Stretching beyond limits
In the world of materials, rigidity and elasticity are usually on opposite ends of the continuum. Typically, the more elastic a material, the less able...
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Taking a closer look at unevenly charged biomolecules
Credit: Ryota Negishi WASHINGTON, D.C., August 16, 2018 -- In clinical diagnostics, it is critical to monitor biomolecules in a simple, rapid and sensitive way....
Life Biosciences funds MDI Biological Laboratory aging course
Credit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- The MDI Biological Laboratory has announced that Life Biosciences, a biotech company co-founded by David Sinclair, Ph.D.,...
Case Western Reserve receives grant to improve food systems in Cleveland neighborhoods
Credit: David Schwartz A multidisciplinary research team led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has received a three-year, $936,000 grant to use collaborative...
More protein after weight loss may reduce fatty liver disease
Rockville, Md. (August 16, 2018)--Increasing the amount of protein in the diet may reduce the liver's fat content and lower the risk of diabetes in...
New approach to fight tuberculosis, a leading cause of death worldwide
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--August 16, 2018--Tuberculosis is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide. Nearly 2 million people die every year from this infectious...
Obesity, infertility and oxidative stress in mouse egg cells
Credit: Wang et al. Excessive body fat is associated with negative effects on female fertility and pregnancy. In mice, maternal obesity impairs proper development of...
How people use, and lose, preexisting biases to make decisions
Credit: Ariel Zylberberg/Shalden & Wolpert Labs/Columbia's Zuckerman Institute NEW YORK -- From love and politics to health and finances, humans can sometimes make decisions that...
‘Traffic wardens’ of cells can be counterproductive
Credit: Alexandra Tavares, IGC. A research team from the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC) and the Centre for Biomedical Research (CBMR)/ University of Algarve (UAlg),...
Ancient beetle discovery gives clue to gymnosperm pollination
Credit: NIGPAS Plant-insect interactions, one of the critical bedrocks for modern ecosystems, are largely dominated by insect-angiosperm relationships owing to the hegemony enjoyed by flowering...
Oil palm: few areas in Africa reconcile high yields and primate protection
Credit: Andreas Brink Continued growth in global demand for palm oil is expected to mean an expansion in oil palm plantations in Africa. The continent...
A unique combination of catalysts opens doors to making useful compounds
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer Researchers have developed a new method that aids in the process of making valuable compounds by using a unique combination of...
Danforth Center and Saint Louis University establish joint faculty partnership
Credit: Donald Danforth Plant Science Center ST. LOUIS, MO, August 16, 2018 - The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and Saint Louis University are pleased...
Retinoic acid may improve immune response against melanoma
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Immunotherapies use the immune system to fight cancer. But cancers like melanoma have found ways to turn off the...
Bird communities dwindle on New Mexico’s Pajarito Plateau
Credit: LANL LOS ALAMOS, N.M., August 15, 2018 -- Researchers have found declines in the number and diversity of bird populations at nine sites surveyed...
