Supported liquid metal catalysts — a new generation of reaction accelerators
Catalysts are agents that initiate chemical reactions, speed them up or significantly increase the yield of the desired product. New and improved catalysts are thus...
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A new method provides better insights into real-world network evolution
Nature and society are full of so-called real-world complex systems, such as protein interactions. Theoretical models, called complex networks, describe them and consist of nodes...
Folding biomolecule model shows how form dictates function
Proteins are fundamental macromolecules for life, with a diversity of functions, like acting as channels through cellular walls, catalysers, DNA benders, etc. When it comes...
Best tactical approach to handling patients with simultaneous parasitic and HIV infection
One of the most common waterborne diseases worldwide is cryptosporidiosis, a parasitic disease affecting the small intestine and possibly our airways. It is a common...
South Africa’s long-legged bees adapted to pollinate snapdragon flowers
Credit: Anton Pauw New research from Stellenbosch University (SU) in South Africa shows that, in an extraordinary case of adaptation, the disproportionately long front legs...
An important process fueling harmful algal blooms investigated in Canadian water bodies
For many Canadians, summer time means time at the lake, swimming, fishing, boating, and relaxing. Nothing can spoil this experience like blue-green mats of muck,...
Paper-based tuberculosis test could boost diagnoses in developing countries
Diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) early can allow patients to receive the medicine they need and also help prevent the disease from spreading. But in resource-limited areas,...
As ‘flesh-eating’ Leishmania come closer, a vaccine against them does, too
Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / press and educational handout Parasites that ulcerate the skin, can disfigure the face, and may fatally mutilate...
Systems analysis points to links between Toxoplasma infection and common brain diseases
More than 2 billion people - nearly one out of every three humans on earth, including about 60 million people in the United States -...
A hair-trigger for cells fighting infection
Credit: Dr Manuel Díaz-Muñoz To fight infections cells in the immune system play a dangerous game with their own genes. Damaging genes allows B cells...
New research on probiotics in the prevention and treatment of colon cancer
Credit: The American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, PA, September 13, 2017 - In an innovative approach to colorectal cancer (CRC) prevention and treatment, scientists are...
Teens’ ability to consider the intentions of others linked to structural changes in the brain
Credit: Video created by Sunhae Sul. When it comes to the concept of fairness, teenagers' ability to consider the intentions of others appears to be...
Maine Technology Institute funds MDI Biological Laboratory scientist
Credit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- The Maine Technology Institute (MTI) has awarded a $25,000 seed grant to Sandra Rieger, Ph.D., of the...
Inhibitors support immune therapy for leukemia
New immune therapies are considered a promising lead for treating recurring acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Antibodies are able to eliminate even those cancer cells that...
Researchers identify possible new target in fight against lung cancer
(BOSTON)--Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified a molecule called miR-124 in non-small cell lung cancer cells that plays a regulatory role...
