Like a molecular knob: That is how a gene controls the electrical activity of the brain
Studying two rare genetic diseases, new research published on Cerebral Cortex sheds light on the ability of Foxg1 to regulate the underlying mechanism of all...
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Stretched beyond the limits
Mechanical stress can cause fatigue not only in synthetic materials, but also in mammalian tissues like collagen.Credit: Photo: HITS It has been known for many...
Perspiration problems? No sweat!
Researchers generate immortalized human eccrine sweat gland myoepithelial cellsCredit: Osaka University Solving sweat-related concerns that occur in daily life, such as hyperhidrosis and sweat smell,...
NTU Singapore scientists develop sustainable way to extract chitin from prawn shells
Credit: NTU Singapore Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a green way to create chitin, by using two forms of food...
A pioneering study into the description of the architecture of a new standard for telecommunications
esented by members of the Wireless Networking and AI&ML research groups, led by the researchers Boris Bellalta and Anders Jonsson at the Department of Information...
Computer vision helps SLAC scientists study lithium ion batteries
Credit: Image courtesy Yijin Liu/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Lithium-ion batteries lose their juice over time, causing scientists and engineer to work hard to understand that...
Scientists have created new nanocomposite from gold and titanium oxide
Scientists use lasers and gold particles to turn titanium oxide into nanocomposite for photocatalystsCredit: ITMO.News Oxides of different metals often serve as photocatalysts in various...
Prehistoric sea creatures evolved pebble-shaped teeth to crush shellfish
CT scans of rounded teeth help explain how this order of marine reptiles took over the oceansCredit: Ryosuke Motani et al. As bad as things...
First simulation of a full-sized mitochondrial membrane
New algorithm links different scales, bringing simulated cell a step closerCredit: Marrink Lab, University of Groningen Scientists from the University of Groningen have developed a...
How a molecular ‘alarm’ system in plants protects them from predators
Scientists uncover how oral secretions of the cotton leaf worm trigger defense responses in a plantCredit: Tokyo University of Science In nature, every species must...
Tran receives scholarship honoring women in higher education
Credit: Augusta University Photography (Phil Jones) AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 8, 2020) - Lynn Tran, a student in the University System of Georgia MD/PhD program at...
Newly discovered mechanism can explain increased risk of dementia
Credit: Taher Darreh-Shori Millions of people around the world use acid suppressants called proton pump inhibitors for conditions like heartburn, gastritis and stomach ulcers. Researchers...
KIST-CUK research team develops vaccine platform applicable to various viruses
MERS virus vaccine developed using RNA-based adjuvants, and efficacy confirmed on nonhuman primates. Early development of a safe vaccine for the COVID-19 virus expected, as...
By the third day most with COVID-19 lose sense of smell
University of Cincinnati researcher says antiviral treatments may help most if patients identified earlyCredit: Colleen Kelley/UC Creative + Brand A University of Cincinnati researcher says...
CCNY physicists shed light on the nanoscale dynamics of spin thermalization
Credit: Carlos Meriles Research Group In physics, thermalization, or the trend of sub-systems within a whole to gain a common temperature, is typically the norm....
