HealthEarly-stage Kidney alterations are Caused by Hypertension A research team from the Medical University of Vienna has investigated structural changes in kidneys of patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes. The results…
HealthNew Strategies for Managing Type 2 Diabetes Nearly 40% of patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes imperil their health by stopping their medication within the first year, UVA Health diabetes experts note…
BiologyRNA Origami – Artificial Cytoskeletons used to construct Synthetic Cells With the long-term goal of creating living cells from non-living components, scientists in the field of synthetic biology work with RNA origami. This tool uses…
AstronomyThe Probability of Something coming from Mars Within the next decade, space agencies plan to bring samples of rock from Mars to Earth for study. Of concern is the possibility these samples…
AgricultureNew Breakthrough in Plant-pest Warfare could lead to sustainable Agriculture Solutions Overuse of chemical pesticides has driven resistance in agricultural pests, including the adaptable two-spotted spider mite. Researchers have discovered novel elicitor proteins, Tet3 and Tet4,…
MedicalA Promising New Family of Antimalarial Medicines has been Discovered Epigenetic inhibitors as a promising new antimalarial intervention strategy? A new study identifies an inhibitor of gene regulation that specifically kills the malaria pathogen. A…
PhysicsA New Method for Observing Electrons in Motion Electrons oscillate around the nucleus of an atom on extremely short timescales, typically completing a cycle in just a few hundred attoseconds (one attosecond is…
ChemistryUsing Light to Activate Therapies in the Proper Place Acting in the right place at the right time is the key to effective medical treatment with minimal side effects. However, this feat remains difficult…
EnvironmentChemists Uncover Greener Route to make essential Industrial Chemicals Scientists have discovered a potentially greener way to produce a crucial industrial chemical used to make many everyday products from plastics and textiles to antifreeze…
ChemistryNew Method Allows Common Rocks to Trap Carbon Quickly and Affordably Stanford University chemists have developed a practical, low-cost way to permanently remove atmospheric carbon dioxide, the main driver of global warming and climate change. The…
ChemistryRubidium-based Breakthrough in High-performance Oxide-ion Conductors Rubidium could be the next key player in oxide-ion conductors. Researchers at Institute of Science Tokyo have discovered a rare rubidium (Rb)-containing oxide-ion conductor, Rb₅BiMo₄O₁₆,…
PhysicsResearchers Capture Rapid Choral Dance of Electrons on Super-small Particles As reported in Science Advances, an international team of researchers observed how electrons, excited by ultrafast light pulses, danced in unison around a particle less than…