‘Virus-cracking’ molecules advance fight against hepatitis…
Credit: Image courtesy Christopher Schlicksup, Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University researchers have made an important step forward in the design of drugs that...
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Quantum leap in the reliability of mass spectrometry-based proteomics
Credit: photo/©: Stefan Tenzer, Mainz University Medical Center Modern mass spectrometry systems enable scientists to routinely determine the quantitative composition of cells or tissue samples....
Researchers identify new species of dragonfly in Brazil
Credit: Rhainer Guillermo Ferreira A new species of dragonfly with a brown spot on each of its four wingtips and a bluish waxy body coating...
Red light controls signaling in human cells
Credit: IST Austria Compared with the blue light mostly used in current approaches, red light has major benefits, particularly with respect to applications in model...
Lack of appropriate clothing can hinder people with disabilities
Credit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. – There are many important events in a person's life, including weddings, graduations, school dances and job interviews. The...
HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) announces initiation of HPTN 084
Credit: HPTN DURHAM, N.C. – The HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) today announced the initiation of HPTN 084, a Phase 3 double-blind safety and efficacy...
Faster detection of pathogens in the lungs
Credit: (Image: IMM / UZH) What used to take several weeks is now possible in two days: thanks to new molecular-based methods, mycobacterial pathogens that...
How the genome sets its functional micro-architecture
Credit: Pierre Fabre and Lucille Lopez-Delisle/EPFL The genes that are involved in the development of the fetus are activated in different tissues and at different...
Mechanism explains how seizures may lead to memory loss
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Although it's been clear that seizures are linked to memory loss and other cognitive deficits in patients with Alzheimer's disease,...
Leaving the electrical grid in the Upper Peninsula
Known for snow rather than sun, Michigan's Upper Peninsula could still support a significant network of solar photovoltaic (PV) energy systems. Solar energy alone in...
Efforts to restore imperiled Pando show promise says USU ecologist
Credit: Paul Rogers/Utah State University LOGAN, UTAH, USA — If you're depending on a room filled with 90-year-olds to repopulate and save the human race,...
Virginia Tech researchers explore gigantic volcanic eruptions that led to mass extinctions
Credit: Virginia Tech A paper published in Nature Communications by Virginia Tech researchers confirms a major feature in the formation of large igneous provinces —...
Potentially lethal parasite rat lungworm found throughout Florida
Credit: Photo: Heather Stockdale Walden GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have found rat lungworm, a parasitic nematode that can cause meningitis in humans...
Controlling the body clock
Credit: RIKEN A new study from the laboratory of Hiroki Ueda at the RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center investigates circadian timekeeping with a novel approach to...
A better way to wash pesticides off apples
Polishing an apple with your shirt might remove some dust and dirt, but getting rid of pesticide residues could take a little more work. Researchers...
