Good news for NF patients with low grade glioma (LGG)
Investments in LGG research to transform patient care: Congratulations to Gilbert Family Foundation for sponsoring first-rate consensus workshop and gratitude to Synodos LGG donorsCredit: CTF...
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Most of Earth’s carbon was hidden in the core during its formative years
New work reveals how carbon behaved during Earth's violent formative periodCredit: Rebecca Fischer, Elizabeth Cottrell and Marion Le Voyer, Kanani Lee, and the late Erik...
Physical activity contributes to positive mental well-being in menopausal women
Postmenopausal women have more depressive symptoms than peri- or premenopausal womenCredit: University of Jyväskylä A recent study has found that late menopausal status is associated...
Blocking the iron transport could stop tuberculosis
Credit: Imre Gonda, University of Zurich One of the most devastating pathogens that lives inside human cells is Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes tuberculosis....
Columbia to upgrade Large Hadron Collider, the world’s largest atom smasher
The National Science Foundation awards $75 million to a Columbia-led team to support major improvements necessary to advance high-energy physics.Credit: Photo: Courtesy of CERN Columbia...
New materials: Brilliant white without pigments
Nanostructured polymer foil appears white without environmentally hazardous titanium dioxide -- Beetle's chitin scales used as a modelCredit: Julia Syurik, KIT Polymer foils that are...
Graphene-based actuator swarm enables programmable deformation
Credit: ©Science China Press Actuators that can convert various environmental stimuli to mechanical works have revealed great potential for developing smart devices such as soft...
New 3D cultured cells mimic the progress of NASH
Credit: T. Usui / TUAT A research team led by scientists from Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Japan, has successfully established 3D cultured...
The discovery of new compounds for acting on the circadian clock
New small molecules promote the differentiation of brown adipocytesCredit: Issey Takahashi | ITBM, Nagoya University The circadian clock controls a variety of biological phenomena that...
Plant disease primarily spreads via roadsides
Credit: Elina Numminen An analysis based on mathematical statistics more precise than those previously carried out uncovered the reason why powdery mildew fungi on Åland...
Succeeded in commercial production of natural polymer from Eucommia ulmoides seed peels
Shifting away from petroleum-based synthetic materialsCredit: Hitachi Zosen Corporation JST has announced that the development subject "Manufacturing Technology for New Plant-Origin Functional Materials", in the...
AI finds 2D materials in the blink of an eye
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, a part of The University of...
ACM Prize in Computing awarded to AlphaGo developer
David Silver recognized for breakthrough advances in computer game-playingCredit: Association for Computing Machinery ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, today announced that David Silver is...
Magnetic stimulation may help common problem of fecal incontinence
Credit: Phil Jones, Augusta University Senior Photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 1, 2020) - A low-cost, noninvasive treatment that uses the power of the magnet to...
Overcoming carbon loss from farming in peatlands
Credit: Jacynthe Dessureault-Rompre In many regions of the world, farming must be done on areas of soil categorized as histosols. Histosols have a thick layer...
