Hematopoietic stem cell transplants may provide long-term benefit for people with MS
Hematopoietic stem cell transplants may provide long-term benefit for people with MS
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A new study shows that intense immunosuppression followed by a hematopoietic stem cell transplant may prevent disability associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) from getting worse in 71% of people with relapsing-remitting MS for up to 10 years after the treat
Designer DNA therapeutic wipes out cancer stem cells, treats multiple myeloma in mice
Designer DNA therapeutic wipes out cancer stem cells, treats multiple myeloma in mice
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A new study supports launch of Phase I clinical trial to test a designer DNA agent -- an antisense oligonucleotide that targets a gene called IRF4 -- in patients with multiple myeloma.
Study shows how network of marine protected areas could help safeguard Antarctic penguins
Study shows how network of marine protected areas could help safeguard Antarctic penguins
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New research highlights how a proposed network of marine protected areas could help safeguard some of the most important areas at sea for breeding Antarctic penguins.
An anode-free zinc battery that could someday store renewable energy
An anode-free zinc battery that could someday store renewable energy
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Renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar power, could help decrease the world's reliance on fossil fuels. But first, power companies need a safe, cost-effective way to store the energy for later use. Massive lithium-ion batteries can do the job, but t
New antifungal compound from ant farms
New antifungal compound from ant farms
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Attine ants are farmers, and they grow fungus as food. Pseudonocardia and Streptomyces bacteria are their farmhands, producing metabolites that protect the crop from pathogens. Surprisingly, these metabolites lack common structural features across bacteria fr
Age influences sex-related outcomes after heart attack
Age influences sex-related outcomes after heart attack
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Approximately 1.5 million heart attacks and strokes occur every year in men and women in the US. Sex and age play a large part in who experiences a heart attack, the methods used to treat these heart attacks, and the eventual post hospital outcomes of the peo
Methamphetamine overdose deaths rise sharply nationwide
Methamphetamine overdose deaths rise sharply nationwide
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Methamphetamine overdose deaths surged in an eight-year period in the United States, according to a new study. The analysis revealed rapid rises across all racial and ethnic groups, but American Indians and Alaska Natives had the highest death rates overall.
Land deals meant to improve food security may have hurt
Land deals meant to improve food security may have hurt
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Large-scale land acquisitions by foreign investors, intended to improve global food security, had little to no benefit, increasing crop production in some areas while simultaneously threatening local food security in others, according to researchers who studi
Fastener with microscopic mushroom design holds promise
Fastener with microscopic mushroom design holds promise
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A fastener with a microscopic design that looks like tiny mushrooms could mean advances for everyday consumers and scientific fields. Currently available fasteners are called hook and loop fasteners and require harder, stiff material. In Biointerphases, resea
Light-controlled Higgs modes found in superconductors; potential sensor, computing uses
Light-controlled Higgs modes found in superconductors; potential sensor, computing uses
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Researchers have discovered a short-lived form of the famous Higgs boson -- subject of a groundbreaking search at the Large Hadron Collider -- within an iron-based superconductor. This Higgs mode can be accessed and controlled by laser light flashing on the s
Constructing termite turrets without a blueprint
Constructing termite turrets without a blueprint
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Following a series of studies on termite mound physiology and morphogenesis over the past decade, researchers have now developed a mathematical model to help explain how termites construct their intricate mounds.
How to train a robot (using AI and supercomputers)
How to train a robot (using AI and supercomputers)
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Computer scientists developed a deep learning method to create realistic objects for virtual environments that can be used to train robots. The researchers used TACC's Maverick2 supercomputer to train the generative adversarial network. The network is the fir
Exploration of toxic Tiger Rattlesnake venom advances use of genetic science techniques
Exploration of toxic Tiger Rattlesnake venom advances use of genetic science techniques
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A team of researchers has decoded the genome of the Tiger Rattlesnake, which has venom 40 times more toxic than that of Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes, the largest venomous snake in North America.
Astronomers dissect the anatomy of planetary nebulae using Hubble Space Telescope images
Astronomers dissect the anatomy of planetary nebulae using Hubble Space Telescope images
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Images of two iconic planetary nebulae taken by the Hubble Space Telescope are revealing new information about how they develop their dramatic features.
Exploring the solar wind with a new view of small sun structures
Exploring the solar wind with a new view of small sun structures
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Scientists have combined NASA data and cutting-edge image processing to gain new insight into the solar structures that create the Sun's flow of high-speed solar wind. This first look at relatively small features, dubbed 'plumelets,' could help scientists und
Fatty acid may help combat multiple sclerosis, study finds
Fatty acid may help combat multiple sclerosis, study finds
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The abnormal immune system response that causes multiple sclerosis (MS) by attacking and damaging the central nervous system can be triggered by the lack of a specific fatty acid in fat tissue, according to a new study. The finding suggests that dietary chang
Scientists reveal structure of plants' energy generators
Scientists reveal structure of plants' energy generators
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Researchers have revealed the first atomic structures of the respiratory apparatus that plants use to generate energy.
A little friction goes a long way toward stronger nanotube fibers
A little friction goes a long way toward stronger nanotube fibers
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Carbon nanotube fibers are not nearly as strong as the nanotubes they contain, but researchers are working to close the gap with a computational model that shows nanotube length and the friction between them are equal contributors.
Where do our minds wander? Brain waves can point the way
Where do our minds wander? Brain waves can point the way
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Anyone who has tried and failed to meditate knows that our minds are rarely still. But where do they roam? New research has come up with a way to track the flow of our internal thought processes and signal whether our minds are focused, fixated or wandering.
Disease threatens to decimate western bats
Disease threatens to decimate western bats
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A four-year study concludes that the fungal disease, white-nose syndrome, poses a severe threat to many western North American bats.
Study finds COVID-19 attack on brain, not lungs, triggers severe disease in mice
Study finds COVID-19 attack on brain, not lungs, triggers severe disease in mice
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Researchers have found that infecting the nasal passages of mice with the virus that causes COVID-19 led to a rapid, escalating attack on the brain that triggered severe illness, even after the lungs were successfully clearing themselves of the virus.
Study identifies a nonhuman primate model that mimics severe COVID-19 similar to humans
Study identifies a nonhuman primate model that mimics severe COVID-19 similar to humans
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New research suggests that aged African green monkeys may be suitable models for the study of severe forms of COVID-19.
A sea of rubbish: Ocean floor landfills
A sea of rubbish: Ocean floor landfills
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The Messina Strait, a submarine bridge separating the island of Sicily from the Italian Peninsula, is the area with the largest marine litter density worldwide -- more than a million objects per square kilometre in some parts, according to a new review paper.
COVID-19 virus triggers antibodies from previous coronavirus infections, study finds
COVID-19 virus triggers antibodies from previous coronavirus infections, study finds
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Results from a new study suggest the immune systems of people infected with COVID-19 may rely on antibodies created during infections from earlier coronaviruses to help fight the disease.
A biological strategy reveals how efficient brain circuitry develops spontaneously
A biological strategy reveals how efficient brain circuitry develops spontaneously
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Researchers have explained how the regularly structured topographic maps in the visual cortex of the brain could arise spontaneously to efficiently process visual information. This research provides a new framework for understanding functional architectures i
One-dimensional quantum nanowires fertile ground for Majorana zero modes
One-dimensional quantum nanowires fertile ground for Majorana zero modes
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One-dimensional quantum 'nanowires' - which have length, but no width or height - provide a unique environment for the formation and detection of a quasiparticle known as a Majorana zero mode, which are their own antimatter particle. A new advance in detectio
Drinking during COVID-19 up among people with anxiety and depression
Drinking during COVID-19 up among people with anxiety and depression
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People with anxiety and depression are more likely to report an increase in drinking during the COVID-19 pandemic than those without mental health issues, according to a new study.
Childhood neglect leaves generational imprint
Childhood neglect leaves generational imprint
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Early life experiences can have an outsized effect on brain development and neurobiological health. New research is showing that those effects can be passed down to subsequent generations, reporting that the infant children of mothers who had experienced chil
New approach emerges to better classify, treat brain tumors
New approach emerges to better classify, treat brain tumors
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A look at RNA tells us what our genes are telling our cells to do, and scientists say looking directly at the RNA of brain tumor cells appears to provide objective, efficient evidence to better classify a tumor and the most effective treatments.
New tool removes chemotherapy drugs from water systems
New tool removes chemotherapy drugs from water systems
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'What goes in, must come out' is a familiar refrain. It is especially pertinent to the challenges facing researchers who are investigating methods to remove chemicals and pharmaceuticals from public water systems. Cleaning products, organic dyes and pharmaceu
Money matters to happiness--perhaps more than previously thought
Money matters to happiness--perhaps more than previously thought
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Money matters to happiness, perhaps more so than previously thought, according to new research. One potential reason: Higher earners feel an increased sense of control over life. 'Across decisions big and small, having more money gives a person more choices a
A new archaeology for the Anthropocene era
A new archaeology for the Anthropocene era
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Scantily clad tomb raiders and cloistered scholars piecing together old pots -- these are the kinds of stereotypes of archaeology that dominate public perception. Yet archaeology in the new millennium is a world away from these images. In a major new report,
Where COVID-19 hit hardest, sudden deaths outside the hospital increased, study finds
Where COVID-19 hit hardest, sudden deaths outside the hospital increased, study finds
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A study across New York City found that out-of-hospital sudden deaths follow the geographic distribution of SARS-CoV-2, suggesting an association between the two, investigators report.
Inexpensive battery charges rapidly for electric vehicles, reduces range anxiety
Inexpensive battery charges rapidly for electric vehicles, reduces range anxiety
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Range anxiety, the fear of running out of power before being able to recharge an electric vehicle, may be a thing of the past, according to a team of engineers who are looking at lithium iron phosphate batteries that have a range of 250 miles with the abilit
Climate change will alter the position of the Earth's tropical rain belt
Climate change will alter the position of the Earth's tropical rain belt
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Researchers describe future changes to the tropical rain belt with expected climate change. The changes will cause droughts in large sections of the globe, threatening biodiversity and food security.
A 'super-puff' planet like no other
A 'super-puff' planet like no other
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Astronomers discover that the core mass of exoplanet WASP-107b is much lower than previously thought possible for a gas-giant planet.
Eliminating microplastics in wastewater directly at the source
Eliminating microplastics in wastewater directly at the source
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A research team has developed a process for the electrolytic treatment of wastewater that degrades microplastics at the source.
Many parents say teens with anxiety, depression may benefit from peer confidants at school
Many parents say teens with anxiety, depression may benefit from peer confidants at school
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Three-quarters of parents in a new national poll think peers better understand teen challenges, compared to teachers or counselors in the school.
One small alcoholic drink a day is linked to an increased risk of atrial fibrillation
One small alcoholic drink a day is linked to an increased risk of atrial fibrillation
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A study of nearly 108,000 people has found that people who regularly drink a modest amount of alcohol are at increased risk of atrial fibrillation, a condition where the heart beats in an abnormal rhythm. The study found that, compared to drinking no alcohol
Scientists reveal mechanism that causes irritable bowel syndrome
Scientists reveal mechanism that causes irritable bowel syndrome
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Researchers have identified the biological mechanism that explains why some people experience abdominal pain when they eat certain foods. The finding paves the way for more efficient treatment of irritable bowel syndrome and other food intolerances. The stud
