Delirium could be an early marker of COVID-19
UOC researchers have reviewed the scientific studies published on how the coronavirus affects the central nervous systemCredit: Kat Jayne / Pexels Delirium accompanied by fever...
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New multicomponent reaction frontiers
An innovative protocol eases the synthesis of high structural complex moleculesCredit: Angewandte Chemie International Edition The synthesis of complex molecules such as drugs, requires a...
AI tool improves breast cancer detection on mammography
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - Artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance the performance of radiologists in reading breast cancer screening mammograms,...
Magma ‘conveyor belt’ fuelled world’s longest erupting supervolcanoes
Credit: Pixabay International research led by geologists from Curtin University has found that a volcanic province in the Indian Ocean was the world's most continuously...
Recipe for a storm
Scientists from the University of Oldenburg generate realistic storm turbulence in the laboratoryCredit: University of Oldenburg/Mohssen Assanimoghaddam Strong storms often seem to leave behind random...
Experts release new management strategies for malignant colorectal polyps
Credit: American Gastroenterological Association Bethesda, Maryland (Nov. 4, 2020) - Early identification and removal of cancerous colorectal polyps is critical to preventing the progression of...
Unraveling the genetic determinants of small vessel vasculitis
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba have shown that TERT and DSP gene variants, which increase risk for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, are associated with susceptibility...
Lighting the way to selective membrane imaging
Scientists at Kanazawa University demonstrate surface-specific molecular aggregates that emit visible light when attachment to artificial cell membrane surface with potential applications in new biological...
Microbial space travel on a molecular scale
How extremophilic bacteria survive in space for one yearCredit: © Tetyana Milojevic Since the dawn of space exploration, humankind has been fascinated by survival of...
New multiscale view of the human brain
Credit: M. Zhenga et al. /PNAS The architecture of the brain supports cognitive and behavioural functions and it is extremely complex with connections at multiple...
Large-scale study: Congolese fishermen report decline in fish stocks on Lake Tanganyika
Credit: © Charlotte Huyghe Fishermen working on Lake Tanganyika in eastern Congo experience a lack of safety and want better enforcement of existing regulations. They...
Being in treatment with statins reduces COVID-19 mortality by 22% to 25%
This drug is currently taken by one in four people to reduce cholesterol in the blood and thus prevent cardiovascular diseasesCredit: URV Coronavirus has infected...
Revealing the identity of the last unknown protein of autophagy
Elucidation of the mechanism mediating the autophagosome membrane expansionCredit: Nobuo N. Noda & Kazuaki Matoba Drs. Nobuo Noda (Director) and Kazuaki Matoba (Senior Researcher) et...
Scientists develop method to detect charge traps in organic semiconductors
Scientists at Swansea University have developed a very sensitive method to detect the tiny signatures of so called 'charge traps' in organic semiconductorsCredit: Swansea University...
Scientists identify synthetic mini-antibody to combat COVID-19
Credit: Rayne Zaayman-Gallant/EMBL The ability of SARS-CoV-2 to infect cells depends on interactions between the viral spike protein and the human cell surface protein ACE2....