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A Better Understanding of How HIV-1 Evades the Immune System

The expression of the viral protein Vpu is essential in allowing infected cells to evade the elimination mechanism known as ADCC, a new study shows.

Historical Trauma Impact On Native Hawaiian Youth Focus Of Study

The traumatic effects of colonization, particularly the forced disconnection from Hawaiʻi’s abundant ʻāina, which has led to complex, interconnected, health disparities seen today in Native Hawaiian communities and especially in the ʻōpio (youth), is the focus of new research from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health.

Can a Work of Art Reveal the Presence of a Neurodegenerative Disease?

An international research team is looking for systematic evidence of linkages between changes in art-making and disorders of the central nervous system.

The Brain Uses Calculus to Control Fast Movements

Researchers discover that to sharpen its control over precise maneuvers, the brain uses comparisons between control signals — not the signals themselves.

Compostable Bioleather Offers Sustainable Solutions for the Clothing Industry and Beyond

The cattle industry is the single leading driver of deforestation, and the tanning of leather creates a great deal of chemical pollution.

There's a Supermassive Black Hole Jet Pointing Straight at Earth

An extremely high-energy jet of matter shot out of a supermassive black hole billions of light-years away is pointed at Earth, astronomers have found.

Bright Flash Detected in February Was a Black Hole Jet Pointed Straight at Earth

The jet is from the most distant tidal disruption event yet observed.

Tackling Crowd Management in Subways during Pandemics

Mass transit, and subways in particular, are essential to the economic viability and environmental sustainability of cities across the globe.

This New MIT Tech Gets Us A Step Closer To ‘Star Wars’-Style Holograms

The device has practical uses too, such as improving self-driving car sensors and brain scanners.

Decades Of Racial Disparities Revealed In National Science Foundation Funding Patterns

An investigation into National Science Foundation (NSF) data on funding rates, award types and proposal ratings from 1996 to 2019 found pervasive racial disparities.

New Rat Lungworm Disease Resource To Help Doctors With Diagnosis, Treatment

As climate change continues, human cases of rat lungworm disease are anticipated to become more widespread globally, especially in places where the parasite that causes the disease is not yet present.

Distant Black Hole Is Caught In The Act Of Annihilating A Star

WASHINGTON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Astronomers have detected an act of extreme violence more than halfway across the known universe as a black hole shreds a star that wandered too close to this celestial savage. But this was no ordinary instance of a ravenous black hole.

How Close Are We to Developing Pig-to-Human Organ Transplants?

“Over 100,000 people in the U.S. are currently waiting for organ transplants,” Sykes writes in the piece. “Because the human organ donor pool cannot keep pace with this demand, many patients die without receiving the life-saving transplant they need.”

Rare Cosmic Event Beamed Light At Earth From 8.5 Billion Light-Years Away

An incredibly bright flash that appeared in the night sky in February was the result of a star straying too close to a supermassive black hole, meeting its untimely end there as it was ripped to shreds.

Google Researchers Create Traversable Holographic Wormhole Using Quantum Computer In New Study

The study proves quantum processors can be a key testbed in investigating mysterious cosmic phenomena, scientists say.

Simultaneous Cannabis and Alcohol Use Rises After States Legalize Recreational Cannabis Use

Simultaneous cannabis and alcohol use, defined as using both substances at the same time so their effects overlap, increased in adults from 2008 to 2019, according to new research conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Startup’s Headset to Treat Alzheimer’s Will Undergo Wide Trial With Patients

(Bloomberg) -- Cognito Therapeutics Inc. became the latest company to secure a large-scale trial to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Unlike most other remedies in development today, this one involves a device rather than medicine.

El Niño ‘Flavors’ Help Unravel Past Variability, Future Response To Climate Change

As with many natural phenomena, scientists look to the climate of the past to understand what may lie ahead as Earth warms.

Mosquitoes, Wild Pigs, and How Urban Planning Can Help Mitigate Disease

The first major professional conference that Pallavi Kache ever attended was an international symposium focused on wild pigs.