Molly Stevens receives the FEBS | EMBO Women in Science Award 2021
Credit: David Vintiner, Imperial College London The FEBS | EMBO Women in Science Award recognizes outstanding scientific achievements in the last five years of a...
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Bone marrow ‘map’ opens path to organoid-like blood stem cell production
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI--Imagine a day when clinicians treating people with blood diseases such as leukemia or multiple myeloma can send in requests for laboratories...
Tailor-made drugs to treat epilepsy or cardiovascular diseases
Molecular blueprint for important receptor decipheredCredit: Diagram: Dr Anette Kaiser, Leipzig University In order for a drug to be effective at the right places in...
A new method to search for potentially habitable planets
New capabilities developed by an international team of astronomers make it possible to directly image planets that could potentially harbour life in the habitable zone...
Silicon chip provides low cost solution to help machines see the world clearly
Credit: Pointcloud Inc Researchers in Southampton and San Francisco have developed the first compact 3D LiDAR imaging system that can match and exceed the performance...
Depressed moms who breastfeed boost babies’ mood, neuroprotection and mutual touch
Study first to show EEG patterns shift as a result of feeding method and affectionate touch in depressed and non-depressed moms and babiesCredit: Florida Atlantic...
Prestigious Sci-Tech Oscar goes to three former computer science PhD students
Credit: DFKI Three award winners earned their doctorates under Philipp Slusallek at Saarland University. The university professor and DFKI researcher has significantly advanced the award-winning...
Metabolism: Researchers first to shed light on structure of huge enzyme complex
Credit: Panagiotis Kastritis A new method has enabled the natural structure of particularly large and complex enzymes to be revealed. Scientists at Martin Luther University...
Object transparency reduces human perception of three-dimensional shapes
Transparent objects look flattenedCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The research team led by Masakazu Ohara, graduate student of the Department...
Time perception and sense of touch: a new connection
A SISSA team of investigators has reported a new theory for how we sense the passage of time as we process sensory stimuli. The study...
International research team begins uncovering Arctic mystery
New study on submarine permafrost suggests locked greenhouse gases are emergingCredit: Artwork by Victor O. Leshyk, Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, Northern Arizona University...
Monitoring the body’s fat burning by breath
Credit: Tohoku University Your breath holds the key to monitoring fat burning, and now a research group from Tohoku University has created a compact and...
Links between pollution and cancer in wild animals: what can we learn?
Credit: University of Tartu The recent review, published in Environment International and led by the University of Tartu, summarises the effect of aquatic pollution on...
Sleep keeps teens on track for good mental health
Credit: Kinga Cichewicz As families settle back into a new school year, sleep experts at the University of South Australia are reminding parents about the...
Genetic markers show Pacific albacore intermingle across equator
Credit: Felix Vaux, Oregon State University NEWPORT, Ore. - Analyzing thousands of genetic markers in albacore tuna from the Pacific Ocean, researchers at Oregon State...