The brain has a high energy demand and reacts very sensitively to oxygen deficiency. Neurobiologists have now succeeded for the…
Researchers develop software to find drug-resistant bacteria
The program could make it easier to identify the deadly antimicrobial resistant bacteria that exist in the environment. Such superbugs…
Consumers prefer round numbers even when the specific number is better news
Consider this scenario: A vaccine for the novel coronavirus has been developed that is 91.27% effective. If public health officials…
Compounds halt SARS-CoV-2 replication by targeting key viral enzyme
New research identifies several existing compounds that block replication of the COVID-19 virus (SARS-CoV-2) within human cells grown in the…
A New Generation of Fast Coronavirus Tests Is Coming
New technologies, like the gene-editing tool Crispr, can spot the virus in less than an hour. But it will likely…
Novel protein drives cancer progression
Researchers have discovered a protein that drives the progression of esophageal cancer and liver cancer and it could be a…
Order from noise: How randomness and collective dynamics define a stem cell
Without stem cells, human life would not exist. Due to them, a lump of cells becomes an organ, and a…
People with high cholesterol should eliminate carbs, not saturated fat, study suggests
An international team of experts on heart disease and diet say there’s no evidence that a low-saturated fat diet reduces…
Epigenetics: What the embryo can teach us about cell reprogramming
Cell reprogramming provides an outstanding opportunity for the artificial generation of stem cells for regenerative medicine approaches in the clinic.…
Cell ‘membrane on a chip’ could speed up screening of drug candidates for COVID-19
Researchers have developed a human cell ‘membrane on a chip’ that allows continuous monitoring of how drugs and infectious agents…