All News

Medical Xpress / Wood burning in homes drives dangerous air pollution in winter, study finds

Throwing another log into a crackling fireplace on a cold winter's night might seem like a cozy, harmless tradition. But Northwestern University scientists have found residential wood burning is a major—yet often overlooked—contributor ...

Phys.org / Astrophysicists discover largest sulfur-containing molecular compound in space

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE), in collaboration with astrophysicists from the Centro de Astrobiología (CAB), CSIC-INTA, have identified the largest sulfur-bearing molecule ever ...

8 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Microbes living in our mouths could hold the key to obesity prevention

Scientists may have found a new way to spot early signs of obesity, which could lead to novel prevention strategies. A study published in the journal Cell Reports has discovered that people living with obesity have a distinct ...

8 hours ago in Overweight & Obesity
Phys.org / Climate change can alter flower nectar quality and supply, threatening monarch butterfly migration

Monarch butterflies have always been remarkably resilient. Every fall, these delicate orange-and-black travelers set out on a journey so improbable it borders on myth, flying some three thousand kilometers from Canadian fields ...

5 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Biologists and engineers follow goopy clues to plant-wilting bacteria

Slippery, drippy goop makes Ralstonia bacteria devastating killers of plants, causing rapid wilting in tomato, potato, and a wide range of other crops, according to new research. The work, published Jan. 22 in Proceedings ...

4 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Glassy dynamics model predicts lipid exchange rates across cell membranes

Biological processes that govern our lives are many, intertwined, and often difficult to understand. They involve countless interactions happening at once—molecules recognizing each other, signals being transmitted, and ...

4 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / A mechanical view on metastasis: Tumor cell viscosity found to guide key steps in cancer spread

Millions of people worldwide are diagnosed with cancer every year. In advanced tumor diseases, cancer cells detach from the original tumor and settle in other parts of the body to form metastases. On their way, they have ...

4 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Discovery reveals how acetylation controls key enzyme linked to cancer growth

Researchers from the University of Seville have participated in research to identify the molecular details of the regulation of an enzyme essential for sugar metabolism and closely linked to cell proliferation and growth: ...

5 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Regenerating lost lymph nodes with bioengineered tissues

The rising incidence of cancer worldwide has led to an increasing number of surgeries that involve the removal of lymph nodes. Although these procedures play a major role in cancer staging and preventing the spread of malignancies, ...

5 hours ago in Immunology
Phys.org / Harnessing nanoscale magnetic spins to overcome the limits of conventional electronics

Researchers at Kyushu University have shown that careful engineering of materials interfaces can unlock new applications for nanoscale magnetic spins, overcoming the limits of conventional electronics. Their findings, published ...

5 hours ago in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Refined radiocarbon dating provides clearer timeline of human activity along Cantabrian coast 18,000 years ago

A new study refines radiocarbon dating of marine remains and significantly improves the precision with which the human past of the Magdalenian period in the Cantabrian region of Spain can be reconstructed, a key phase of ...

5 hours ago in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / Shapeshifting materials could power next generation of soft robots

McGill University engineers have developed new ultra-thin materials that can be programmed to move, fold and reshape themselves, much like animated origami. They open the door to softer, safer and more adaptable robots that ...

5 hours ago in Robotics