Tiny chip-based methane spectrometer could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Credit: Joe Green, Beaverworks Canada WASHINGTON — The process of extracting natural gas from the earth or transporting it through pipelines can release methane into...
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Highly sensitive sensors successfully map electrical patterns of…
Highly sensitive sensors have been successfully used to map the electrical activity of the developing heart in embryos, in a University of Sussex study published...
Building a morphogen gradient by simple diffusion in a growing plant…
Credit: NIBB In an article published on September 5th in Biophysical Journal, the team of Associate Professor Kensuke Kawade at the Okazaki Institute for Integrative...
Cinnamon may be fragrant medicine for the brain
If Dr. Kalipada Pahan's research pans out, the standard advice for failing students might one day be: Study harder and eat your cinnamon! Pahan a...
Predators preserve existing animal species
Credit: Photographer is Christian Skov. A new study from Lund University in Sweden increases knowledge of how boundaries and barriers are maintained between different species...
New eyeless, pale catfish from middle of Amazon named
Credit: Courtesy of Mark Sabaj/Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. You've just discovered a unique, eyeless catfish from the murky bottoms of the Amazon...
Research suggests potential therapy to prevent ‘chemobrain’ in cancer patients
Credit: KU News Service LAWRENCE — Findings offered by a University of Kansas researcher, identified as one of 20 'Must See Presenters' at the national...
A total of 33 companies joining forces with VTT to develop new generation sustainable forest product
Credit: Photo: VTT Together with a large industrial consortium, VTT Technical Research of Finland has launched a EUR 4.5 million project to speed up the...
University of Seville researchers reveal the role of a DNA repair mechanism
Credit: University of Seville Researchers from the University of Seville, in collaboration with the Genome Damage and Stability Centre of the University of Sussex in...
Critical protein shows promise for the treatment of Alzheimer’s
Credit: Jason Drees, Biodesign Institute The tidal wave approaches. In the coming decades, Alzheimer's disease is projected to exact a devastating economic and emotional toll...
Weiss receives Charles R. Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award
Credit: Patrick Mansell, Penn State Kenneth Weiss, Evan Pugh University Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Genetics, was awarded the Charles R. Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award...
Stem cells conduct cartilage regeneration but are not directly involved
Credit: Vetmeduni Vienna Therapy with mesenchymal stem cells, the so-called progenitor cells of connective tissue, holds great promise for the regeneration of cartilage tissue but...
Mayo Clinic studying genomics of antiplatelet heart medication
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Which antiplatelet medication is best after a coronary stent? The Tailored Antiplatelet Therapy to Lessen Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (TAILOR-PCI) Study...
Benefits of taking the natural pigment astaxanthin
A research group led by University of Tsukuba Professor Hideaki Soya and Professor Randeep Rakwal has investigated the effect on hippocampal function of the naturally...
Methodology advance at HZB: Ionic liquids simplify laser experiments on liquid samples
Credit: HZB The work has now demonstrated it is feasible to replace the solvent with an ionic liquid of low vapor pressure, which does not...
