Ecofriendly catalyst for converting methane into useful gases using light instead of heat
Credit: Tokyo Tech Methane is present in the natural gas that is very abundant in the earth's crust and has found many uses in modern...
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Parkinson’s disease may start before birth
Stem cell study finds malfunctioning brain cells in patients who were diagnosed before age 50; researchers test potential new treatmentCredit: Photo by Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES...
Human Body-on-Chip platform enables in vitro prediction of drug behaviors in humans
Fluidically-linked systems of multiple human Organ Chips that quantitatively predict drug pharmacokinetics may offer alternatives to some animal testsCredit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University (BOSTON)...
New cancer center established at Johns Hopkins University
With $5 million award, The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research partners with multi-investigator team at Johns Hopkins University developing next-generation genomics and imaging platforms for...
Science at the interface: Bioinspired materials reveal useful properties
Credit: Graphic by Jason Drees The design of sophisticated new materials is undergoing brisk technological advancement. Innovations in material science promise transformative improvements in industries...
Mild cognitive impairment, ISS produces the first epidemiological estimation
Credit: Istituto Superiore di Sanità January 27, 2020-Rome: In a study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, ISS researchers estimated about 680,000 cases of...
First human trial of monoclonal antibody to prevent malaria opens
NIH trial will test NIAID-developed antibodyCredit: NIAID A Phase 1 clinical trial testing the safety and effectiveness of a monoclonal antibody (mAb) against malaria has...
Doctors and immunologists implement a new approach for melanoma treatment
Credit: Dr. Marina Teras Worldwide, the incidence rates of skin cancer, like other types of cancer, is increasing. People in Europe and the Nordic countries...
United Nations award goes to company born out of university pollution project
An energy start-up in India, formed out of an Aston University scheme, has won a prestigious United Nations' award for its workCredit: A2P Energy An...
New aspects of globular glial tauopathy could help in the design of more effective drugs
Tau is not the only protein implicated in protein inclusion formation responsible for this neurodegenerative diseaseCredit: Isidre Ferrer Tauopathies are a group of neurodegenerative diseases...
How to take a picture of a light pulse
Until now, complex experimental equipment was required to measure the shape of a light pulse; a team from TU Wien (Vienna), MPI Garching and LMU...
Tiny, ancient meteorites suggest early Earth’s atmosphere was rich in carbon dioxide
Credit: Donald Brownlee/University of Washington Very occasionally, Earth gets bombarded by a large meteorite. But every day, our planet gets pelted by space dust, micrometeorites...
Superfast insights into cellular events
New development makes tiny structural changes in biomolecules visibleCredit: Goethe University In the same way that a single piece of a puzzle fits into the...
White lupin: The genome of this legume has finally been sequenced
Credit: Benjamin Peret/CNRS White lupin is a particularly abstemious crop, requiring very little fertiliser and producing high-protein seeds of great nutritive quality. The plant has...
New type of curved acoustic beams to provide manipulations with nanoparticles
Scientists of Tomsk Polytechnic University and TSU jointly with their colleagues from Spain modeled and confirmed the existence of a new type of curved acoustic...
