Epithelial cells adopt a new geometric shape so that tissue can curve
Credit: University of Seville Researchers from the Department of Cellular Biology at the University of Seville and Seville Institute of Biomedicine (IBiS) have shown that...
NEWS INDEX
Cannabis does not improve breathlessness during exercise in patients with advanced COPD
Credit: ATS July 27, 2018--Inhaled vaporized cannabis does not appear to improve or worsen exercise performance and activity-related breathlessness in patients with advanced chronic obstructive...
ASU study finds animals can use muscle as an internal water source
Credit: Samantha Lloyd/ASU VisLab Water is vital for life. But as our climate changes, the availability of water is also changing, leaving animals with limited...
Rewriting our understanding of gastric tumors
The immune system can be an important ally in the fight against cancer. A study from McGill scientists published today in Science suggests that the...
Engineers track neural activity, muscle movement in ageless aquatic creatures
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Just because an animal is soft and squishy doesn't mean it isn't tough. Experiments at Rice University show the humble hydra...
NASA-developed coating investigated for protecting Smithsonian specimens
Credit: Credits: NASA A technology that has shielded some of NASA's highest-profile space observatories from potentially harmful molecular contamination is now being evaluated as a...
The last wild ocean
The ocean, long a source of inspiration for exploration and discovery as well as a place to test the limits of humans, is no longer...
Previously overlooked ‘coral ticks’ weaken degraded reefs
Credit: Cody Clements, Georgia Tech A previously overlooked predator-- a thumbnail-sized snail--could be increasing the pressure on coral reefs already weakened by the effects of...
Role of oral microbiota in the severity of chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis
Alexandria, Va., USA - At the 96th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), held in conjunction with the IADR Pan European...
Night-time lighting changes how species interact
Credit: Dirk Sanders Night-time lighting from streetlights and other sources has complex and unexpected effects on communities of plants and animals, new research shows. Previous...
Changes to small RNA in sperm may help fertilization
WORCESTER--Two papers by UMass Medical School Professor Oliver J. Rando, MD, PhD, shed new light on the processes of fertilization and epigenetic inheritance in mammals....
Size is key in predicting how calcifying organisms will respond to ocean acidification
CORVALLIS, Ore. - New research suggests size is the main factor that predicts how calcifying organisms will respond to ocean acidification. The findings, published today...
Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde: Study reveals healing mesenchymal cells morph and destroy muscles in models of spinal cord injury, ALS and spinal muscular atrophy
Credit: Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS LA JOLLA , CALIF. - July 26, 2018 - When a muscle is acutely injured--whether through accidental strain or intentional...
Tropical treetops are warming, putting sensitive species at risk
Credit: Stephanie Pau TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The vaulted canopies that tower above Earth's rich tropical forests could be especially vulnerable to climate change-related temperature increases,...
New technique offers faster, safer way to optimize industrial chemical reactions
Credit: Milad Abolhasani Researchers have developed a flow-based high-throughput screening technology that offers a faster, safer and less expensive means of identifying optimum conditions for...
POPULAR NEWS
-
Breakthrough in Computer Hardware Advances Solves Complex Optimization Challenges
-
Physicists Develop Visible Time Crystal for the First Time
-
Tailored Gene-Editing Technology Emerges as a Promising Treatment for Fatal Pediatric Diseases
-
Scientists Achieve Ambient-Temperature Light-Induced Heterolytic Hydrogen Dissociation