Vitamin E found to prevent muscle damage after heart attack
Credit: Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Heart attack is a leading cause of death worldwide and new treatment strategies are highly sought-after. Unfortunately lasting damage...
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The magic wavelength of cadmium
A newly discovered property of cadmium could lead to the most accurate clock everCredit: (c) 2019 Katori et al. Researchers experimentally determined a property of...
Alzheimer’s disease risk gene APOE4 impairs function of brain immune cells
Credit: Henna Konttinen A study carried out with a new human stem cell-derived model reveals that the most prevalent genetic risk factor of Alzheimer's disease...
Efficient organic solar cells with a low energy loss enabled by a quinoxaline-based acceptor
Credit: ©Science China Press Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) have attracted much attention because of the advantages in low-cost and large-area fabrication and the great potentials in...
Don’t make major decisions on an empty stomach, research suggests
New research from the University of Dundee suggests that people might want to avoid making any important decisions about the future on an empty stomach.Credit:...
Welcome indoors, solar cells
Wide-gap non-fullerene acceptor enabling high-performance organic photovoltaic cells for indoor applicationsCredit: Thor Balkhed Swedish and Chinese scientists have developed organic solar cells optimised to convert...
HKU Distinguished Visiting Professor Luk named laureate of China’s Future Science Prize
HKU Distinguished Visiting Professor Luk Kam Biu named laureate of prestigious China's Future Science Prize - China's "Nobel Prize"Credit: @The University of Hong Kong Professor...
Combination of wood fibers and spider silk could rival plastic
The unique material outperforms most of today's synthetic and natural materials by providing high strength and stiffness, combined with increased toughnessCredit: Eeva Suorlahti Achieving strength...
In mice: Transplanted brain stem cells survive without anti-rejection drugs
By exploiting a feature of the immune system, researchers open the door for stem cell transplants to repair the brainCredit: Johns Hopkins Medicine In experiments...
New research: More than every second female homicide is committed by the partner
Intimate partner homicide -- that is women who are killed by their partner -- constitutes a significant proportion of the homicide statistics in DenmarkCredit: Lars...
Study: We need more realistic experiments on the impact of climate change on ecosystems
Credit: © André Künzelmann / UFZ When it comes to the impact of climate change on ecosystems, we still have large knowledge gaps. Most experiments...
Light and sound in silicon chips: The slower the better
New research combines sound and light waves in silicon chips to create a new type of signal processingCredit: D. Munk, M. Katzman, M. Hen, M....
Immune response depends on mathematics of narrow escapes
The shape of immune cells plays key role in recognizing invadersCredit: Blausen Medical The way immune cells pick friends from foes can be described by...
More predictive genetic risk score sought for type 1 diabetes
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 16, 2019) - Paul Tran is working to develop a highly predictive genetic risk score...
Heart-healthy forager-farmers in lowland Bolivia are changing diets and gaining weight
People known for 'astonishing' cardiovascular health are going to market and changing their diets -- with the biggest difference being more cooking oil, Baylor University...