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Life & Chemistry

Scientists Find Pain Receptor on T-Cells Impacting Inflammation

The study, reported online Oct. 5 in Nature Immunology, shows that the receptor helps regulate intestinal inflammation in mice and that its activity can be…

Life & Chemistry

First Images of BRCA2 Protein Reveal DNA Repair Mechanism

Mutations in the gene that encodes BRCA2 are well known for raising the risk of breast cancer and other cancers. Although the protein was known to be involved…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Energy-Efficient Cooking: Smart Ovens for Warming Snacks

In modern ovens, heated air circulates evenly throughout the oven space. When cooking small quantities of food such as frozen pizza, this creates unnecessarily…

Life & Chemistry

'Unsung' cells double the benefits of a new osteoporosis drug

Experiments in mice with a bone disorder similar to that in women after menopause show that a scientifically overlooked group of cells are likely crucial to…

Information Technology

New Web Privacy System Enhances Safety for Browsing

The system, 'Confinement with Origin Web Labels,' or COWL, works with Mozilla's Firefox and the open-source version of Google's Chrome web browsers and…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists Unveil Barcoding Tool for Stem Cell Tracking

A 7-year-project to develop a barcoding and tracking system for tissue stem cells has revealed previously unrecognized features of normal blood production: New…

Life & Chemistry

Breakthrough allows researchers to watch molecules 'wiggle'

A research paper, published in the journal Nature Methods on October 5, describes a new way of doing time-resolved crystallography, a method that researchers…

Materials Sciences

Shape-Shifting Material: A Breakthrough in Facial Defect Correction

The research by Melissa Grunlan, associate professor in the university’s Department of Biomedical Engineering, is detailed in the scientific journal “Acta…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Solar Cell That Stores Power: The First of Its Kind

Actually, the patent-pending device invented at The Ohio State University is both: the world’s first solar battery.

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Rice Growth Innovations in Low Water and High Salt Conditions

Rice is a staple food across Asia, with both people and economies reliant on its successful harvest. One paper finds that low water input does not affect rice…

Health & Medicine

Novel Heart-Gut Disease Discovered by Leading Researchers

Physicians and researchers at CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal, CHU de Québec, Université Laval, and Hubrecht Institute have discovered a rare…

Earth Sciences

Air Pollution’s Impact on River Flows: Key Findings Revealed

The paper shows how such pollution, known as aerosols, can have an impact on the natural environment and highlights the importance of considering these factors…

Life & Chemistry

'Programmable' antibiotic harnesses an enzyme to attack drug-resistant microbes

Researchers at Rockefeller University and their collaborators are working on a smarter antibiotic. And in research to be published October 5 in Nature…

Health & Medicine

New Approach Shows Promise for Type 2 Diabetes Treatment

Type 2 diabetes affects an estimated 28 million Americans according to the American Diabetes Association, but medications now available only treat symptoms,…

Life & Chemistry

New Method Extracts Bone Cells from Fat Tissue at Brown University

In a new study in the journal Stem Cell Research & Therapy, scientists at Brown University demonstrate a new method for extracting a wide variety of potential…

Life & Chemistry

Exploring Memory Components: Insights from Leading Researchers

Dr. Uwe Schulte, Dr. Jochen Schwenk, Prof. Dr. Bernd Fakler, and their team have elucidated the enormous spatial and temporal dynamics in protein composition…

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