Calibrating the near-infrared luminosity of red clump giant
Red clump giant has the advantage of bright and similar luminosity, and can be used to estimate distance of celestial bodies and probe structure of our galaxy. A recent study shows that a more...
View Articlethe gene sequencing that everyone can afford in future
The third-generation sequencing based on nanopore has aroused broad interest due to its advantages of accurate, rapid, low-cost, and so on. A recent study found that long chain DNA with low salt...
View ArticleFossils reveal evolution of plant in a changing environment
Plant fossils provide important information on the interactions between plants and environmental change. A recent study showed that the plant traits were strongly affected by changing environment. By...
View ArticleMR-guided ultrasound offers noninvasive treatment for breast cancer
A technique that uses focused ultrasound under magnetic resonance (MR) guidance to heat and destroy tumors may offer a safe and effective treatment for breast cancer, according to research being...
View ArticleMultifaceted program to improve patient continuity of care in hospitals...
Chicago – Implementation of a multifaceted program to improve patient handoffs (change in staff caring for a patient) among physicians-in-training residents at a children’s hospital was associated with...
View ArticleAttending clinical and tutorial-based activities by medical students...
Chicago – Among fourth-year medical students completing an 8-week obstetrics/gynecology clinical rotation, there was a positive association between attendance at clinical and tutorial-based activities...
View ArticleBaicalin inhibits neurotoxicity of colistin sulfate effectively
Baicalin, a type of flavonoid extracted from the dried root of Scutellaria baicalensis georgi, has been shown to effectively inhibit cell apoptosis. Colistin sulfate, a cyclic cationic polypeptide...
View ArticleToll-like receptor 4-mediated apoptosis of hippocampal neurons
Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) antibody, protein kinase B (AKT) inhibitor, LY 294002, and glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK-3β) inhibitor, LiCl, were used by Yu He and colleagues from Nantong University,...
View ArticleNeurosurgery in Parkinson’s disease: social adjustment, quality of life and...
Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation can significantly improve the motor features of the Parkinson’s disease in carefully selected patients. However, effects of subthalamic nucleus deep brain...
View ArticleA new conceptual configuration for air-breathing hypersonic airplanes
How to design further hypersonic airplanes (flight velocity more than 6000km/h)? A body-wing-blending configuration based on a novel forebody design methodology of rotating and assembling two...
View ArticleSuccessful repair of bone defects using a novel tissue engineered bone graft
In this study, we engineered a novel biomimetic tissue engineered bone graft with MSCs isolated from rabbit adipose (rASCs), using collagen I hydrogel to encapsulate the β-TCP scaffolds designed to...
View ArticleWhat is the central analgesic mechanism of acupuncture for migraine?
The central analgesic mechanism of acupuncture for migraine remains poorly understood. Acupuncture has been shown to become a recommended treatment for migraine sufferers.
View ArticleWho is the culprit to cause memory impairment during brain aging?
The N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptor dysfunction in the brain of aged animals has been shown. In older rodents, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor 2B subunit gene expression declines significantly...
View ArticlePre-moxibustion and moxibustion prevent Alzheimer’s disease
An increasing number of clinical and animal studies have confirmed that acupuncture is effective for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Moxibustion is reported to be more effective than...
View ArticleTeasing apart the roots of dyslexia
Debated for decades, the root cause of dyslexia may be better understood now, thanks to a new study. People with dyslexia -- estimated to be more than ten percent of the world’s population -- have...
View ArticleDeep-sea sampling explains large slipup off Japan
It was the fault zone’s fault, thin and weak as it was, reports a series of unprecedented ocean drilling studies aiming to unearth just why the rupture that caused the Tohoku-Oki earthquake was so big.
View ArticleBeyond supergranules -- giant cells seen on the sun
Researchers studying the Sun have finally glimpsed giant convective cells in the star’s outer layer -- more massive than granules or supergranules -- that, until now, had only been theorized.
View ArticlePrize-winning essay -- bats illuminate ways to control and prevent disease
Daniel G. Streicker -- winner of a new prize that awards early-career scientists -- has spent a lot of his life studying bats with rabies. Bat rabies is a model system to answer longstanding questions...
View ArticleDigital DNA test helps predict cancer patient survival
A new DNA test that digitally counts T cells may help predict survival in ovarian cancer patients. The findings add to evidence suggesting that high amounts of a type of T cell called a tumor...
View ArticleImportant discovery of marine fossils in the upper part of the Permian Linxi...
Large numbers of marine fossils were discovered for this first time in the limestone of the upper part of the Linxi Formation found in the Guandi section of Linxi county in eastern Inner Mongolia....
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