New mechanism fueling brain metastasis discovered at Wistar
The pro-metastatic effect of astrocytes is mediated by activation of the PPAR-gamma pathway in invaded cancer cells and uncovers new use for PPAR-gamma antagonists in...
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Scientists find gender-distinct circuit for depression
Credit: MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - Depression affects women nearly twice as much as men, but unraveling the brain's blueprint that regulates this behavior, let...
Women and black Americans more likely to face severe adult obesity
Credit: Cincinnati Children's Severe adult obesity carries many risks to health, but until now, little has been known about childhood risk factors involved. Now, a...
Developing smart prosthetic sockets to improve comfort and performance
Credit: Virginia Tech As a physically active college student Trevor LeMaster is no stranger to bodily aches and pains. He is a runner and a...
Highly virulent listeriosis pathogen discovered
Credit: S. Doijad, L. La Pietra The bacterium Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a life-threatening infection in animals and humans. Contaminated food is a frequent...
Combining forces for additive manufacturing
TUM.Additive: a strategy towards research on additive manufacturingCredit: iwb / TUM With its agenda TUM.Additive, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is kicking off a...
Brain tissue kept alive for weeks on an artificial membrane
Credit: RIKEN Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research in Japan have developed a new system for keeping tissue viable for long-term study...
Army bio-inspired theoretical research may make robots more effective on the future battlefield
Credit: US Army-Shutterstock In an effort to make robots more effective and versatile teammates for Soldiers in combat, Army researchers are on a mission to...
Lithuanian researchers developed new technology for precision grinding
By experimenting with tungsten carbide a team of researchers at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania, created an innovative technology allowing to shape the extremely...
Physicists couple key components of quantum technologies
Researchers develop an easy-to-produce interface between quantum emitters and nanophotonic networksCredit: J. Olthaus, P. Schrinner et al./Adv. Quantum Technol. Quantum effects are genuinely found in...
New research center to investigate safer automated decision-making
Credit: RMIT University A major new international research centre will investigate how rapidly emerging autonomous decision-making technologies can be used safely and ethically. Australian Minister...
NTU Singapore start-up unveils robot with human-like dexterous grip
Credit: NTU Singapore A robotics technology start-up from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) named Eureka Robotics, has unveiled a new robot that can pick...
Binghamton University professor wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, NY -- The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to M. Stanley Whittingham, distinguished...
Deep3DFly: the deep-learning way to design fly-like robots
Credit: P. Ramdya, EPFL "Just think about what a fly can do," says Professor Pavan Ramdya, whose lab at EPFL's Brain Mind Institute, with the...
Dietary supplement from tomatoes discovered to boost sperm quality
Credit: FutureYou Cambridge A dietary compound found in tomatoes has been shown to improve sperm quality Men taking a dietary supplement of LactoLycopene had almost...
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