Combined bark beetle outbreaks and wildfire spell uncertain future for forests
Bark beetle outbreaks and wildfire alone are not a death sentence for Colorado’s beloved forests…
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New method developed for ‘up-sizing’ mini organs used in medical research
A team of engineers and scientists has developed a method of ‘multiplying’ organoids: miniature collections…
‘Magnetic graphene’ forms a new kind of magnetism
Researchers have identified a new form of magnetism in so-called magnetic graphene, which could point…
Popular tool for measuring child feeding practices validated by RIT researcher
A Rochester Institute of Technology researcher has validated a tool measuring adherence to a popular…
Rare blast’s remains discovered in Milky Way’s center
Astronomers may have found our Galaxy’s first example of an unusual kind of stellar explosion….
Uncovering how some corals resist bleaching
Colorful coral reefs have suffered from ‘bleaching’ due to climate change, but researchers have now…
Neural roots/origins of alcoholism identified
The physical origin of alcohol addiction has been located in a network of the human…
Cells are collective thinkers
Cells, like humans, cast votes to make decisions as a group. But how do they…
Machine learning could aid mental health diagnoses
A way of using machine learning to more accurately identify patients with a mix of…
Halt cell recycling to treat cancer
Targeting and changing autophagy, otherwise known as cell recycling, has been linked to helping control…
What rules govern the structure of membraneless organelles?
A study explores how membraneless organelles (MLOs) or biomolecular condensates, form and organize themselves. The…
A magnetic twist to graphene
By combining ferromagnets and two rotated layers of graphene, researchers open up a new platform…
Sophisticated lung-on-chip created
Researchers have developed a second-generation lung-on-chip model with life-size dimension alveoli in a stretchable membrane,…
Diversity of genetic changes that cause inherited kidney disease
A study has described genetic changes in patients with the most common form of hereditary…
Ditching the car for walking or biking just one day a week cuts carbon footprint
Swapping the car for walking, cycling and e-biking even just one day a week makes…
Researchers produce tiny nanoparticles and reveal their inner structure for the first time
Tiny nanoparticles can be furnished with dyes and could be used for new imaging techniques,…
Marmoset monkeys have personalities too
In humans, differences in personalities have been evident since the ancient times. Personality in animals…
Two-phase material with surprising properties
Some materials can couple electrical and mechanical properties – this can lead to astonishing effects:…
Captive-bred juvenile salmon unlikely to become migratory when released into streams
Researchers have revealed that when captive-bred juvenile red-spotted masu salmon are released into natural streams,…
Study of supergiant star Betelgeuse unveils the cause of its pulsations
Betelgeuse is normally one of the brightest, most recognizable stars of the winter sky, marking…
Richness of plant species reduces the number of viral infections in meadows
A new study indicates that agricultural activity confuses the mechanisms that regulate the occurrence of…
Food waste researcher: We must learn that brown fruit isn’t bad fruit
We tend to avoid choosing apples with brown spots, assuming that they taste bad. But…
Type 2 diabetes: Drugs initially increase glucose production
Although SGLT-2 inhibitors are central to the treatment of diabetes, their exact mode of action…
Flexible piezoelectric crystal
A team of researchers has developed a new material, that when electricity is applied to…
Higher blood pressure at night than in daytime may increase Alzheimer’s disease risk
Higher blood pressure at night than in daytime may be a risk factor for Alzheimer’s…
HIV: An innovative therapeutic breakthrough to optimize the immune system
Prompted by the need to improve conventional treatments for people infected with the human immunodeficiency…
How iodine-containing molecules contribute to the formation of atmospheric aerosols
Chemists have helped discover that iodic acids can rapidly form aerosol particles in the atmosphere,…
Use of goldenseal may compromise glucose control in diabetics on metformin
Diabetic patients taking the natural product goldenseal while taking the prescription drug metformin may be…
Study links exposure to nighttime artificial lights with elevated thyroid cancer risk
People living in regions with high levels of outdoor artificial light at night may face…
Researchers find peptide that treats, prevents killer citrus disease
New research affirms a unique peptide found in an Australian plant can destroy the No….
BenaVest Launches Alternative Health Insurance Plan – MENAFN.COM
BenaVest Launches Alternative Health Insurance Plan MENAFN.COM Read Original Article: BenaVest Launches Alternative Health Insurance Plan…
Happy childhood? That’s no guarantee for good mental health
It’s well understood that a difficult childhood can increase the likelihood of mental illness, but…
Small clip an alternative to treating a leaking heart valve – SCNow
Small clip an alternative to treating a leaking heart valve SCNow Read Original Article: Small clip…
BenaVest Launches Alternative Health Insurance Plan – Press Release – Digital Journal
BenaVest Launches Alternative Health Insurance Plan – Press Release Digital Journal Read Original Article: BenaVest Launches…
Discoveries at the edge of the periodic table: First ever measurements of einsteinium
Since element 99 — einsteinium — was discovered in 1952 from the debris of the…
Physical discipline and cognitive deprivation associated with specific types of developmental delay
A study reports that in a diverse, cross-national sample of youth, physical discipline and cognitive…
Fungi in the gut prime immunity against infection
Common fungi, often present in the gut, teach the immune system how to respond to…
Study identifies ‘Achilles heel’ of bacteria linked to Crohn’s disease
The discovery of an ‘Achilles heel’ in a type of gut bacteria that causes intestinal…
New research sheds light on vision loss in Batten disease
Progressive vision loss, and eventually blindness, are the hallmarks of juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (JNCL)…
New microscopy concept enters into force
The first demonstration of an approach that inverts the standard paradigm of scanning probe microscopy…
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New drug targets for childhood cancer neuroblastoma identified
The largest single cell study to date of the childhood cancer, neuroblastoma, has discovered that…
Civil engineers find link between hospitals and schools key to community resilience
Health care and education systems are two main pillars of a community’s stability. How well…
Breakthrough in quantum photonics promises a new era in optical circuits
Researchers have shown that single photons can be emitted in a uniform way from quantum…
New way to power up nanomaterials for electronic applications
Materials scientists have discovered that perovskites, a class of promising materials that could be used…
The Challenge of the Mutant Variants
After a year of the coronavirus pandemic raging across the globe, it looked like vaccines…
Unless COVID is suppressed everywhere, we’ll be ‘back at square one’, Tedros warns
The number of people who have received a COVID-19 vaccination now exceeds those reportedly infected,…
Healthy oceans need healthy soundscapes
Rain falls lightly on the ocean’s surface. Marine mammals chirp and squeal as they swim…
A Common Plant Takes on a Rare Cancer
Q BioMed has received Orphan Drug Designation from the FDA to develop a unique liver…
Switching nanolight on and off
The report demonstrates a new method to control the flow of light of nanolight. Optical…
In symbiosis: Plants control the genetics of microbes
Researchers have discovered that plants may be able to control the genetics of their intimate…