New simulations reveal the mechanism of action and substrate specificity of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2, a biomarker for cardiovascular disease. Membrane-associated proteins play a vital role…
Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new and potentially more effective way to deliver messenger RNA (mRNA) into cells. Their…
FDA database of drug side effects indicates the benefit may hold up no matter where Botox is injected. Botox, or Botulinum toxin, a medication derived…
A change in the Southern Ocean, the region absorbing the most human-induced warming globally, is detected by new technology. The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the…
Study shows damp masks still stop respiratory droplet penetration. After studying the effectiveness of varying layers of masks in stopping respiratory droplets from escaping face…
Artificial intelligence-based technique reveals previously unknown cell components that may provide new clues to human development and disease. Most human diseases can be traced to…
In an unprecedented atlas, researchers begin to map how genes are turned on or off in different cells, a step toward better understanding the connections…
The circuits of the human brain contain more than 100 billion neurons, each linked to many other neurons via thousands of synaptic connections, resulting in…
Cigarette smokers who quit smoking but substitute e-cigarettes, or other tobacco product, are more likely to relapse. The United States Centers for Disease Control and…
Researchers investigate an ancient coastal ecosystem found more than 120 miles from the nearest ocean, revealing sea level impacts from the last interglacial period. Deep…
Findings point to the possibility of treating and preventing birth defects before birth. Describing a previously unknown genetic condition that affects children, researchers at University…
Engineers create a high performance all-solid-state battery with a pure-silicon anode. Engineers created a new type of battery that weaves two promising battery sub-fields into…
Using a virus that grows in black-eyed pea plants, nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego developed a new treatment that could keep metastatic…
Protein deposits in retina and brain appear to parallel possible neurodegeneration, an insight that might lead to easier, quicker detection. Amyloid plaques are protein deposits…
Pandemic lockdown forces a new perspective on designs for futuristic AI-based computing devices. Isaac Newton’s groundbreaking scientific productivity while isolated from the spread of bubonic…
CRISPR-based system developed to safely restrain mosquito vectors via sterilization. Leveraging advancements in CRISPR-based genetic engineering, researchers at the University of California San Diego have…
Thin, Large-Area Device Converts Infrared Light Into Images Seeing through smog and fog. Mapping out a person’s blood vessels while monitoring heart rate at the…
These Fridge-Free COVID Vaccines Are Grown in Plants and Bacteria Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed COVID-19 vaccine candidates that can…
