Uncovering Alzheimer’s disease
MU researchers examine impact of menopause on cognitive function?Credit: MU College of Veterinary Medicine COLUMBIA, Mo. - Characterized by a buildup of amyloid plaques in...
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DIY solution to reagent bottleneck in COVID-19 testing could also enhance future tests
Researchers in Warwick Medical School at the University of Warwick have developed a way to create more crucial reagents for use in COVID-19 tests that...
Madagascar copal: New dating for an Antropocene ancient resin
This material is not a semi-fossilized resinCredit: Xavier Delclòs (UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA-IRBio) The known Madagascar copal is a more recent resin from what was thought...
Mathematics at the service of the heart
Project ERC iHEART of Politecnico di Milano penetrates into the core of medical action, generating the first important resultsCredit: (credit: M. Fedele, Politecnico di Milano)...
Nature unveiling herself before science
Cutting-edge technology allows for real-time monitoring of biomineralisation as an important process of bone formationCredit: © Dennis Kurzbach "Nature unveiling herself before science" is a...
Game-changing technologies can transform our food systems
A pipeline of new technologies could transform our food systems, ecosystems and human health, but attention to the enabling environment is needed to realize their...
Cervical precancer identified by fluorescence, in a step toward bedside detection
Metabolic and structural changes in the cells are detected by their intrinsic fluorescence, a property that can be measured non-invasively and without contrast agentsCredit: Dimitra...
An open-access tool to accelerate drug discovery
Credit: SBNB lab, IRB Barcelona Barcelona, 19 May 2020.- Knowledge of how a molecule interacts with the organism is crucial in order to consider its...
Partial measures compromise effectiveness of efforts to combat COVID-19
Tsukuba University study shows comprehensiveness is key to efficacy in COVID-19 prevention tacticsCredit: University of Tsukuba IBARAKI, Japan--Comprehensive implementation of COVID-19 infection prevention measures boosts...
Image analysis technique provides better understanding of heart cell defects
A new algorithm combines gradient methods with fast Fourier transforms to quantify the organization of cardiac myofibrilsCredit: Brett N. Napiwocki WASHINGTON, May 19, 2020 --...
Additional genetic cause for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease discovered
Credit: DIfE In Germany about 18 million people suffer from non-alcoholic fatty liver. The causes of this disease are manifold and include environmental as well...
Scientists find a high hydrofluorocarbon emissions intensity in the Yangtze River Delta region
Credit: Bo Yao Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) have been widely used as substitutes for ozone-depleting substances--for example, hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). Though HFCs have no impact...
New rare disease with own facial features, cardiac defects and developmental delay
TRAF7 syndrom: the firts forty-five patientsCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA-IBUB-IRSJD-CIBERER An international multicentre study describes a rare disease characterized by a series of recognizable facial features,...
A new electrostatic descriptor — The orbital electrostatic energy
Credit: ©Science China Press Understanding and predicting how molecules recognize each other are the key issues in the field of supramolecular chemistry and biology, etc.,...
Stanford researcher envisions energy and environment landscape after COVID-19
Study pinpoints where energy demand has dropped the most and estimates impact on annual emissionsCredit: Courtesy of Rob Jackson / Stanford University As people shelter...