A mechanism by which cells build ‘mini-muscles’ underneath their nucleus identified
Research has uncovered how motor protein myosin, which is responsible for contraction of skeletal muscles,…
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New strategy for efficient OLED active matrix displays
Researchers introduce a novel device concept towards high-efficient and low-voltage vertical organic lighting-emitting transistors. With…
Detective work inside plant cells finds a key piece of the C4 photosynthesis puzzle
An impressive body of evidence published this week reveals the answer to a mystery that…
Origin of life: The chicken-and-the-egg problem
A team has shown that slight alterations in transfer-RNA molecules (tRNAs) allow them to self-assemble…
Vaccine development software shows promise in influenza effort, could help defeat coronavirus
A novel computer algorithm that could create a broadly reactive influenza vaccine for swine flu…
Designing soft materials that mimic biological functions
A team of researchers has developed a theoretical model to design a soft material that…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversations: The hidden impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Merck will help J&J make its Covid-19 vaccine; Trump used hospital funds to bankroll Warp Speed
Rise and shine, another busy day is on the way. We can tell because our…
Coffee for the birds: Connecting bird-watchers with shade-grown coffee
Bird-friendly coffee is shade-grown, meaning that it is grown and harvested under the canopy of…
Common bacteria modified to make designer sugar-based drug
Envisioning an animal-free drug supply, scientists have reprogrammed a common bacterium to make a designer…
Secrets of sealed 17th century letters revealed by dental X-ray scanners
An international team of researchers has read an unopened letter from Renaissance Europe – without…
New technology allows scientists first glimpse of intricate details of Little Foot’s life
In June 2019, an international team brought the complete skull of the 3.67-million-year-old Little Foot…
Lead up to volcanic eruption in Galapagos captured in rare detail
Hours before the 2018 eruption of Sierra Negra, the Galápagos Islands’ largest volcano, an earthquake…
Opinion: STAT+: Create a U.S. Institute of Health Technology Assessment to preserve innovation and control costs
The public outcry to “do something” about health care spending keeps growing, but fear about…
STAT+: 5 names to know: the key players steering Amazon’s sprawling push into health care
Its spinout Haven may have shuttered, but Amazon’s appetite for health care disruption has only…
Opinion: Using a collective ‘virtuous cycle’ to break the pandemic
Medical schools teach students a four-part “virtuous cycle” in which one step positively reinforces the…
The ‘other’ epidemic: Amid Covid-19, addiction experts fear Biden could back-burner the overdose crisis
WASHINGTON — There’s an epidemic sweeping the country, causing thousands of needless deaths each month…
The Trump administration quietly spent billions in hospital funds on Operation Warp Speed
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration quietly took around $10 billion from a fund meant to…
Rarest seal breeding site discovered
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown breeding site used by the world’s rarest seal species….
The time is ripe! An innovative contactless method for the timely harvest of soft fruits
In agriculture, there are many mechanical methods to indirectly measure a fruit’s ripeness through its…
Predicting microbial interactions in the human gut
A new study describes how to use modeling to predict microbial interactions and metabolite composition…
Swapping alpha cells for beta cells to treat diabetes
Blocking cell receptors for glucagon, the counter-hormone to insulin, cured mouse models of diabetes by…
Stressed-out young oysters may grow less meat on their shells
Early exposure to tough conditions — particularly warmer waters and nightly swings of low oxygen…
Future of immunotherapy could be ‘off-the-shelf’ treatments
Scientists argue that emerging protein-based immunotherapies could lead to highly effective ‘off-the-shelf’ cancer treatments for…
Repurposed arthritis drug did not significantly improve severe COVID-19 pneumonia
A repurposed drug used to treat arthritis did not significantly improve the outcomes of patients…
Complementary Therapies for Lung Cancer Pain: Meditation and More – Healthline
Complementary Therapies for Lung Cancer Pain: Meditation and More Healthline Read Original Article: Complementary Therapies for…
Education, interest in alternative medicine associated with believing misinformation – EurekAlert
Education, interest in alternative medicine associated with believing misinformation EurekAlert Read Original Article: Education, interest in…
STAT+: A surprise FDA advisory panel imperils Fibrogen’s experimental anemia pill
Fibrogen was expecting the Food and Drug Administration to complete a review of its experimental…
STAT+: A nascent state effort would tax drug makers for not providing clinical evidence for price hikes
In a bid to control the cost of medicines, lawmakers in two states — Hawaii…
4D bioengineering materials bend, curve like natural tissue
Researchers have developed new 4D hydrogels — 3D materials that have the ability to change…
Deep dive into bioarchaeological data reveals Mediterranean migration trends over 8,000 years
A team of international researchers has analyzed reams of data from the Neolithic to Late…
Velcro-like cellular proteins key to tissue strength
Where do bodily tissues get their strength? New research provides important new clues to this…
Goodbye UTIs: Scientists develop vaccine strategy for urinary tract infections
Researchers describe a new vaccination strategy that they think could re-program the body to fight…
On calm days, sunlight warms the ocean surface and drives turbulence
In tropical oceans, a combination of sunlight and weak winds drives up surface temperatures in…
Scientists describe ‘hidden biodiversity crisis’ as variation within species is lost
The rapid loss of variation within species is a hidden biodiversity crisis, according to a…
How a plant regulates its growth
Plants grow in two directions: the shoots of plants grow toward the light to make…
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True cost of the planet’s energy and transport systems
The hidden social, environmental and health costs of the world’s energy and transport sectors is…
In era of online learning, new testing method aims to reduce cheating
Engineers demonstrate how a testing strategy they call ‘distanced online testing’ can effectively reduce students’…
Hydrogel injection may change the way the heart muscle heals after a heart attack
Researchers have developed an injectable hydrogel that could help repair and prevent further damage to…
New algorithm identifies ‘escaping’ cells in single-cell CRISPR screens
A team of researchers has developed a new computational tool to help understand the function…
Novel soft tactile sensor with skin-comparable characteristics for robots
A research team has developed a new soft tactile sensor with skin-comparable characteristics. A robotic…
Study examines what makes people susceptible to fake health news
Researchers conducted a study to see what makes people susceptible to fake health news. They…
Metal whispering: Finding a better way to recover precious metals from electronic waste
With a bit of ‘metal whispering,’ engineers have developed technology capable of recovering pure and…
Mutant gene-targeted immunotherapy approach developed
A novel targeted immunotherapy approach employs new antibodies against genetically altered proteins to target cancers….
Transmission risk of COVID-19 from sewage spills into rivers can now be quickly quantified
Scientists have identified that the COVID-19 virus could be transmitted through faecal contaminated river water….
Making new fabric from old textiles
A lot of us recycle our old textiles, but few of us know that they…
Individualized brain cell grafts reverse Parkinson’s symptoms in monkeys
Grafting neurons grown from monkeys’ own cells into their brains relieved the debilitating movement and…
Health risks to babies on the front line of climate change
Extreme rainfall associated with climate change is causing harm to babies in some of the…
Global warming poses threat to food chains
Rising temperatures could reduce the efficiency of food chains and threaten the survival of larger…
Neanderthals had the capacity to perceive and produce human speech
Neanderthals — the closest ancestor to modern humans — possessed the ability to perceive and…