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Medical Xpress / New lease on immunity: Scientists discover key component in thymic size, function
The thymus is a crucial training ground for T-cells, the body's "white knights," where they learn to battle the various diseases they may encounter. Thymic function shrinks to nearly nothing as we age, severely limiting our ...
Phys.org / Tillage reductions lead to dramatic rise in crop yields and soil organic carbon levels
A new study from South Dakota State University reveals reductions in tillage intensity have led to an increase in soil organic carbon levels and an increase in corn and soybean yields.
Phys.org / Tightening the math behind a key quantum process
An exact expression for a key process needed in many quantum technologies has been derived by a RIKEN mathematical physicist and a collaborator. This could help to guide advances in quantum technologies.
Medical Xpress / Two-phase vaccination can boost the immune system against cancer
Our body's own defense system not only clears away bacteria and viruses, it can also fight cancer. However, not all tumor cells are easily recognizable by the immune system. In addition, they are constantly changing and camouflaging ...
Medical Xpress / Brain connectivity study identifies neural mechanisms behind psychosis remission
A study led by Pompeu Fabra University reveals which brain mechanisms allow psychosis to remit. The results of this pioneering research could have important clinical implications for exploring new intervention strategies ...
Tech Xplore / Robotic system zeroes in on objects most relevant for helping humans
For a robot, the real world is a lot to take in. Making sense of every data point in a scene can take a huge amount of computational effort and time. Using that information to then decide how to best help a human is an even ...
Phys.org / Researchers discover new way cells control RNA production
Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have made an exciting discovery about how human cells make RNA, a molecule that carries important instructions inside our bodies.
Phys.org / Astrophysicists solve the mystery as to why some meteorites look less shocked
Carbon-containing meteorites look like they had less severe impacts than those without carbon because the evidence was blasted into space by gases produced during the impact. The Kobe University discovery not only solves ...
Phys.org / Circinus West: A dark nebula harboring a nest of newly formed stars
A celestial shadow known as the Circinus West molecular cloud creeps across this image captured from Chile with the 570-megapixel Department of Energy–fabricated Dark Energy Camera—one of the most powerful digital cameras ...
Phys.org / Preventing harmful protein aggregation: Synthetic peptides as the basis for multifunctional drugs in Parkinson's disease
In Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and type 2 diabetes, harmful protein aggregates and deposits, known as amyloid plaques, develop. There is also much evidence that these three diseases are interconnected and mutually reinforcing.
Phys.org / Computational approach improves genomic prediction accuracy of agronomically relevant traits
Advances in high-throughput phenotyping (HTP) platforms together with genotyping technologies have revolutionized breeding of varieties with desired traits relying on genomic prediction. Yet, we lack an understanding of the ...
Tech Xplore / Sunlight and sugarcane waste power hydrogen production at rate four times higher than commercialization benchmark
A technology for hydrogen (H2) production has been developed by a team of researchers led by Professors Seungho Cho and Kwanyong Seo from the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST, in collaboration with Professor ...