Chemistry AND Physics
New principle for brain-controlled hormone secretion
The concentration of the hormone prolactin in the blood is controlled by dopamine. However, the system can be thrown off...
Enzyme in myelination process could lead to better understanding of neurological disorders
The removal of the enzyme Dnmt1 during oligodendrocyte progenitor cell (OPC) differentiation in the central nervous system resulted in inefficient...
Radical route for the synthesis of chiral molecules
The research group of Prof. Paolo Melchiorre at ICIQ has developed a new methodology for the selective formation of chiral...
Ultra-long, one-dimensional carbon chains are synthesised for the first time
Elemental carbon appears in many different forms, some of which are very well-known and have been thoroughly studied: diamond, graphite,...
Nanotubes assemble! Rice introduces ‘Teslaphoresis’
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Scientists at Rice University have discovered that the strong force field emitted by a Tesla coil...
MDI Biological Laboratory scientist identifies mechanism underlying peripheral neuropathy
BAR HARBOR, ME - Recent research by Sandra Rieger, Ph.D., of the MDI Biological Laboratory identifying the underlying mechanisms of...
BEPCII luminosity sets world record as 1×10^33/cm^2/s
At 22:29 pm, April 5th, the luminosity of the Beijing Electron Positron Collider (BEPCII) reached 1×1033cm-2s-1, a new landmark in...
Supernova iron found on the moon
A dying star ends its life in a cataclysmic explosion, shooting the majority of the star's material, primarily new chemical...
Using methane rather than flaring it
Methane is an abundant and inexpensive gas. Although it would be a suitable energy source and base material for the...
Cures vs. Profits: Successes in Translational Research
"The public has a right to know that the research conducted on biomedical procedures and drugs used to treat aliments...
First particles circulate in SuperKEKB accelerator
The SuperKEKB particle accelerator at the KEK research center in Japan has recently reached a major milestone: electrons and positrons...
Scientists discover how to control heart cells using a laser
Scientists from MIPT's Laboratory of the Biophysics of Excitable Systems have discovered how to control the behaviour of heart muscle...
Scientists grow a material based on hafnium oxide for a new type of non-volatile memory
Scientists from MIPT have succeeded in growing ultra-thin (2.5-nanometre) ferroelectric films based on hafnium oxide that could potentially be used...
Stanford scientists use DNA to investigate cleaner energy sources
Credit: courtesy of Yuran Zhang The key to unlocking cleaner energy might be in our DNA, according to a new...
Biggest library of bat sounds compiled
The biggest library of bat sounds has been compiled to identify bats from their calls in Mexico - a country...
Newly approved all-oral hep C combination drug found more effective in head-to-head comparison
April 14, 2016, Barcelona, Spain: Findings presented today from a Phase 3 head-to-head study that compared two direct-acting antiviral treatment...
New triple drug combination shows promise in hepatitis C infected patients
April 14, 2016, Barcelona, Spain: New data presented today at The International Liver Congress™ 2016 in Barcelona, Spain, demonstrates a...
Study demonstrates the potential for a new triple combination treatment for hepatitis C patients
April 14, 2016, Barcelona, Spain: A new combination treatment for hepatitis C has potential for patients who were not cured...
High rate of early cancer recurrence following direct-acting antiviral treatment for hep C virus
April 14, 2016, Geneva, Switzerland: A new study fast-tracked for publication today in the Journal of Hepatology has shown that...
Iowa State physicist analyzes first electron neutrino data from NOvA Experiment
AMES, Iowa - Mayly Sanchez clicked to a presentation slide showing the telltale track of an electron neutrino racing through...