Metal foil as 3D scanner for electron beam
They are seen as highly promising research tools: laser-plasma accelerators take up less space than conventional facilities, which are sometimes kilometers long. Such compact particle...
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How stressed are you? Nanoparticles pave the way for home stress testing
Stress takes various shapes in our daily lives, from relentless work demands to the constant rush of the school run. But ignoring high stress levels...
New discoveries about how mosquitoes mate may help the fight against malaria
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Researchers discover a surprising way to jump-start battery performance
Menlo Park, Calif. — A lithium-ion battery’s very first charge is more momentous than it sounds. It determines how well and how long the battery will...
RNA template-based targeted gene editing in mammalian cells
A new article in the peer-reviewed journal Human Gene Therapy describes the consensus reached by invited experts who participated in a meeting to evaluate the potential carcinogenicity...
Promising antibiotic candidates discovered in microbes deep in the Arctic Sea
Antibiotics are the linchpin of modern medicine: without them, anyone with open wounds or needing to undergo surgery would be at constant risk of dangerous...
A distinct “repair” role of regulatory T cells in fracture healing
The study uncovers a unique reparative function of regulatory T cells (Tregs) in the process of fracture healing, a discovery that adds a new dimension...
Several advantages when medical abortion is started at home
Being at home is as safe as at the hospital when a medical abortion after twelve weeks of pregnancy is initiated. These are the findings...
Northwestern receives $55 million to advance health research
CHICAGO --- The Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences (NUCATS) Institute has received $55 million in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding to accelerate the...
RISE project awarded NIH grant
Xiaopeng Zhao, a professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering and founding director of the Applied AI Program in the College of...
Biotech executive and serial entrepreneur appointed to lead NSF program commercializing technologies from leading North Carolina institutions
The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) proudly announces the appointment of Tim Bertram, PhD, as its new Chief Ecosystem Officer. He will serve...
Immune protection against tuberculosis reinfection driven by cells that dampen lung inflammation
The body’s first line of defense against tuberculosis (TB) involves immune cells that suppress lung inflammation instead of activating it, reported University of Pittsburgh and...
Problem gambling may be on the rise among monthly gamblers in Massachusetts, online surveys suggest
In the latest of three online gambling surveys conducted by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, monthly gamblers in Massachusetts reported an increase in gambling intensity and gambling...
New process vaporizes plastic bags and bottles, yielding gases to make new, recycled plastics
A new chemical process can essentially vaporize plastics that dominate the waste stream today and turn them into hydrocarbon building blocks for new plastics. A...
Uncovering the secret communication of monkeys: They have names!
New study from Hebrew University reveals that marmoset monkeys use specific calls, known as "phee-calls," to name each other, a behavior previously known to exist...
