New study reveals critical role of C1q protein in neuronal function and aging
BOSTON, Mass. (July 15, 2024)—A groundbreaking study conducted at the lab of Beth Stevens, PhD, at Boston Children’s Hospital has revealed that an immune protein...
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Unlocking the mystery of preexisting drug resistance: New study sheds light on cancer evolution
CLEVELAND—The evolution of resistance to diseases, from infectious illnesses to cancers, poses a formidable challenge.Credit: Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND—The evolution of resistance to diseases,...
¬AI model harnesses physics to autocorrect remote sensing data
By John RoachCredit: Animation by Sara Levine | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory By John Roach Turbulence, temperature changes, water vapor, carbon dioxide, ozone, methane,...
Over £1M for global semiconductor firm IQE to enable industrialisation of ULTRARAM
An Innovate UK project worth £1.1M has been awarded to the Lancaster University spinout firm Quinas, the global semiconductor company IQE and Lancaster and Cardiff...
Loss of oxygen in lakes and oceans a major threat to ecosystems, society, and planet
Oxygen is a fundamental requirement of life, and the loss of oxygen in water, referred to as aquatic deoxygenation, is a threat to life at...
Receptors make dairy cows a prime target for influenza, ISU team finds
AMES, Iowa – As highly pathogenic avian influenza has spread in dairy herds across the U.S., the virus is being detected in raw milk. A...
Building a roadmap to bioengineer plants that produce their own nitrogen fertilizer
Nitrogen fertilizers make it possible to feed the world’s growing population, but they are also costly, harm ecosystems and require a lot of energy to...
Safe drone traffic in smart cities of the future
After creating the world’s first self-organizing drone flock, researchers at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest, Hungary have now also demonstrated the first large-scale autonomous drone...
Unveil new insights into soliton molecules: Pathways to chaos and frequency entrainment
A team of researchers led by Minglie Hu, and their colleagues from institutions including Tianjin University and the Southern University of Science and Technology, have...
Landmark discovery solves baffling mystery around Gulf War Illness in veterans
In a world-first discovery, Griffith University researchers have discovered faulty cell function in veterans suffering from Gulf War Illness (GWI), also known as Gulf War...
High-repetition-rate attosecond XUV beamlines at ELI ALPS for studying ultrafast phenomena
The study of processes occurring at attosecond timescales utilizing extreme ultraviolet (XUV) pulses is at the forefront of ultrafast science. These XUV pulses, produced via...
Study challenges traditional views of evolution
In new research, Arizona State University scientists and their colleagues investigated genetic changes occurring in a naturally isolated population of the water flea, Daphnia pulex....
Protein droplets likely don’t cause Parkinson’s
Liquid-liquid phase separation is not a precursor to formation of amyloid fibrils, a pathological hallmark of Parkinson’s disease, shows study. Rather, the formation of protein...
How does superglue work, and what the heck is electroadhesion? (video)
WASHINGTON, July 15, 2024 — How would you stick a slice of banana to a sheet of copper? Until a few months ago, you couldn’t....
Accurate and continuous remote monitoring of step length can be a sensitive marker for neurological diseases and aging
• Researchers used machine learning technologies to develop an algorithm that converts data from a small, lightweight, waterproof sensor wearable sensor taped to the lower...
