Making this Parkinson’s drug is just turtles all the way down (video)
WASHINGTON, June 17, 2024 — L-DOPA is the best drug we have for Parkinson’s disease, but its molecular mirror image, D-DOPA, causes dangerous side effects....
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Researchers develop plant gene drive system for enhanced trait inheritance
A collaborative research team led by QIAN Wenfeng from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Peking...
Poll: Majority of Americans say key COVID-19 policies were a good idea—but views of individual policies vary
Embargoed for release: Monday, June 17, 6:00 AM ETCredit: Source: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health/de Beaumont Foundation poll, U.S. Views on Pandemic Policies:...
Treatment of stress-induced exhaustion disorder has wrong focus
A new thesis at Uppsala University questions the traditional view of stress-induced exhaustion disorder. A new model is proposed in its place that puts more...
Nile perch invasion triggered genetic bottlenecks in lake Victoria’s endemic cichlids
Newfound evidence reveals that the upsurge of the exotic Nile perch in Lake Victoria had long-lasting effects on the genetic diversity of various local cichlid...
Reduction of esters by a novel photocatalyst
The sweet smell of strawberries and other fruits is thanks to a chemical compound called ester, which is also found in many fats and polyesters....
$18.5 million U19 grant will study B and T memory cells in transplanted lungs, uteruses and kidneys
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Memory immune cells reside in many tissues, poised to react to a second infection or continuing antigen. Yet little is known about...
Gonadal function in male mice disrupted by prenatal risk factors
Researchers have consistently shown that prenatal exposure to Di (2-ethyhexyl) phthalate harms the reproductive system in male mice and causes fertility defects. In a new...
Artificial photosynthesis to produce hydrogen peroxide
National University of Singapore (NUS) chemists have developed hexavalent photocatalytic covalent organic frameworks (COFs) which mimic natural photosynthesis for the production of hydrogen peroxide, an...
A liquid crystal source of photon pairs
Spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC), as a source of entangled photons, is of great interest for quantum physics and quantum technology, but so far it could...
Infectious H5N1 influenza virus in raw milk rapidly declines with heat treatment
WHAT: The amount of infectious H5N1 influenza viruses in raw milk rapidly declined with heat treatment in laboratory research conducted by scientists at the National...
Novel strategy proposed for all-climate zinc-ion batteries
According to a study published in Advanced Energy Materials, a research team led by Prof. HU Linhua from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of...
Announcing Tally Health as tier 3 sponsor of ARDD 2024
The University of Copenhagen is excited to announce Tally Health as a Tier 3 Sponsor of the 11th Aging Research & Drug Discovery Meeting, the...
“Planetary Hopes”: Digital solutions for the challenges facing earth, nature and society
FRANKFURT. A result of global warming, rising sea levels are making coastal cities uninhabitable, while the loss of biodiversity and the climate-induced immigration of species...
Tiny New Zealand bird delivers a lesson in birdsong evolution
Credit: Photo by Ines G. Moran Parrots, songbirds, and hummingbirds can learn to make new sounds. No-one knew, but New Zealand’s smallest bird,...
