Predicting cancer versus autism risk in PTEN patients
New Cleveland Clinic led research published in American Journal of Human GeneticsCredit: Cleveland Clinic Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, CLEVELAND: In a new study published in...
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The global phosphorus crisis
An international team of scientists call to actionCredit: SDU/Lene Esthave Phosphorus is an essential resource for the world's food production. Yet, no international institutions govern...
New findings enable more heart donations
Credit: Photo by Jonathan Moonen There is a risk of every fourth heart examined for possible donation being dismissed as unusable due to stress-induced heart...
How time affects the fate of stem cells
Credit: D. Suter, EPFL. How do temporal variations in protein concentrations affect biology? It's a question that biologists have only recently begun to address, and...
MIPT scientists come up with faster way to discover antibiotics
Credit: Elena Khavina/MIPT Press Office Russian biochemists have identified a promising new class of antibiotics. Having studied over 125,000 molecules, they found that 2-pyrazol-1-yl-thiazole derivatives...
Tasmanian devil research could help tackle immunotherapy resistance
Credit: Marian Burr A cluster of interacting proteins that are active in both human cancers and Tasmanian devil facial tumours, may give clues to how...
Combining cheap and safe black and white materials creates colorful pigments
Credit: Yukikazu Takeoka In response to worldwide concern over the adverse effects of chemical substances on human health and the environment, most developed countries have...
Spider silk: A malleable protein provides reinforcement
Credit: Pixaby.com / Collage: Hannes Neuweiler Why are the lightweight silk threads of web spiders tougher than most other materials? Scientists from the Universities of...
New chip poised to enable hand-held microwave imaging
Researchers shrink bulky imaging systems down to millimeter sized chip that could be used to see through walls or detect tumorsCredit: Ella Maru Studio WASHINGTON...
First fully rechargeable carbon dioxide battery with carbon neutrality
UIC researchers develop prototypeCredit: UIC/Jenny Fontaine Lithium-carbon dioxide batteries are attractive energy storage systems because they have a specific energy density that is more than...
Development of highly sensitive diode, converts microwaves to electricity
Aiming to create sensor networks that do not require dedicated power sourcesCredit: ©Fujitsu Ltd. The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Fujitsu Limited, and the...
New function in a protein of plants essential to developing drought-tolerant crops
The BAG4 protein regulates the flow of potassium in occlusive cells, which optimizes the use of water by the plantCredit: Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)...
Obesity epidemic results in NAFLD becoming most common cause of liver disease in Europe
World's leading experts gather in Seville to discuss the fastest growing health epidemic in Europe now affecting 1 in 4 peopleCredit: EASL 26 September 2019...
Technique can image individual proteins within synapses
Rapid imaging method could help reveal how conditions such as autism affect brain cellsCredit: Syuan-Ming Guo and Li Li CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Our brains contain...
Teens share stories to deter other students from using tobacco
Credit: UTHealth An innovative strategy called Teens Against Tobacco Use showed promise as an effective strategy to deter tobacco use in middle and high school...
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