Rhomboid protease in action
Rhomboid proteases are clinically relevant membrane proteins that play a key role in various diseases. Using solid-state NMR spectroscopy, researchers have now been able...
New study on early human fire acquisition squelches debate
Fire starting is a skill that many modern humans struggle with in the absence of a lighter or matches. The earliest humans likely harvested...
Determining the shapes of atomic clusters
Researchers propose a new method of identifying the morphologies of atomic clusters. They have confirmed that the distinctive geometric shapes of some clusters, as...
Small magnets: Wide-ranging impact on information technology
Physicists have identified a microscopic process of electron spin dynamics in nanoparticles that could impact the design of applications in medicine, quantum computation, and...
Micromotors push around single cells and particles
A new type of micromotor -- powered by ultrasound and steered by magnets -- can move around individual cells and microscopic particles in crowded...
Catalytic immunotherapy for cancer: Nanoparticles act as artificial enzymes
Theoretically, our immune system could detect and kill cancer cells. Unfortunately, tumors are well armed to fight these attacks. Despite modern cancer treatments, metastases...
Trampoline injuries have increased over the past decade
Between 2008 and 2017, the incidence of trampoline-related fractures increased by an average of 3.85% in the US, and the driver behind those increases...
By targeting flu-enabling protein, antibody may protect against wide-ranging strains
A team of researchers has found an antibody that protects mice against a wide range of potentially lethal influenza viruses, advancing efforts to design...
Discovery in monkeys could lead to treatment for blindness-causing syndrome
A genetic mutation that leads to a rare, but devastating blindness-causing condition called Bardet-Biedl Syndrome has been discovered in monkeys for the first time....
Deflating beach balls and drug delivery
Scientists have shown that macroscopic-level models of the properties of microscopic hollow spheres agree very well with theoretical predictions. The new study has implications...