How neuromuscular connections are maintained after nerve lesions
Credit: (Image: University of Basel, Biozentrum) After nerve injury, the protein complex mTORC1 takes over an important function in skeletal muscle to maintain the neuromuscular...
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Targeted testing for viral hepatitis: Europe’s persistent public health challenge
ECDC estimate: around 9 million Europeans live with chronic hepatitis B or CCredit: ECDC European surveillance data show on-going transmission of viral hepatitis with more...
One or the other: Why strength training might come at the expense of endurance muscles
Credit: Image: University of Basel, Biozentrum The neurotransmitter brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) acts in the muscle, so that during strength training endurance muscle fiber number...
Favorable five-year survival reported for patients with advanced cancer treated with the immunotherapy
A research team led by experts at the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center reports favorable five-year survival rates...
Transforming biology to design next-generation computers, using a surprise ingredient
Purdue University researchers turned to biology to help in the design of next-generation computersCredit: Purdue University/Shelley Claridge WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Moore's law - which...
HIV spreads through direct cell-to-cell contact
Researchers investigate infection dynamics in tissue-like three-dimensional cell culturesCredit: Oliver Fackler / Frederik Graw The spread of pathogens like the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is...
Clinical trial identifies new breast cancer drug as a potential therapy for glioblastoma
Latest findings show how new drug class could lead to cocktail that breaks the blood-brain barrierCredit: Ivy Brain Tumor Center Phoenix, Ariz. (July 25, 2019)...
Worm pheromones protect major crops
Boyce Thompson Institute researchers showed that ascaroside compounds from nematodes can protect rice, wheat, corn and soybeans from numerous pathogensCredit: Photo credit: Aardra Kachroo, University...
What happens when you overdose? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, July 25, 2019 -- Your body is a delicately balanced chemical system, and if you take too much of...
Making blockchain transactions secure and private
TU Wien has launched a blockchain research lab, which proves to be very successful: With heavy funding from leading blockchain companies, the team has solved...
Terahertz imaging technique reveals subsurface insect damage in wood
New technique could catch insect infestation in individual trees at early stagesCredit: HAWK University of Applied Science and Arts WASHINGTON -- Insect infestation is becoming...
Inherited BRCA2 mutations linked to increased risk of childhood lymphoma
Research from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has found that prominent cancer risk gene BRCA2 can increase risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in children and adolescentsCredit:...
Paleontology — new light on cichlid evolution in Africa
Cichlids (Cichlidae) are a group of small to medium-sized fish that are ubiquitous in freshwater habitats in the tropics. They are particularly notable in exhibiting...
Make more with your 3D printers: from smooth surfaces to complex patterns
Credit: ©Inria The production revolution envisioned by 3D printing visionaries is only a few steps away, when we will be able to print objects with...
Technologies for the Sixth Generation Cellular Network
Ultra-rapid Electro-optical Modulators Convert Terahertz into Optical Data Signals - Publication in Nature PhotonicsCredit: IPQ/KIT Future wireless data networks will have to reach higher transmission...