Identical mice, different gut bacteria, different levels of cancer
U-M study offers new clues about how the composition of the gut microbiome may contribute to the development of colorectal cancer.Credit: Photo courtesy of ULAM...
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Alarming abusive head trauma revealed in computational simulation impact study
Credit: Milan Toma Abusive head trauma (AHT), like that of Shaken Baby Syndrome, is the leading cause of fatal brain injuries in children under two....
Ecological Society of America announces 2020 Fellows
Credit: ESA and 2020 Early Career Fellows The Ecological Society of America (ESA) is pleased to announce its 2020 Fellows. The Society's fellowship program recognizes...
Fungus application thwarts major soybean pest, study finds
Credit: Photo by USDA-ARS CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The soybean cyst nematode sucks the nutrients out of soybean roots, causing more than $1 billion in soybean...
Research sheds light on how silver ions kill bacteria
By studying proteins at the molecular level, scientists hope to understand how silver can be used to fight 'superbugs'Credit: Russell Cothren FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The...
New isomer separation method a boon for research on protein oxidation
UCSC chemists have developed an easy way to separate the stereoisomers of an oxidized amino acid that has important functions in protein biologyCredit: Cover art...
Machine learning reveals new candidate materials for biocompatible electronics
Credit: Image courtesy of Kirill Shmilovich et al. Scientists and engineers are on a quest to develop electronic devices that are compatible with our bodies:...
New hardware project would boost 5G networks
UH engineer working to improve radio frequency communication capacityCredit: University of Houston There are big advantages to 5G networks. In addition to faster speeds, 5G...
Frontera sets sights on transformative research
National Science Foundation awards compute time on world's most powerful academic supercomputer to 49 projectsCredit: Tiziana DiMatteo, Carnegie Mellon University The most powerful supercomputer in...
Optical imaging technology may help surgeons better treat cancer, brain diseases
Credit: Purdue University/Brian Bentz WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A new tool for medical professionals may help shed more light on tumors in the body and...
Hinge Therapeutics and TUT enter collaboration to advance drug discovery by ion imaging
Credit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Hinge Therapeutics is an early-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing small-molecule therapeutics against traditionally undruggable/challenging...
Researchers seek new drugs to fight coronavirus using computers in schools across Kentucky
Drug discovery work shifts from cancer to COVID-19 using DataseamGridCredit: University of Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The novel coronavirus may have K-12 students in Kentucky's...
How do mantis shrimp find their way home?
The first-ever research on mantis shrimp navigation, by UMBC's Rickesh Patel, finds they use the sun, polarized light patterns, and internal cues--in that order--to make...
Achieving strong structures with carbon fiber reinforced plastics
Strengthening steel using bond-free carbon fiber reinforced plastic laminatesCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Researchers of the Structural Engineering Laboratory, Department...
New coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) mapped out
A high resolution gene map reveals many viral RNAs with unknown functions and modificationsCredit: IBS Jean and Peter Medawar wrote in 1977 that a virus...