Most massive stellar black hole in our galaxy found
Astronomers have identified the most massive stellar black hole yet discovered in the Milky Way galaxy. This black hole was spotted in data from the...
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Can animals count?
HONG KONG (16 April 2024)—A groundbreaking discovery that appears to confirm the existence of discrete number sense in rats has been announced by a joint...
Illuminating the path to hearing recovery
Professor Yunje Cho’s research team from the Department of Life Sciences at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH, Republic of Korea) has collaborated with...
ERC Advanced Grant for cutting-edge research on the cell’s immune response
FRANKFURT. The cell’s outer shell determines whether the human adaptive immune system identifies pathogens or not. Figuratively speaking, the cell membrane is the arena where...
NIH awards $3.4 million to Wayne State University to investigate biomarkers for better reproductive success
DETROIT - The diagnosis of male fertility has not changed in decades and primarily relies on conventional semen parameter analyses such as sperm count, motility...
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute team unpacking genetic mysteries of childhood epilepsies
Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes recurring seizures. Credit: Amy Shore/Virginia Tech Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes recurring seizures. It is one of...
Epilepsy drug prevents brain tumors in mice with NF1
A drug used to treat children with epilepsy prevents brain tumor formation and growth in two mouse models of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), according to...
Potamophylax kosovaensis, a new insect species from Kosovo that is already endangered
Over the last few years, professor Halil Ibrahimi from Kosovo and his team have described several new species of aquatic insects revered as bioindicators of...
Parent perceptions of school meals influence student participation in school meal programs
Philadelphia, April 15, 2024 – Since the implementation of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act in 2010, school meals in the United States have significantly improved....
Unlocking the ‘chain of worms’
An international team of scientists including B. Duygu Özpolat at Washington University in St. Louis has published the first single-cell atlas for Pristina leidyi (Pristina), the water nymph worm,...
Insilico Medicine announces “Generative AI for Sustainability” vision as part of Middle East tour
One year ago, clinical stage artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company Insilico Medicine ("Insilico") opened the largest AI research and development center in the Middle East...
Unlocking the secrets of forest heights: the role of GEDI LiDAR technology
A team of researchers has unveiled a novel approach to accurately characterizing tree height composition in forests using the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) Light...
The British Association for Crystal Growth’s Annual Conference (BACG2024) will be held on July 1st-3rd 2024
Since 1969, the BACG has encouraged scientific and technological communications across national and international platforms, spanning theory and practice of crystal growth, crystallisation and appraisal...
Kidney disease intervention outcomes encouraging, despite null result
Manisha Jhamb, M.D., launched the Kidney-CHAMP study five years ago because she saw a looming tsunami of chronic kidney disease cases. She was pulled to...
Reducing CO2 emissions by 20% with only a 2% economic loss
— A “rapid and far-reaching change” is necessary to prevent catastrophic climate change, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). "However, the transformation...
