Science & Technology
College athletes experience worse post-injury outcomes for concussions suffered outside of sports
Researchers found that college athletes had worse post-injury outcomes related to concussions they experienced outside of sports than those they experienced while playing sports. Additionally, female athletes who sustained their injury outside of sport…
Disrupting a core metabolic process in T cells may improve their therapeutic efficacy
In exploring an aspect of how killer T cells generate the raw materials required for their proliferation, a study has uncovered an unexpected link between the immune cells’ metabolism, regulation of gene expression, persistence and functional efficacy …
Exercise and muscle regulation: Implications for diabetes and obesity
How do our muscles respond at the molecular level to exercise? Researchers have unraveled the cellular basis and signaling pathways responsible for the positive impact of physical activity on our overall health. Regulatory T cells, a type of immune cel…
Structure of crucial receptor in brain development, function
Scientists have revealed the molecular structure of a type of receptor that’s crucial to brain development and function. ‘This study shows the dominant assemblies and states of the GABA receptor. That’s really the huge breakthrough — nobody had been a…
How to tackle the global deforestation crisis
New research examines the ‘revolution’ in the study of deforestation brought about by satellites, and analyzing which kinds of policies might limit climate-altering deforestation.
Genetic biomarker may predict severity of food allergy
Researchers reported for the first time that a genetic biomarker may be able to help predict the severity of food allergy reactions. Currently there is no reliable or readily available clinical biomarker that accurately distinguishes patients with food…
New Mars gravity analysis improves understanding of possible ancient ocean
The first use of a novel method of analyzing Mars’ gravitational force supports the idea that the planet once had an extensive northern ocean. In doing so, the method defines the scope of what scientists refer to as the northern Martian paleo-ocean in …
Making contact: Researchers wire up individual graphene nanoribbons
Researchers have developed a method of ‘wiring up’ graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), a class of one-dimensional materials that are of interest in the scaling of microelectronic devices. Using a direct-write scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) based process,…
Stabilizing precipitate growth at grain boundaries in alloys
Materials are often considered to be one phase, but many engineering materials contain two or more phases, improving their properties and performance. These two-phase materials have inclusions, called precipitates, embedded in the microstructure. Alloy…
Sustainable energy for aviation: What are our options?
Scientists and industry leaders worldwide are looking for answers on how to make aviation sustainable by 2050 and choosing a viable sustainable fuel is a major sticking point. Aerospace engineers took a full inventory of the options to make a data-driv…
New drug delivery system has potential to improve cancer treatments
Biomedical engineers have developed a new hydrogel-based delivery system that balances the acidic environment in a tumor and greatly enhances the cancer-fighting activity of the chemotherapeutic drug doxorubicin.
‘Garbatrage’ spins e-waste into prototyping gold
Building on work in human-computer interaction that aims to incorporate sustainability and reuse into the field, researchers introduce ‘garbatrage,’ a framework for prototype builders centered around repurposing underused devices.