Physicians don’t always recognize patients’ radiation therapy side effects
A new study finds that significant symptoms in young and Black patients are more likely to be under-recognized Credit: University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center...
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A colossal step for electronics
Scientists at Osaka University develop a new method for controlling the hydrogen content and conductivity of thin-film perovskite rare-earth nickelate resistors using applied electric fields,...
NUS engineers discover new microbe for simpler, cheaper and greener wastewater treatment
The new strain of bacterium can remove both nitrogen and phosphorous from sewageCredit: National University of Singapore Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS)...
PhD thesis introduces new possibilities of electronic warfare to Estonian Defence Forces
Credit: TalTech Modern warfare is day by day shifting away from man-to-man combat towards electronic warfare. The end result of military operations is increasingly dependent...
Let the sunshine in: self-cleaning membrane under visible light treatment
Complete removal of microbial contaminant layer accumulated on the membrane surface by sunlight irradiation. Providing a foundation for the development of new membrane materials on...
Tomatoes offer affordable source of Parkinson’s disease drug
Credit: Phil Robinson Scientists have produced a tomato enriched in the Parkinson's disease drug L-DOPA in what could become a new, affordable source of one...
Using light, red blood cells and a honey bee peptide to deliver therapeutic proteins
Credit: Adapted from ACS Central Science 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.0c01151 Protein therapies are often more potent and selective toward their biochemical targets than other types of...
Microbes and plants: A dynamic duo
Credit: Devin Coleman-Derr Drought stress has been a major roadblock in crop success, and this obstacle will not disappear anytime soon. Luckily, a dynamic duo...
£1m step closer to understanding genetic diseases
Credit: Matt Guille People with genetic diseases might be closer to learning what has caused their disease and to improved care, thanks to a £992,000...
The use of wild mammals in traditional medicine
Credit: Itamar Barbosa In an analysis of published research, investigators identified 565 mammalian species that have been used to source products used in traditional medicine...
Can sting rays and electric rays help us map the ocean floor?
Credit: RIKEN Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan have completed a feasibility study indicating that electric rays and sting...
Colorado mountains bouncing back from ‘acid rain’ impacts
Credit: William Bowman A long-term trend of ecological improvement is appearing in the mountains west of Boulder. Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder have...
AGU panel explores environmental impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, as observed from space
Credit: Credits: NASA/Nima Pahlevan COVID-19 has changed the way we live and work, as various health and safety restrictions keep more of us at home...
Miniature guttural toads on Mauritius and Réunion stun researchers
Dwarfism occurring in less than a hundred years Credit: James Baxter-Gilbert Researchers from the DSI/NRF Center for Invasion Biology at Stellenbosch University in South Africa...
Vitamin boosts essential synthetic chemistry
Rice lab discovers light-driven catalyst forms olefins for drug, agrochemical manufacturingCredit: Rice University HOUSTON - (Dec. 8, 2020) - Inspired by light-sensing bacteria that thrive...