Fossils’ soft tissues helping to solve puzzle that vexed Darwin
Credit: Rachel Wood Remarkably well-preserved fossils are helping scientists unravel a mystery about the origins of early animals that puzzled Charles Darwin. Analysis of the...
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Rotten egg gas could guard against Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Bindu Paul and Johns Hopkins Medicine Typically characterized as poisonous, corrosive and smelling of rotten eggs, hydrogen sulfide's reputation may soon get a face-lift...
Healthcare Nutrition Council leads the way on medical food discussions
Announcement of publication of workshop proceedingsCredit: Healthcare Nutrition Council While most people are able to eat a normal diet, many of those managing distinct nutritional...
Low fitness linked to higher psoriasis risk later in life
Credit: Anders Dahlberg In a major register-based study, scientists at University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have now demonstrated a connection between inferior physical fitness in young...
Hope for children with rare heart condition: novel stem cell therapy to save the day
Researchers put forward a safe and efficient new stem cell therapy for regenerating cardiac function in pediatric patientsCredit: Okayama University Hospital Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is...
UVA Health’s Dr. Li Li appointed to the US Preventive Services Task Force
Credit: UVA Health UVA Health's Li Li, MD, PhD, MPH, has been appointed to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which makes important recommendations on...
Scientists have synthesized an unusual superconducting barium superhydride
Credit: Pavel Odinev / Skoltech A group of scientists from Russia, China, and the United States predicted and then experimentally obtained barium superhydrides' new unusual...
Study finds future too warm for baby sharks
Climate change causing sharks to be born smaller, undernourishedCredit: E.Moothart A new study conducted at the New England Aquarium finds that as climate change causes...
Another common cold virus? Modeling SARS-CoV-2’s progress through the ages
Model predicts transition to endemic and mildCredit: Jennie Lavine What is the endgame for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that is causing worldwide devastation? If it becomes...
Like plants do: non-classical photosynthesis by earth’s inorganic semiconducting minerals
Study reveals that Earth-abundant minerals convert sunlight into chemical energy, hinting at the evolution of photosynthesis in early bacteriaCredit: Earth Science Frontiers Photosynthesis, the process...
Artificial intelligence puts focus on the life of insects
Scientists are combining artificial intelligence and advanced computer technology with biological know how to identify insects with supernatural speed.Credit: Photo credit: Toke T. Høye Scientists...
DiosCURE to develop highly specific single-chain antibodies against SARS-CoV-2
Lead candidates described in Science publicationCredit: © DiosCURE Therapeutics Core technology includes promising bivalent single-domain antibodies simultaneously targeting two surface structures of the viral spike...
Exciting times for efficient heavy-atom-free OLEDs
An international team including researchers from Osaka University reports a novel hybrid emitter that could revolutionize the design of OLEDsCredit: Osaka University Osaka - Organic...
New promising antibodies against SARS-CoV-2
Combination of two molecules simultaneously attacks multiple sites on the surface of the virusCredit: © Volker Lannert/ University of Bonn Antibodies are an important weapon...
Sustainable transportation: clearing the air on nitrogen doping
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba identify the active nitrogen atoms in the carbon catalyst of a technology that will help optimize a proposed renewable...