LDAIR, a lncRNA regulates seasonal changes in stress response
Unraveling the mechanism for seasonal adaptation in animalsCredit: Tomoya Nakayama & Takashi Yoshimura Biologists at the National Institute for Basic Biology and the Institute of...
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Exploiting metabolic differences to optimize SSRI dosing in adolescents
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 8, 2019--In a simulated study, exposure to and maximum blood concentrations of two selective serotonin...
Renewables are a better investment than carbon capture for tackling climate change
Solar panels and wind turbines coupled with energy storage offer a better hope for tackling climate change than trying to capture carbon from fossil fuel...
New commentary on the famous ‘Warning to Humanity’ paper brings up global inequalities
Dubbed as 'the most talked about paper', the cautionary publication is suggested to have omitted a non-western view on inequality that impedes global sustainabilityCredit: World...
Dr. Shaun Sabico wins the ESCEO-IOF Pierre Meunier Young Scientist Award
Working at King Saud University, Dr. Sabico is recognized for his notable achievements in the areas of vitamin D research and guideline developmentCredit: International Osteoporosis...
NSF awards $500,000 to Pitt and CMU for engineering research on thermoelectric devices
PITTSBURGH (April 4, 2019) -- As much as half of all U.S. energy production each year is lost as waste heat, but new research led...
Breakthrough in knowledge of how some sarcomas arise
Credit: Photo by Lisa Andersson The origin of certain cancers in the sarcoma group is associated with a hitherto unknown interaction among different proteins. Findings...
Scientists review influenza vaccine research progress and opportunities
Credit: NIAID In a new series of articles, experts in immunology, virology, epidemiology, and vaccine development detail efforts to improve seasonal influenza vaccines and ultimately...
Degradable plastics
Professor Stefan Mecking, Chair of Chemical Materials Science at the University of Konstanz, receives an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council to study degradable...
Specific criteria needed for different types of myeloma
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 8, 2019) - When our plasma cells start producing a single cancer-causing protein rather than...
Decline in physical activity often starts as early as age 7
Overall physical activity starts to decline already around the age of school entry. While the proportion of physically inactive individuals rises with age there still...
SwRI and GE design and operate the highest temperature sCO2 turbine in the world
Powerful, desk-sized 10 MWe industrial turbine operates at 1,300 degrees Fahrenheit to improve electricity productionCredit: Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO -- April 8, 2019 --...
Mount Sinai researchers develop treatment that turns tumors into cancer vaccine factories
(New York, NY - April 8, 2019) -- Researchers at Mount Sinai have developed a novel approach to cancer immunotherapy, injecting immune stimulants directly into...
Gene editing for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
A little bit closer to clinical applicationsCredit: UC3M With this approach, published in the prestigious journal, Molecular Therapy, an unusually high number of patient cells...
New technique cuts AI training time by more than 60 percent
North Carolina State University researchers have developed a technique that reduces training time for deep learning networks by more than 60 percent without sacrificing accuracy,...
