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Peanut Allergy Vaccine Could Rewrite the Immune System
December 06, 2019
Peanut allergies could become a thing of the past as breakthrough research from the University of South Australia develops a radically novel vaccination that’s poised to cure the potentially life threatening condition. read more
Researchers Demonstrate Renewable Power of Liquid Metal
December 06, 2019
Researchers have developed a generator prototype that uses liquid metal to convert waste heat from sources such as electric cars or data centers into clean electricity. read more
Researchers Discover the Origin and Evolution of a Famous Concept of the Brain
December 09, 2019
Research has produced the foremost investigation of the origin and evolution of perhaps the most famous concept devised in neurobiology--the homunculus of neurosurgeon Wilder Penfield. read more
New Method to Remove Dust on Solar Panels
December 09, 2019
Taking a cue from the self-cleaning properties of the lotus leaf, researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have shed new light on microscopic forces and mechanisms that can be optimized to remove dust from solar panels to maintain efficiency and light absorption. read more
Ancient Worm Reveals Way to Destroy Toxic Cells in Huntington's Disease
December 09, 2019
Research has identified a highly conserved mechanism in worms and humans that controls the removal of toxic protein aggregates – hallmarks of neurodegenerative diseases. Insights from their study may provide a novel therapeutic approach for diseases such as Huntington's and Parkinson's. read more
PHOTO: NASA’s Satellite Catches Winter Storm Cloud Arc
December 09, 2019
Just a couple days before the latest East Coast storm, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image of a wide arc of clouds stretching across the northern part of the nation. read more
Endangered Coral Polyp Wins Nikon 'Small World in Motion' Competition
December 10, 2019
Biologist and assistant professor/leturer Dr. Philippe Laissue captured the coveted top spot with his awe-inspiring video of a polyp emerging from a reef-building staghorn coral. read more
Scientists Discover Novel Method to Combat Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria
December 10, 2019
We humans are constantly battling with bacteria and other microbes. In this war against the microbial world, we added antibiotics our arsenal in the early 1920s. Suddenly, fighting off infections became so easy that we thought we had won the war. We could not have been more wrong. read more
New Software Makes Science More Reproducible
December 10, 2019
SCIMAX combines the text narration function of Word with everything else that one might need when writing a research paper. The data, the code, the bibliography—there’s a place in the program for everything, already perfectly formatted and ready for input. read more
Play Sports for a Healthier Brain
December 11, 2019
A new study shows that, in the absence of injury, athletes across a variety of sports - including football, soccer and hockey - have healthier brains than non-athletes. read more
Dead Probiotic Strain Reduces Aging-related Inflammation
December 11, 2019
Scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine have identified a dead probiotic that reduces age-related leaky gut in older mice. read more
6-Foot Penguins Ruled After Dinosaurs Died
December 11, 2019
A new species of extinct penguin has been discovered. It’s helping us bridge the gap between modern penguins and their counterparts from the Paleocene epoch - the 10-million-year period following dinosaur extinction. read more
High School Student Publishes Paper with Help from Texas Tech Professor
December 12, 2019
A 16-year-old Honors student, together with Texas Tech faculty member David Weindorf, has published a paper in the International Journal of Coal Geology where they combined optical and X-ray methods to quantify lignite sulfur content in coal. read more
Imaging of Veterans’ Brains Suggests Sub-types of Gulf War Illness
December 12, 2019
Researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging to show that, based on physiological changes in the brain, GWI patients can actually be characterized into two distinct groups. read more
60 Papers Combine to Detail Lessons Learned from Fukushima Soil Decontamination
December 12, 2019
The journal SOIL has published a synthesis of approximately 60 scientific publications that together provide an overview of the decontamination strategies used and their effectiveness, with a focus on radiocesium. read more