Month: December 2020

Researchers have found the first evidence that telomere shortening is not just a sign of…

People who have coronary artery disease, stroke or peripheral artery disease often are prescribed a…

Planting trees and preventing deforestation are considered key climate change mitigation strategies, but a new…

A protein called CatSper1 may act as a molecular ‘barcode’ that helps determine which sperm…

How did canal grass arrive in Panama? Scientists compared the DNA of sugar cane relatives…

CRISPR tags are being used to identify all of the transcription factors necessary to turn…

The role of a protein in detecting the common cold virus and kickstarting an immune…

Occasionally, following a transplant procedure, the donor’s immune cells recognize the recipient’s tissues as foreign…

Researchers led by the University of Tsukuba demonstrated that Target-AID gene editing technology can be…

Researchers have developed a way to accurately represent the behavior of elementary particles called neutrinos…

Researchers have fabricated a tiny electronic sensor that can detect very low levels of a…

An 81-year-old midnight snapper caught off the coast of Western Australia has taken the title…

A research team uncovers the mechanism that regulates local expression of key molecules in brain…

A new database of electron-molecule reactions is a major step forward in making nuclear fusion…

Groundwater reservoirs in Bavaria have warmed considerably over the past few decades. A new study…

A partial transition of German road transport to hydrogen energy is among the possibilities being…

A group of experts from academic, governmental and international organisations have identified five large-scale ‘megatrends’…

Researchers have uncovered the mechanism that allows plants to pass on their ‘memories’ to offspring,…

Scientists have broken the rules of enzyme engineering to unlock a new method for creating…

Light-induced processes are critical in transformative technologies such as solar energy harvesting, as well as…

For centuries humans were using willow barks to treat a headache or an inflamed tooth….

The frozen permafrost in the Arctic is thawing on an alarming scale. By analyzing an…

Researchers report that deleting one of the inhibitors of the RPE65 gene in a mouse…

Meningococcus group B, the most prevalent strain of meningococcal infection, is prevented with 79 per…

Researchers explored the consequences of drought and lack of environmental resources on women in less-developed…

Young children who have experienced compassionate love and empathy from their mothers may be more…

Researchers describe a new process to produce ammonia with a potentially much lower carbon footprint….

More frequent exposure to air pollution spikes were associated with reduced test scores for third…

A new study shows how advanced imaging technology can pinpoint what may have caused patients’…

Researchers have recently measured the propagation speed of ultrasonic waves in an aluminum-rich hydrous mineral…

Children diagnosed with dyslexia show greater emotional reactivity than children without dyslexia, according to a…

A new global study finds older people in wealthy countries consume more alcohol than their…

Dolutegravir, the current first-line treatment for HIV, may not be as effective as hoped in…

A machine learning model can help us treat cancer more effectively. Read Original Article: AI…

A new device for faster testing of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been developed. Read Original Article:…

Results of standard laboratory tests performed on adult outpatients to provide an overall picture of…

An inexpensive, FDA-approved drug — cholestyramine — taken in conjunction with an antibiotic prevents the…

One of world’s earliest examples of art, the enigmatic `Venus’ figurines carved some 30,000 years…