Scientists design a potential drug compound that attacks Parkinson's disease on two fronts
Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found a compound that could counter Parkinson's disease in two ways at once.
Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found a compound that could counter Parkinson's disease in two ways at once.
Biochemistry
Jun 20, 2013
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A team of planetary scientists at Universidad de Alicante, in Spain, has found that the asteroid Didymos may be spinning so fast that it is flinging off rubble from near its equator. In their paper published in the journal ...
For the kinds of animals that are most familiar to us—ones that are big enough to see—it's a no-brainer: Is it better to sit around and wait for food to come to you, or to move around and find it? Larger animals that ...
Mathematics
Nov 1, 2012
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Tiny silicon crystals caused no health problems in monkeys three months after large doses were injected, marking a step forward in the quest to bring such materials into clinics as biomedical imaging agents, according to ...
Nanophysics
Jul 31, 2013
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Until recently, diversity was not a critical priority for highway safety engineers.
Engineering
Oct 2, 2018
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Tested on human blood in the lab, the selective nanocapsules could reduce the side effects of a major blood clot dissolving drug, which include bleeding on the brain. If confirmed with animal tests, the nanocapsules could ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 2, 2021
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A joint team from the University of Kansas and Northeastern University in China says that it has settled the long-standing question of how bird flight began.
Archaeology
Jan 25, 2010
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Monash University aeronautical engineers are working with the world's leading aerospace company to fast-track the design and construction of a new generation of super lightweight and efficient passenger airplanes.
Engineering
Dec 14, 2009
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In the course of a new and groundbreaking study, led by Dr. Natalia Freund and the doctoral candidate Avia Watson at the Sackler Medical Faculty, the research group succeeded in isolating monoclonal antibodies, which hindered ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 22, 2021
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Diving into a pool from a few feet up allows you to enter the water smoothly and painlessly, but jumping from a bridge can lead to a fatal impact. The water is the same in each case, so why is the effect of hitting its surface ...
Condensed Matter
Sep 28, 2012
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