L-dopa-protein complex may cause cellular iron overload in brain, leading to side effects
Mapping cellular spatial organization and interactions will advance personalized treatment
Understanding the key structural determinants of a highly specialized membrane in the eye could lead to new treatments, even a cure
Understanding of novel functional roles can advance research in Alzheimer’s disease, other learning and memory disorders
A chance observation spawns a versatile new strategy for taking on some of humanity’s most vexing psychiatric disorders.
Researchers at Columbia Engineering and Rover Diagnostics team up to develop a low-cost, portable platform that gives RT-PCR results in 23 minutes that match laboratory-based tests
Beneficial Effects of Rising CO2 for Plants Disappear Under Flooding, 33-Year Field Experiment Reveals
A screening program that combines genetic and lab testing could identify 1 million Americans who are at risk of early death from heart disease because they carry a gene that causes high cholesterol, found researchers at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Fungus-based construction materials could be useful in remote settings or at the scenes of natural disasters.
Research Findings Suggest Strategy to ‘Complement and Extend’ the Protection Offered by Existing COVID-19 Vaccines
Study Reveals Increased Risk with Donepezil
A University of Missouri researcher and colleagues find that individual life stories can give us hints about how college students are adjusting to life during a pandemic.
Findings can help universities direct more tailored support to vulnerable populations during times of crisis.
After MU researchers started examining the impact of smoke on plant growth after a wildfire, their surprising discovery could one day lead to new farming practices.
University of Missouri researchers were awarded a $2.35 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to help overcome drug resistance in non-small cell lung cancer.
A team of researchers from Rice University has used fluorescence lifetime (FLT) to understand a peptide associated with Alzheimer's disease, finding that protein plaques associated with disease are stickier than previously thought.
A team of scientists at Rice University has discovered a new enzyme with precision molecular control in directing specific molecules on how to arrange themselves right down to the angle of their individual hydrogen bonds that could lead to the development of better therapeutic options.
Evidence from past extinctions cannot be used as a definitive way of predicting future biodiversity loss, scientists have found by using AI.
One of the first practical applications of the much-hyped but little-used quantum computing technology is now within reach, thanks to a unique approach that sidesteps the major problem of scaling up such prototypes.
Livestock dung could be used to create the next generation of cellulosic materials, according to a new report.