A common gene variant for the protein Aquaporin-1 lowers the amount of water channels in the cell membranes. This reduces water transport and leads to a higher risk of death in patients with kidney failure treated with peritoneal dialysis. In such cases, specific osmotic solutions should be used, as an international research team led by the University of Zurich has shown.
By 2050, faster adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and faster generation of renewable energy will result in 99% less fossil fuel consumed and 93% less CO2 emissions from passenger and freight vehicles on Oʻahu.
Most humans have experienced social anxiety on some level during their lives.
Nitrogen is the unsung hero of food production—an essential nutrient for plant growth and health.
The future of Oʻahu’s primary water source may be in jeopardy if current water withdrawal rules remain unchanged.
Astronomers have discovered thousands of exoplanets—planets beyond our solar system—but few have been directly imaged, because they are extremely difficult to see with existing telescopes.
The reefs at Palmyra Atoll, a small outlying atoll in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, have been undergoing a shift from stony corals to systems dominated by corallimorphs, marine invertebrates that share traits with both anemones and hard corals.
Layer-by-layer assembly system could lead to improved fuel cells, batteries and solar panels
A new finding from the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard may have implications for designing an effective AIDS vaccine.
Only very few people in Switzerland feel highly excluded – including mostly foreigners, less educated people, young people as well as older people. Some in the French- and Italian-speaking regions do not feel fully integrated into society either, according to a recent study conducted by the Institute of Sociology at the University of Zurich.
Results from the clinical trial at Texas A&M indicate the treatment could be useful in treating glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer found in humans.
Men who have multiple medical conditions and frustrations with healthcare are more likely to turn to the internet for information, a Texas A&M study suggests.
Engineers have designed a relatively low-cost, energy-efficient approach to treating water contaminated with heavy metals.
Using cutting-edge genetic engineering, UZH researchers have developed a model to study hereditary kidney disease with the help of tropical frogs. The method allows them to collect large amounts of data on anomalies, which can then be analyzed using artificial intelligence. The research opens up new opportunities in the search for new treatment approaches for the hitherto incurable disease.
MIT researchers have analyzed greenhouse gas emissions from future buildings across America and outlined region-specific solutions.
The study could be the first step toward creating portable systems for home use that can change oxygen supply depending on a patient’s needs.
An unprecedented collection of pulsating giant red stars has been identified by astronomers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Institute for Astronomy (IfA).
After two years of investigating the cause of death of a Fraser’s dolphin that was stranded on Maui in 2018, researchers discovered a novel strain of morbillivirus, a marine mammal disease responsible for deadly outbreaks among dolphins and whales worldwide
In a new study, Texas A&M researchers have discovered that a class of ceramics called MAX phases can self-heal cracks even at room temperature.
The joint burial of two 1,500-year-old skeletons offers a look into attitudes toward love and the afterlife during China's North Wei Dynasty, a Texas A&M expert says.