A gold butterfly can make its own semiconductor skin
Credit: Fujiwara H., et al, Nano Letters. December 23, 2019. A nanoscale gold butterfly provides a more precise route for growing/synthesizing nanosized semiconductors that can...
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Montana State researcher earns Keck grant to link Yellowstone seismic, microbial activity
Credit: MSU photo by Kelly Gorham. BOZEMAN -- For over 100 years, scientists have studied the heat-loving microbial life in pools and springs on the...
The unchanging viscosity of cells
Credit: IPC PAS, Grzegorz Krzyzewski The only thing that appears to be unchanging in living cells is that they are constantly changing. However, scientists from...
Study catalogues cancer ‘fingerprints’ in decade-long global effort to map cancer genomes
Global research collaboration publishes detailed catalogue of DNA fingerprints of cancer-causing mutationsCredit: Steven G. Rozen, PhD Singapore, 6 February 2020 - Cancer is the leading...
Insilico Medicine publishes molecular structures for the key protein target of 2019-nCoV
Insilico Medicine uses the latest advances in next-generation artificial intelligence to generate novel molecular structuresCredit: Insilico Medicine February 6, 2020 - Insilico Medicine announces that...
A new approach to calm that angry nose
Osaka University-led study shows that semaphorin protein induces allergic reactions and causes formation of nasal polyps in eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitisCredit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan -...
Oh my aching back: Do yoga, tai chi or qigong help?
Researchers provide comprehensive review of effects of movement-based mind-body interventions on chronic low back painCredit: Florida Atlantic University It's a pain. About 80 percent of...
Gaps in cure rate appear linked to race and insurance status for common HPV-related cancer
New study in JNCCN points to need for greater efforts to reduce racial disparities in cancer survival and increase access to appropriate health careCredit: NCCN...
New tool monitors real time mutations in flu
Gold-based tool could help virologists stop replication of virusesCredit: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention A Rutgers-led team has developed a tool to monitor...
‘Watch-and-Wait’ strategy could safely replace surgery in more than 20% of rectal cancers
Credit: Rafael Falcão/CCU A team of doctors and scientists from the Champalimaud Clinical Centre in Lisbon, Portugal, and the Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam, has...
Conflict between ranchers and wildlife intensifies as climate change worsens in Chile
Credit: copyright Solange Vargas Scientists from the University of La Serena, Newcastle University, UK, and the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile surveyed ranchers to find...
Fat-fighting drug discovery
UNM-led scientific team finds that their cancer-fighting compound fights obesity and diabetes, tooCredit: The University of New Mexico Eric Prossnitz, PhD, and his team hope...
VA’s ‘Healthy Teaching Kitchens’ benefit from holistic approach
The HTK program spanning 40 states helps educate older veterans on improving nutrition for healthy aging, and recent program quality improvement efforts inform HTK nutrition...
Boston College biologist Emrah Altindis awarded grant from the Mathers Foundation
Mathers Foundation funding will support research into Type 1 diabetesCredit: Peter Julian/Boston College Boston College Assistant Professor of Biology Emrah Altindis has received a three-year,...
Energy storage startup SPARKZ licenses ORNL cobalt-free battery tech
Credit: Ilias Belharouak/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Feb 5, 2020 - Energy storage startup SPARKZ Inc. has exclusively licensed...
