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Researchers identify tissue biomarker for dementia with lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease

Accurate diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, and the related disease “dementia with Lewy bodies,” can be difficult in the early stages of both conditions. While…

Life & Chemistry

Immune Proteins Linked to Motor Control in New Study

The researchers reported in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity that proteins in the family MHCI, or major histocompatibility complex class I, “prune”…

Materials Sciences

New Luminous Pigments Enhance Counterfeit Protection

Everyone knows the small UV lamps at cash desks in supermarkets. They are used to verify whether “big banknotes” are genuine. To do so, colorful snippets light…

Materials Sciences

How MALT1 Splicing Regulates Immune System Activation

The protein MALT1 (mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma translocation protein 1) controls the activation of lymphocytes and thus the immune response…

Materials Sciences

Flow at the Nanoscale: Stopping Drops and Sustaining Nanobubbles

However, for years, progress in science and technology has been directed towards ever more finely structured surfaces of solids which can be used for a wide…

Life & Chemistry

Unlocking Mould’s Potential: Innovations in Biotechnology

Mould is primarily associated with various health risks. However, it also plays a lesser-known role, but one which is particularly important in biotechnology….

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Grid-Supportive Buildings Enhance Renewable Energy Integration

The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE presents its newest results on grid-supportive buildings and urban quarters at the Berlin ENERGY DAYS on…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Kerosene Subsidies Hinder Clean Energy Transition Worldwide

Billions of people around the world rely on polluting and inefficient kerosene lamps for household lighting. Yet transitioning away from kerosene and reducing…

Technology Offerings

Photocatalytic Titanium Dioxide Surfaces for Biocompatible Implants

Implantation technology allows the production of photocatalytically effective TiO2 in titanium or titanium alloy surfaces.

Physics & Astronomy

New Research Advances High-Temperature Superconductivity

The discovery allows for a clearer understanding of the magnetism in some compounds of iron, the iron arsenides, and how it helps induce superconductivity, the…

Health & Medicine

New Research Paves Way for Effective Sepsis Therapies

Sepsis represents a serious complication of infection and is one of the leading causes of death and critical illness worldwide due in part to the lack of…

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Photochemical Metallization Simplifies Touchscreen Production

In order for touchscreens on smartphones and tablets to function, microscopically fine conductor paths are required on their surfaces. When the users' fingers…

Physics & Astronomy

Hot super-Earths stripped by host stars: 'Cooked' planets shrink due to radiation

According to the study, planets with gaseous atmospheres that lie very close to their host stars are bombarded by a torrent of high-energy radiation. Due to…

Health & Medicine

Novel Molecules Boost Neuronal Growth Linked to Memory

Chemists at the University of California San Diego have designed a set of molecules that promote microscopic, anatomical changes in neurons associated with the…

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Robotic Gripping Surface Enhances Industry 4.0 for Sensitive Devices

Components with highly sensitive surfaces are used in automotive, semiconductor, display and optical technologies. During production, these parts have to be…

Business and Finance

Intelligent Transaction Tax: Reducing Systemic Risk in Finance

A tax on individual transactions between financial institutions—based on the level of systemic risk that each transaction adds to the system—could essentially…

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