Researchers led by UMass Amherst solve 2,000-year-old mystery of the shipworm
June 5, 2024Credit: Barry Goodell June 5, 2024 Researchers Led by UMass Amherst Solve 2,000-Year-Old Mystery of the Shipworm Secret of the world’s most...
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UBC-developed oral insulin drops offer relief for diabetes patients
Diabetes rates continue to rise, with 11.7 million Canadians living with diabetes or pre-diabetes. At UBC, scientists have created a pain-free drug delivery method to...
Flapping frequency of birds, insects, bats and whales described by universal equation
A single universal equation can closely approximate the frequency of wingbeats and fin strokes made by birds, insects, bats and whales, despite their different body...
Normal ageing might be associated with increased blood-brain barrier permeability in regions also vulnerable in Alzheimer’s Disease, in small study comparing healthy brains of the young and old
Normal ageing might be associated with increased blood-brain barrier permeability in regions also vulnerable in Alzheimer's Disease, in small study comparing healthy brains of the...
Father’s diet before conception influences children’s health
Dr. Raffaele Teperino, head of the "Environmental Epigenetics" research group at Helmholtz Munich, along with his research team, has examined the impact of paternal diet...
Toward testing the quantum behavior of gravity: A photonic quantum simulation
In a groundbreaking development at the intersection of quantum mechanics and general relativity, researchers have made significant strides toward unraveling the mysteries of quantum gravity. This...
Six UTA faculty receive prestigious CAREER grants
Six faculty members from The University of Texas at Arlington received more than $3.23 million in awards as part of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Faculty...
New WISH report to focus on the ethical management of AI in healthcare
5 June 2024. Doha, Qatar – The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), an initiative of Qatar Foundation (QF), has announced that it is to...
NIH releases H5N1 influenza research agenda
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has released its plan for advancing H5N1 influenza basic...
A cracking discovery – eggshell waste can recover rare earth elements needed for green energy
A collaborative team of researchers has made a cracking discovery with the potential to make a significant impact in the sustainable recovery of rare earth...
Virginia Tech researcher’s team discovers ‘missing’ sea sponges
At first glance, the simple sea sponge is no creature of mystery.Credit: Photo by Spencer Coppage for Virginia Tech. At first glance, the simple sea...
Banning false information traffickers online improved public discourse
When Twitter banned more than 70,000 traffickers of false information from its platform in the wake of the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan....
Hepatitis B virus core protein as a Rab-GAP suppressor driving liver disease progression
This study is led by Prof. Qiang Deng (Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University), Prof. Ke Lan (State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan University), and Prof....
Skeletal stem cells in bone development, homeostasis, and disease
SSCs are essential for bone development, homeostasis, and repair. Recent studies have identified distinct SSC populations in long bones, craniofacial bones, and spine. Techniques like...
Tiny crop-health sensors could help cut the cost of groceries
A compact, lightweight sensor system with infrared imaging capabilities developed by an international team of engineers could be easily fitted to a drone for remote...
