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Medical Xpress / Cancer drug protein target may also help fight influenza
A protein already targeted by FDA-approved cancer drugs may also help the body fight influenza, according to new research from The Jackson Laboratory (JAX). Published in Cell Reports, the study found that Programmed Death-Ligand ...
Phys.org / Dark matter experiment reaches ultracold milestone
An international collaboration, including Northwestern University, has reached a critical milestone in the search for dark matter, the mysterious substance that makes up about 85% of all matter in the universe. Located two ...
Phys.org / New rare bird species discovered in Japan
A previously unknown species of leaf warbler has been discovered in Japan. The Ijima's Leaf Warbler has proven to be two different species, not just one. Every year, a few new bird species are identified around the world. ...
Phys.org / Charcoal records reveal 'unprecedented' wildfires in tropical peatlands during 20th century
A new study reveals an unprecedented increase in wildfires in tropical peatlands during the 20th century. "Unprecedented burning in tropical peatlands during the 20th century compared to the previous two millennia" is published ...
Medical Xpress / System-wide medication algorithm leads to better blood pressure control
A blood pressure program adopted across the University of California's six academic medical centers has effectively lowered hypertension and prevented serious disease or death for thousands of patients, according to a new ...
Phys.org / Controlling the pinewood nematode: Finding the best balance between cost and effectiveness
The pinewood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus) is the most devastating parasite of pine forests across Eurasia. To combat the pinewood nematode, European regulation requires that Member States clear-cut all susceptible ...
Medical Xpress / Brain tumors hijack sugar metabolism to evade immune attack, study shows
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that specialized immune cells within the glioblastoma tumor metabolize fructose to suppress immune responses and promote tumor growth, reports a study published in the Proceedings ...
Tech Xplore / Engineers fabricate inch-scale, ultrahard diamond wafers exceeding 200 GPa hardness
A research team co-led by Professor Yang Lu from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Hong Kong (HKU), and Professor Chengming Li from the Institute for Advanced Materials and ...
Medical Xpress / Pre-pandemic symptom visits linked to higher odds of post-COVID, study finds
Women who frequently sought health care for recurring symptoms before the pandemic were more likely to later be diagnosed with post-COVID, according to a thesis from the University of Gothenburg. One of the sub-studies in ...
Phys.org / A new antimicrobial for cleaning and sanitizing dry-food processing equipment
Efforts to prevent pathogenic contaminations such as salmonella in dry food processing facilities will take a step forward through new research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst describing a novel chemical mixture ...
Phys.org / Simple pretreatment activates cellulose for saccharification
Utilization of biomass as a chemical resource is a promising strategy for establishing a circular economy. Cellulose, a polymer composed of glucose units, is the most abundant form of biomass, and glucose is a versatile feedstock ...
Phys.org / A galaxy next door is transforming, and astronomers can see it happening
The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is one of the Milky Way's closest galactic neighbors—a small, gas-rich galaxy visible to the naked eye from the southern hemisphere, and bound to our galaxy by gravity, alongside its companion, ...
