2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (30+ words) In a pioneering discovery, Huntsman Cancer Institute researchers have found that obesity may increase breast cancer risk by removing a natural defense found in the fat cells of non-obese individuals....

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (645+ words) Daniel Isom, Ph.D., the study’s senior author, Sylvester researcher and associate professor of molecular and cellular pharmacology New research shows how artificial intelligence, combined with advanced experimental science, can help find “hidden” and unexplored proteins in the human body and…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (689+ words) Their latest results were published in the journal AVS Quantum Science, where the team reported trapping cesium atoms on a fiber only 420 nanometers in diameter with just 5 milliwatts of optical power — about 2,000 times less power than is used by an…...

4+ day, 49+ min ago   (854+ words) AI-assisted atomic force microscopy identifies tiny surface structures such as nanostructures, DNA assemblies and bacterial cells, and directs follow-up scans to regions most likely to contain scientifically relevant information. Newswise — Researchers at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (671+ words) Atomic model of two transition zone doublet microtubules connected by the central linker complex Hair-like appendages called motile cilia beat in synchrony on cells in many parts of the body to keep fluids and particles moving along, such as clearing…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (330+ words) Functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, gives researchers a powerful way to study brain activity. But the scans can be incredibly noisy for patients and research subjects, with peak sound levels reaching 120 to 138 decibels — about as loud as a jackhammer....

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (385+ words) Purple Pak Choi’s Hidden Genetic Gift: A Borrowed Gene From a Distant Relative Unlocks Anthocyanin Richness | Newswise Newswise Purple Pak Choi’s Hidden Genetic Gift: A Borrowed Gene From a Distant Relative Unlocks Anthocyanin Richness Fine mapping of the BraMYB114 gene…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (324+ words) | Newswise Newswise Blue light boosts key medicinal compounds in Astragalus, study finds: Multi-omics and genetic tools uncover light-driven isoflavonoid biosynthesis A working model illustrating how red and blue light promote isoflavonoid biosynthesis in the roots of A. mongholicus. Light quality profoundly…...

4+ day, 29+ min ago   (359+ words) Assistant Professor Cosan Daskiran is a faculty member at the Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. Newswise — Because many natural and industrial processes rely on the transport of bubbles and droplets through fluids, the…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (193+ words) | Newswise Newswise 1,000 Times Faster Operations Bring Reliable Quantum Computing A Step Closer So far, quantum computers have been held back by their extreme sensitivity to errors and external disturbances. The longer a quantum operation takes, the greater the risk that…...