Toxoplasma gondii is a microbial parasite that infects humans and but needs cats to complete its…
New pharmaceutical target reverses osteoporosis in mice
Biomedical engineers have discovered that an adenosine receptor called A2B can be pharmaceutically activated to reverse…
Understanding the animal brain could help robots wash your dishes
Neuroscientists show how evolution and animal brains can be a rich source of inspiration for machine…
The challenge: Make and purify a medical isotope that must be used the same day
Two radioactive isotopes of the metallic element scandium, or Sc, appear to be ideal for visualizing,…
Scientists propose network of imaging centers to drive innovation in biological research
When sparks fly to innovate new technologies for imaging life at the microscopic scale, often diverse…
New technique could streamline design of intricate fusion device
Stellarators, twisty machines that house fusion reactions, rely on complex magnetic coils that are challenging to…
Scientists discover the basics of how pressure-sensing Piezo proteins work
A team of scientists from Weill Cornell Medicine and The Rockefeller University has illuminated the basic…
Shift to more intense rains threatens historic Italian winery
Wine lovers may appreciate a dry white, but a lack of steady rainfall brought on by…
Scientists probe how distinct liquid organelles in cells are created
The interior of a human cell consists, in part, of a complex soup of millions of…
Health records pin broad set of health risks on genetic premutation
Researchers have found that there may be a much broader health risk to carriers of the…