Stem cells provide information about neuron resilience in ALS
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a stem cell based model in order to study the resilience and vulnerability of neurons in the...
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How the cytoplasm separates from the yolk
Cooperation of cell biologists and physicists at IST Austria unravels physical basis of yolk-cytoplasm segregation in early fish embryo; study published in CellCredit: IST Austria/Heisenberg...
Smart drug design to prevent malaria treatment resistance
Malaria treatment resistance could be avoided by studying how resistance evolves during drug development, according to a new paper published in Cell Chemical Biology. In...
Secrets of fluorescent microalgae could lead to super-efficient solar cells
Credit: University of Birmingham Tiny light-emitting microalgae, found in the ocean, could hold the secret to the next generation of organic solar cells, according to...
Like submicroscopic spacecrafts: graphene flakes to control neuron activity
Selective, safe and with a reversible effect: they are the nanomaterials, protagonists of a new study which has shed light on their ability to reach...
Scientists find link between digital media use and depression in Chinese adolescents
Results of similar studies conducted in western countries are not necessarily valid for adolescents in China because of cultural, societal, and economic differences, according to...
Abrupt climate change drove early South American population decline
Abrupt climate change some 8,000 years ago led to a dramatic decline in early South American populations, suggests new UCL research. The study, published in...
Dexterous herring gulls learn new tricks to adapt their feeding habits
Credit: Tim Blackburn Observations of Herring Gulls by scientists from the University of Southampton have shown how the coastal birds have developed complicated behaviour to...
Innovative mechanobiology research expands understanding of cells
New technology allows researchers to probe cell changes without disturbing the cell's physiologyCredit: Cell Reports Researchers have developed a new technology that allows them to...
Patient registries could help control spread of antibiotic bacteria
Even with modest participation rates, a computer simulation found that health care facilities using a patient registry could yield regionwide reductions A new study led...
Detection of unusual hybrid schistosomes in Malawi
LSTM's Professor Russell Stothard is senior author on a new paper in which researchers from the UK and Malawi have described the unusual occurrence of...
Study questions current regulations on light pollution and calls for paradigm shift
Credit: UGR An international study involving researchers from the University of Granada (UGR), Spain, and the University of Krakow (Poland) has found that Spain's current...
‘Fire streaks’ ever more real in the collisions of atomic nuclei and protons
Credit: Source: IFJ PAN, Dual Color Collisions of lead nuclei take place under extreme physical conditions. Their course can be described using a model which...
The bird that came back from the dead
Credit: Charles J Sharp New research has shown that the last surviving flightless species of bird, a type of rail, in the Indian Ocean had...
PSU researchers helping develop HIV prevention app for transgender women
Credit: Courtesy of Bob Smolenski Two Portland State University researchers have received federal funding to help develop a mobile app aimed at reducing HIV among...
