The Hidden Threat of Soaring Soil Temperatures in Climate Change
A recent study highlights the often-overlooked issue of increasing soil temperatures and its implications for climate change. Researchers in Germany…
Year: 2023
Scientists Discover New Protein That Plays a Crucial Role in Histidine Methylation
Histidine methylation, a new post-translational modification, is not well understood. A recent study identified γ-enolase, a glycolytic enzyme subunit, as…
How Can Copper Catalysts Convert Carbon Dioxide into Methane?
Rice University materials scientist Pulickel Ajayan and collaborators developed a new way to convert carbon dioxide to methane, a valuable…
New Advances in Ultrasound Improve Pediatric Emergency Care
Point-of-care thoracic ultrasound (POCUS) is a rapidly growing field in pediatric emergency medicine. It is a non-invasive, portable, and real-time…
New Method Developed to Predict Stroke Risk After Brain Surgery
This is the first study to develop machine learning models to predict stroke risk from lab test data. The results…
Cancer Therapy Success Relies on Inducing Apoptosis: Understanding the Vital Role of Programmed Cell Death in Treatment.
After cancer cells are killed by treatments like chemotherapy or radiation, they typically undergo a process known as apoptosis or…
Cancer Screening Study: Experts Debate Methodological Issues and Call for Caution in Interpretation.
The new study suggesting that cancer screening may not extend lives is considered flawed. While the study might raise questions…
Massive earthquake rocked Seattle 1,100 years ago, geological evidence confirms.
The simultaneous rupture of faults did trigger a massive earthquake in the Seattle area 1,100 years ago. Geologic evidence, such…