New stem cell delivery approach regenerates dental pulp-like tissue in a rodent model
BOSTON (December 19, 2016)--When a tooth is damaged, either by severe decay or trauma, the living tissues that comprise the sensitive inner dental pulp become...
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Study: How to keep nanoparticle caterpillars safe from the crows of the immune system
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center In the lab, doctors can attach chemotherapy to nanoparticles that target tumors, and can use nanoparticles to enhance imaging...
Study reveals inequalities in carbon footprints of Chinese households
Inequalities in China's household carbon footprints and incomes risk undermining the country's attempts to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, according to new research involving the...
An invisible electrode
Credit: ICFO Transparent conductors are one of the key elements of today's electronic and optoelectronic devices such as displays, light emitting diodes, photovoltaic cells, smart...
Astronomers release largest digital survey of the visible Universe
Credit: Credit: Danny Farrow, Pan-STARRS1 Science Consortium and Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestial Physics The world's largest digital survey of the visible Universe, mapping billions...
An interview with 2016 Priestley medalist Mostafa El-Sayed (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2016 - It's difficult to sum up Mostafa El-Sayed's nearly 60-year career as a chemist in just...
Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology spinout accelerates clinical trials
Credit: Vall d´Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) Mosaic Biomedicals SL today announced a merger with Northern Biologics Inc. that will enable the accelerated development of...
Quirky summer monsoon behaviors affect rainfall in East Asia
In 2010, 28 regions in China suffered a five-month-long flood. This disaster resulted in over 4000 people dead or missing, and over 50 billion US...
‘Tiny earthquakes’ help scientists predict mountain rock falls
Credit: Technical University of Munich The risk of mountain rock falls in regions with sub-zero temperatures, such as the Swiss Alps and parts of Canada,...
Clownfish adapt for population survival
Credit: © 2016 Till Rothig KAUST One fish species is able to adjust the gender ratio of its population, through changes at the molecular level,...
Gut bacteria may hold key to treating autoimmune disease
Credit: He et al., 2017 Defects in the body's regulatory T cells (T reg cells) cause inflammation and autoimmune disease by altering the type of...
An ancient mechanism helps a cell to resist stress
Credit: Sergey Dmitriev Biologists from the Lomonosov Moscow State University in collaboration with colleagues from the Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences...
Girls with poorer motor skills more likely than boys to be obese
Young girls who exhibit a poor mastery of fundamental movement skills (FMS) are more likely to be obese than boys who have similarly low skills,...
How bacteria survive antibiotic treatment
Multiresistant bacteria Scientists around the world are working hard to win the battle against multi-resistant bacteria. A new publication from the BASP Centre, University of...
To bloom or not to bloom: That is the question
Credit: IBS When spring is approaching, how do plants decide that it is time to flower? A team of plant scientists led by KWAK June...
