering Laboratory Getting around without the need to concentrate on every step is something most of us can take for granted...
A new quantum switch for electronics
Credit: Oleg Lychkovskiy A Russian physicist and his international colleagues studied a quantum point contact (QCP) between two conductors with external oscillating fields applied to...
Mathematical modeling suggests kids half as susceptible to COVID-19 as adults
New findings could deepen understanding of spread and inform public health policiesCredit: Nik Anderson, www.vperemen.com A new computational analysis suggests that people under the age...
Facts on the ground: How microplastics in the soil contribute to environmental pollution
Scientists in Korea investigate the abundance, characteristics, and potential sources of microplastic pollutants in agricultural soil samplesCredit: StockSnap from Pixabay Plastic, with its unabated global...
Heat islands and lack of running water promote dengue fever in Delhi, India
Credit: © Olivier Telle/CSH/CNRS What if more inclusive urban planning for poor populations was key to fighting dengue fever? This is what researchers from the...
Rebuilding soil microbiomes in high-tunnel agricultural systems focus of study
Credit: Laura Kaminsky, Penn State The presence of high salt and nitrogen concentrations in high- tunnel soils may make it more challenging to rebuild a...