Five papers provide new data from flyby of Pluto
Pluto’s surface exhibits a wide variety of landscapes, results from five new studies in this special issue on the New Horizons mission report. The dwarf planet has more differences than similarities...
View ArticlePolyU develops integrated iWheelchair system
With a tablet computer as the centralized operation platform, the system integrates a variety of functions such as environment control, as well as safety, health and hygiene monitoring with automated...
View ArticleLogging bans are working to boost China’s forest regrowth
Logging bans and monitoring activities established to prevent illegal harvesting of timber in China increased forest recovery during the first decade of the 21st century, researchers report in a new...
View ArticleActinide-embedded gold superatom models
We have designed a superatomic series of [An@Au14]n (where n = −1, 0, and +1 for An = Ac, Th, and Pa, respectively) clusters, these clusters all have the closed-shell electronic configuration with 18...
View ArticleUse of mindfulness-based stress reduction results in greater improvement of...
Among adults with chronic low back pain, both mindfulness-based stress reduction and cognitive behavioral therapy resulted in greater improvement in back pain and functional limitations when compared...
View ArticleAntibiotic exposure in infancy not associated with weight gain in childhood
Exposure to antibiotics within the first 6 months of life compared with no exposure among nearly 40,000 children was not associated with a significant difference in weight gain through age 7,...
View ArticleDrug combination reduces polyps for patients with inherited disorder and high...
In a study appearing in the March 22/29 issue of JAMA, Deborah W. Neklason, Ph.D., of the Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, and colleagues randomly assigned 92 patients...
View ArticleCultural influence on Japanese hunter-gatherer pottery use
A study explores cultural and climatic influences on the use and expansion of hunter-gatherer pottery in Japan.
View ArticleInvasive mammals and biodiversity
A study suggests that invasive mammal eradication on islands might help protect threatened species.
View ArticleUse of metallic ink in Herculaneum scrolls
Analysis of Herculaneum scroll fragments reveals the use of metallic ink in Greco-Roman literary inscription centuries earlier than previously thought, according to a study.
View ArticleSpiny water flea and ecosystem services
A study suggests that an invasive species in Wisconsin's Lake Mendota has reduced water clarity by approximately 1 meter, a loss tantamount to roughly $140 million in so-called 'ecosystem services.'
View ArticlePlant-based diets and climate change
A study quantifies the benefits to human health and climate change of a worldwide increase in the consumption of plant-based foods. Feeding the planet's population accounts for more than one-quarter...
View ArticleWhy anxiety peaks in adolescence
A common gene variant that affects endocannabinoid signaling alters the development of brain circuitry, possibly contributing to the emergence of anxiety-related behavior during adolescence, a study...
View ArticlePredicting human epidemic viruses
The identification of biological factors that predict which viruses are most likely to spread among humans could help prevent and contain outbreaks, a study finds.
View ArticleAlso of interest from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
According to a study, analysis of more than 2,500 human genome sequences from the 1000 Genomes Project and Human Genome Diversity Project databases revealed 19 previously unidentified endogenous...
View ArticleOrganic–inorganic bismuth (III)-based material
Non-toxic, stable and solution-processable Bi(III)-based organic-inorganic hybrid material provides a novel strategy in addressing with the toxicity of Pb-based perovskites and the air-instability of...
View ArticleNanotechnology for label-free colorimetric detection of c-myc mRNA oncogene
Detection of cancer specific oncogene is crucial to cancer early diagnosis and precision medicine. A China-U.S. collaborative research team developed a peptide nucleic acid/silver nanoparticles based...
View ArticleThe dendritic platinum-copper bimetallic nanoassemblies with tunable...
This work takes advantage of the unique coordination and self-assembly properties of arginine for fabricating dendritic PtCu bimetallic nanoassemblies with tunable chemical composition and structure....
View ArticlePressure balance and imbalance in the optic nerve chamber
Glaucomatous optic neuropathy that damages the retina or optic nerve may be a pathological response to altered physiological pressure gradients created by both intraocular pressure (IOP) and...
View ArticleProoxidants may fix metabolic defect in arthritis-driving T cells
Researchers have uncovered a metabolic defect that spurs T cells to go rogue in rheumatoid arthritis patients.
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