Optimizing proton beam therapy with mathematical models

Particle beam therapy, a form of radiotherapy that involves using beams of positively charged particles rather…

New study demonstrates radio signal benefits from decades-old theory

Engineering researchers have demonstrated that a longstanding theoretical method called direct antenna modulation has real-world utility…

High throughput method to produce and screen engineered antimicrobial lanthipeptides

Nature has provided us with lots of antimicrobials. However, given the rapid increase of antimicrobial resistance,…

How the brain finds meaning in metaphor

Whether you bend a rod or bend the rules, the brain processes the word 'bend' similarly,…

A slippery slope: How climate change is reshaping the Arctic landscape

Increasing ground temperatures in the Arctic are indicators of global climate change, but until recently, areas…

New approach to repairing damaged peripheral nervous system

A new understanding of cell migration may eventually help in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases --…

Dopamine conducts prefrontal cortex ensembles

New research in rodents reveals for the first time how dopamine changes the function of the…

New Bombali ebolavirus found in Kenyan bat

Researchers have identified Bombali ebolavirus in an Angolan free-tailed bat captured in the Taita Hills, southeast…

How RNA PoII maintains accurate transcription

Scientists have recently uncovered the mechanisms of how RNA polymerase II performs intrinsic cleavage reaction to…

Sea snakes make record-setting deep dives

Sea snakes, best known from shallow tropical waters, have been recorded swimming at 250 meters in…