Better understanding of nature’s nanomachines may help in design of future drugs
Credit: McGill University Many of the drugs and medicines that we rely on today are natural products taken from microbes like bacteria and fungi. Within...
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Douglas R. Green, Ph.D., of St. Jude elected to the National Academy of Sciences
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital immunologist recognized for his contribution to understanding the mechanism of cell death and survivalCredit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Douglas...
Pharmacists warn against malarial drugs as a cure for coronavirus
Credit: University of Huddersfield PHARMACY experts at the University of Huddersfield are urging caution over claims that widely-available antimalarial drugs could be a "magic bullet"...
African skeletons from early colonial Mexico tell the story of first-generation slaves
An interdisciplinary study into the origins and health status of three African skeletons unearthed in Mexico shows evidence of forced migration, physical trauma, and the...
‘Breathable’ electronics pave the way for more functional wearable tech
Credit: Yong Zhu, NC State University Engineering researchers have created ultrathin, stretchable electronic material that is gas permeable, allowing the material to "breathe." The material...
The story of three African slaves during Spanish colonialism, as told by their bones
Credit: Collection: San José de los Naturales, Post Graduate Studies Osteology Laboratory, Escuela Nacional de AntropologÃa e Historia Photo: Rodrigo Barquera Despite the infamy of...
UToledo teams with partners across US to accelerate promising new solar technology
US-MAP is working together to boost US commercialization of perovskite technology in partnership with leading domestic companiesCredit: NREL Advancing our country's global leadership in solar...
Blood clotting a significant cause of death in patients with COVID-19
Credit: Maxwell Photography A study led by clinician scientists at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has found that Irish patients admitted to hospital...
Gravitational waves could prove the existence of the quark-gluon plasma
Computer models of merging neutron stars predicts how to tell when this happensCredit: Lukas R. Weih & Luciano Rezzolla (Goethe University Frankfurt) (right half of...
Naked mole-rats need carbon dioxide to avoid seizures and here’s why
Credit: Roland Gockel African naked mole-rats are sometimes referred to as animal superheroes. They resist cancer, tolerate pain, and live a remarkably long time. They're...
Researchers are developing potential treatment for chronic pain
Credit: University of Copenhagen Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have developed a new way to treat chronic pain which has been tested in mice....
Trinka — World’s premier academic and technical writing assistant is here!
Trinka is custom designed to understand the intricate nuances of academic & technical writing and make them ready for the global audienceCredit: Enago Enago, a...
Intricate magnetic configuration of 3D nanoscale gyroid networks revealed
Credit: Justin Llandro and David Love and András Kovács A multinational team of researchers from Tohoku University and institutions in the UK, Germany and Switzerland...
New report: Advancing the 2030 Agenda in African cities through knowledge co-production
Investment in transdisciplinary research and training for future generations of African scientists is crucial to advancing sustainable development in African citiesCredit: International Science Council The...
Optical ‘nanomixer’: Scientists propose new method for mixing liquids
Scientists from ITMO University and their colleagues from the Czech Academy of Sciences proposed a method that can help solve problem of controlling over the...