New targets for the development of a drug treatment for obesity and type 2 diabetes
The hormone GIP regulates body weight and food intake via a receptor in the brainCredit: Helmholtz Zentrum München The GIP receptor in the central nervous...
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Bristol-led research will disrupt solar and expedite efforts toward Net-Zero target
New technology means solar panels could be integrated into windows, claddingCredit: David Fermin A team of researchers, led by chemists from the University of Bristol,...
Physicists have optimized the method of smelting the MAX phase
Credit: IKBFU MAX-phases are the new promising class of artificially created compounds that started to be extensively studied in the last two decades. They are...
Plant-based magnetic nanoparticles with antifungal properties
Scientists developed a plant-based technology for obtaining magnetic nanoparticles with antifungal propertiesCredit: Thakur et al. / Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects, 2020 A team of researchers from...
The future of solar technology: New technology makes foldable cells a practical reality
International research team creates solar cells with unprecedented flexibility and resistanceCredit: Pusan National University With the recent development of foldable mobile phone screens, research on...
Brain tumor study reveals surprising gene deletion and method to overcome drug resistance
Inhibiting the enzyme SCD and blocking the function of the transcription factor FOSB, blunts acquired resistance and extends survival in mouse models of glioblastoma; these...
Solar awnings over parking lots help companies and customers
Credit: Sarah Atkinson/Michigan Tech The number of people who own electric vehicles (EVs) is increasing, but they face a conundrum: Unlike those who own gasoline-burning...
‘Handy pen’ lights up when exposed to nerve gas or spoiled food vapors
Credit: Adapted from ACS Materials Letters 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.0c00516 Exposure to some odorless, colorless and tasteless gases, such as nerve agents, can be toxic or...
Scientists create liquid crystals that look a lot like their solid counterparts
Credit: Smalyukh Lab A team at the University of Colorado Boulder has designed new kinds of liquid crystals that mirror the complex structures of some...
New history of photography focuses on presidents
Credit: Book cover courtesy the University of Illinois Press. Obama image from an official White House photo by Pete Souza. Adams image a lithograph based...
Definitely not the flu: risk of death from COVID-19 3.5 times higher than from flu
Credit: CMAJ A new study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) found that the risk of death from COVID-19 was 3.5 times higher than...
Temple-Led Team: COVID containment measures in Philly associated with rise in gun violence
Pandemic has exacerbated issues such as poverty, unemployment and structural racism that are empirically tied to violence in PhiladelphiaCredit: Temple University Health System (Philadelphia, PA)...
CONCERT project: designing configurable collaborative robot to help workers
Researchers will develop configurable robots in order to preserve workers health in workplaces. Cobots will be validated in a construction scenario. Coordinated by IIT, CONCERT...
Virtual reality helping to treat fear of heights
Credit: Bentz et al., npj Digital Medicine 2021 Researchers from the University of Basel have developed a virtual reality app for smartphones to reduce fear...
Long-term stress linked to increased risk of heart attack
Credit: Emma Busk Winquist/Linköping University Can long-term stress lead to heart attacks? Most people would probably answer in the affirmative, but the scientific evidence of...