How gastric stem cells fight bacteria
Researchers discover new protective mechanismCredit: Sigal/Charité Stem cells are not only key players in tissue regeneration, they are also capable of taking direct action against...
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Sometimes, a non-invasive procedure will suffice
When the diagnostic accuracy of coronary CT angiography matches that of catheter angiographyCredit: Photo: Dewey/Charité When a patient complains about chest pain, diagnosis will usually...
Singapore: the CNRS opens CNRS@CREATE, its first overseas subsidiary
Credit: © CREATE The French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) strengthens its presence in Singapore by partnering the Campus for Research And Technological Enterprise...
Mice with a human immune system help research into cancer and infections
Researchers from Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital have succeeded in using mice with a transplanted human immune system to study functions in the immune...
Protecting emergency personnel: Platform shows potential of AI in hazardous environments
Rapid assistance in rescue operations and moving autonomously under water Plattform Lernende Systeme identifies conditions and action plans for these scenariosCredit: Amadeus Bramsiepe, KIT Whether...
New membrane efficiently separates mirrored molecules
Credit: Image by CUI Jie Prof. LIU Bo and colleagues at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) have developed a chiral separation...
An ion channel with a doorkeeper: The pH of calcium ions controls ion channel opening
Biochemists identified the structure of a ring located at the opening of the TRPML2 ion channel that can be blocked by calcium ionsCredit: Ill./©: Kerstin...
A further step towards reliable quantum computation
Physicists develop new method to prove quantum entanglement Quantum computation has been drawing the attention of many scientists because of its potential to outperform the...
Video games offer clues to help curb animal disease outbreaks
As Asia and Europe battle African swine fever, University of Vermont research shows how farmers' risk attitudes affect the spread of infectious animal diseases and...
Exposure to air pollution in India is associated with more hypertension in women
Long-term exposure to air pollution has been previously associated with a higher risk of hypertension in high-income countries, where air pollution levels are generally lower...
Lifelong ill-health after exposure to chemical weapons
Credit: Siri Sjolin People exposed to chemical warfare agents (CWAs) often incur chronic damage to their lungs, skin and eyes, for example. They also frequently...
HKBU discovers mechanisms underlying early life stress and irritable bowel syndrome
Researchers from the School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have found that the abnormal rise of a soluble protein called...
LSU Health research to study link between obesity and breast cancer in real time
New Orleans, LA - Frank Lau, MD, Associate Professor in the Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine,...
Conceptual model can explain how thunderstorm clouds bunch together
Credit: Jan Härter Understanding how the weather and climate change is one of the most important challenges in science today. A new theoretical study from...
(Not only) the wind shows the way
Credit: Chris Collingridge The South African dung beetle Scarabaeus lamarcki has - to put it mildly - an interesting technique to ensure its offspring a...
