Researchers develop ‘organ on a chip’ for better drug testing
Improving human quality of life with drug treatments is a complicated issue. Drug certification, including drug safety and reliability, entails a long series of tests...
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Tropical plant species are as threatened by climate change as widely feared, study confirms
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown University biologists who set out to better understand the effects of climate change on plant species in tropical mountain regions found...
Can we predict who will develop migraine headaches?
A migraine is not just a bad headache. It is a much-dreaded part of a neurologic disorder that has an array of possible symptoms, including...
Virtual reality training for physicians aims to heal disparities in Black maternal health care
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — During a checkup with her obstetrician, Marilyn Hayes tells him about overwhelming exhaustion and possible symptoms of postpartum depression, such as feeling...
Not everything that tastes bitter is potentially harmful. But why? Study provides an explanation
A bitter taste is traditionally considered a warning sign of potentially toxic substances. But not all bitter substances are harmful. For example, some peptides and...
University of Houston flexes scientific muscle with breakthrough in skeletal muscle regeneration
Newly published research from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy identifies key mechanisms of skeletal muscle regeneration and growth of muscles following resistance exercise....
Argonne-led research working toward reducing electronic waste with biodegradable luminescent polymers
From your car’s navigation display to the screen you are reading this on, luminescent polymers — a class of flexible materials that contain light-emitting molecules — are...
Pusan National University researchers revolutionize environmental health with advanced explainable machine learning approach
Traditional environmental health research often focuses on the toxicity of single chemical exposures. However, in real-world situations, people are exposed to multiple pollutants simultaneously, which...
Taking steps for improving the biodiversity monitoring methods in support of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030
The EU-funded project MAMBO (Modern Approaches to the Monitoring of Biodiversity) announces the release of its first policy brief, which highlights MAMBO’s contribution to the development...
Postpartum depression could be screened at the source
One in eight new moms will experience sadness, hopelessness, and feelings of overwhelm in the first year after having a baby, a statistic that is...
It’s not just humans — bacteria have memory too
A recent study led by Dr. Ilana Kolodkin-Gal from the Scojen Institute for Synthetic Biology at Reichman University, which is headed by Prof. Yosi Sacham,...
$1.5M state grant kickstarts efforts to use fungal molecules in batteries, photovoltaics and electronic circuitry
GREENSBORO, NC, July 19, 2024 — With a $1.5 million state grant, UNC Greensboro (UNCG) faculty are leading a unique research effort to explore how...
Transient structure in fly leg holds clue to insect shape formation
A little leg may reveal something big about how closely related insect species can drastically differ in body shape, according to a new study led...
HKU Engineering researchers develop new method for achieving controllable tuning and assessing instability in 2D materials for engineering applications
Two-dimensional (2D) materials have atomic-level thickness and excellent mechanical and physical properties, with broad application prospects in fields such as semiconductors, flexible devices, and composite...
Chimpanzees gesture back and forth quickly like in human conversations
When people are having a conversation, they rapidly take turns speaking and sometimes even interrupt. Now, researchers who have collected the largest ever dataset of...
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