Arginine-mediated synthesis of cube-like platinum nanoassemblies as efficient...
The groups from Prof. Tang at Nanjing Normal University and Prof. Chen at Shaanxi Normal University reported the successful synthesis of cube-like Pt nanoassemblies by mean of the unique self-assembly...
View ArticleBallistic transport in single-layer MoS2 piezotronic transistors
The fundamental principle of piezotronics was coined by Prof. Zhong Lin Wang in 2007. Piezotronic effect has been observed both in one-dimensional nanowires and two-dimensional material. By a...
View ArticleBetter healthcare could reduce crippling personal costs of tuberculosis care...
Improved universal healthcare is urgently needed to lower catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) for low-income tuberculosis (TB) patients in China, according to a study published in the open access...
View ArticleAbsence of tipping points for monsoons
Researchers report that monsoons are unlikely to abruptly shut down in response to anthropogenic factors. Previous studies have suggested that Asian and African monsoons might abruptly cease if...
View ArticleGenetic history of present-day Indians
A study explores the genetic history of present-day Indians and the peopling of the Indian subcontinent.
View ArticleAntibiotic treatment and antiviral immunity
A study in mice suggests that antibiotic treatment may be tied to impaired immunity against some viral infections. The human vaginal tract harbors a wealth of Lactobacillus species, which maintain an...
View ArticleOverlap of shark and fishing vessel ranges
Researchers report significant geographic overlap between shark and fishing activity. Tens of millions of ocean-dwelling sharks are caught by fishing vessels each year, and catch rates have declined...
View ArticleNative American losses and climate change
Native Americans in the Jemez Province of New Mexico lost 87% of their population due to European colonization, but not until roughly a century after initial contact, a study suggests. The arrival of...
View ArticleBrain size and problem solving among carnivores
A study suggests that carnivorous mammals with larger brain sizes relative to body mass than others might have better problem-solving skills.
View ArticleRevisiting sea level rise budgets
A study assesses the contributors to global and regional sea level rise. Projecting the rates and consequences of future sea level rise requires an understanding of the relative contributors to...
View ArticleAlso of interest from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Researchers report widespread hunting-associated declines and local extinctions in large fruit-eating mammal populations, which provide the dominant mode of seed dispersal for many high-biomass...
View ArticleComparison of smoking cessation therapies finds similar quit rates
Among adults motivated to quit smoking, 12 weeks of treatment with a nicotine patch, the drug varenicline, or combination nicotine replacement therapy produced no significant differences in confirmed...
View ArticleFindings suggest vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy may not reduce...
Two randomized trials in the Jan. 26, 2016 issue of JAMA examine if vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy would reduce the risk of asthma or persistent wheezing in offspring.
View ArticleScientists provide new guideline for synthesis of fullerene electron acceptors
Fullerene derivatives are most widely used as irreplaceable electron acceptors in organic/polymer solar cells so far. A recent study supplements a stereomer-dependent guideline for designing fullerene...
View ArticleLess fat in the blood when this gene’s knocked out
(This study is part of the Obesity special issue.) Disabling a protein called USF1 may open new therapeutic avenues for cardiometabolic diseases, ranging from obesity and diabetes to atherosclerosis...
View ArticleDiscovery of a new drug target could lead to novel treatment for severe autism
Penn State University scientists have discovered a novel drug target and have rescued functional deficits in human nerve cells derived from patients with Rett Syndrome, a severe form of...
View ArticleAncient Babylonians used advanced geometry to track Jupiter
Analysis of ancient Babylonian tablets reveal that its makers used geometry techniques to calculate the position of Jupiter, a technique that was previously believed to have been developed at least...
View ArticleReplacement of the Y chromosome in male mice
Researchers have successfully replaced the Y chromosome in mice, while preserving the male’s ability to produce offspring, by increasing expression of just two genes -.
View ArticleInhibiting certain immune signals halts development of autism in mice
A new study has identified a subset of immune signaling proteins that are associated with the development of autism.
View ArticleKeeping immune cells quiet on a diet?
A population of suppressive T cells in the small intestines of mice prevents immune responses to solid foods, a new study finds.
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