Long-acting drug protects against SHIV
A potent drug to prevent HIV infection, now in clinical trials, has been reformulated into a long-acting injectable drug. Chasity Andrews and colleagues show that the new formulation can protect...
View ArticleThe rise of highland malaria?
Cooler temperatures at higher altitudes in the tropics have historically provided some refuge from malaria parasites because the mosquito vectors have trouble completing their life cycle and the...
View ArticleStudy reveals why rivers meander
Researchers have devised a model that predicts how river networks evolve, and they say that it could shed some light on the dynamic physical features of past, present and future landscapes. Sean...
View ArticleMartian meteorites from Mojave Crater
There are about 150 known Martian meteorites, and now researchers have a good idea about where many of them came from on the Red Planet. Stephanie Werner and colleagues searched the Martian surface...
View ArticlePhosphorylation of tau protein over time in rats subjected to transient brain...
Phosphorylation of tau protein over time in rats subjected to transient brain ischemia
View ArticlePretreatment with SSTF prevents hippocampal neuronal apoptosis due to...
Pretreatment with SSTF prevents hippocampal neuronal apoptosis due to cerebral infarction
View ArticleAlpha-synuclein effects on dopaminergic neurons: protection or damage?
Alpha-synuclein is a principal component of Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites, which are pathologic hall-marks of Parkinson’s disease.
View ArticleSearching for faster, more efficient and sustainable parallel computing
An European research project, named REPARA and coordinated by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), is studying how to improve parallel computing applications to increase their performance and...
View ArticleCharacteristics of a semi-submersible platform for floating offshore wind...
A semi-submersible platform was designed for wind energy exploration and response characteristics comprehension. In numerical simulation, the whole numerical model of motion response for floating...
View ArticleElephants distinguish humans’ age, gender, and ethnicity from vocal cues
Elephants’ variable fear reactions to recordings of human voices suggest that they can distinguish the ethnicity, gender, and age of the voices, according to a study. The cattle-herding Maasai people...
View ArticleEntrepreneurial perks of perceived beauty
Researchers report a link between the physical attractiveness of male entrepreneurs and pitch success. Worldwide, men outnumber women in entrepreneurship, with nearly 90% of growing venture capital...
View ArticleClimate and expansion of the Mongolian Empire
Tree-ring data suggests that expansion of the Mongolian Empire in the 13th Century may have been supported by a warm and unusually wet climate that likely spurred grassland productivity, according to...
View ArticleStereotypes impair women’s careers in science
Stereotypes about women’s ability in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) lead to discrimination, a study finds. Luigi Zingales and colleagues examined the role stereotypes play in...
View ArticleImagining helpful acts can lead to empathy
People are more willing to help a stranger if they have imagined or remembered a scene in which they help someone than if they had not imagined such a scene, according to a study. Previous research...
View ArticleComparing lawn care practices in urban areas
A study finds that land management practices associated with urban areas, specifically lawncare, display fewer similarities than expected in different regions of the United States. Recent urbanization...
View ArticleCell line for hepatitis B and C viruses
A cell line derived from a human liver tumor shows infection and disease progression of hepatitis B and C that is similar to that seen in normal liver cells, suggesting a potential model for the...
View ArticleGeothermal areas as glacial-era refuges for life
A study of biodiversity in Antarctica finds that geothermal areas may have sheltered life during glacial periods in Earth’s history. Fossil and genetic evidence suggests that during major glacial...
View ArticleAlso of interest from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
According to a study, transgenic mice with partial functional loss of a protein involved in gene expression, called the transactive response DNA binding protein 43 kDa (TDP-43), displayed symptoms of...
View ArticleAnalysis of long-term variations of fog and haze in China in recent 50 years
An obvious decreasing trend of the number of fog days after 1990 in China can be clearly seen. However, the number of haze days has demonstrated an increasing trend overall. Except the increase of...
View ArticleStudy explore the cooperative transition of SO2 and NO2 in haze pollution...
In January 2013, a long-lasting episode of severe haze occurred in central and eastern China. The internal key cause of severe haze was the quick secondary transformation of primary gaseous pollutants...
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