Myokine increases both myoblast proliferation and myotube contractile strength. Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have found that that skeletal muscle cells continually release a protein...
The findings of this study point to a novel method for treating neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s. According to a growing body of data, tens of billions of microorganisms that...
Such switches will play an important role in various NEMS deveices, sensors, NEM-CMOS hybrid integrated circuits, and ultra-low-power applications. The search for an ideal switching device for...
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have developed a never-before-seen method to generate oxygen molecules within cells. Oxygen is essential for aerobic respiration, which releases...
A team of scientists at the University of Bristol have successfully harnessed bacteria to produce lifelike artificial cells. To produce artificial cells that have the same capabilities as those that...
Researchers at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine have discovered the mechanism by which hepatitis A virus replicates and have successfully identified a drug that has the capability...
Renewable energy may now be harnessed from saltwater by means of a nanopore membrane, courtesy of researchers from Osaka University. As natural resources are depleted and become increasingly scarce,...
Researchers at the Osaka Metropolitan University have successfully developed a light-driven, artificial photosynthesis pathway to increase yields of chemical feedstock for biodegradable plastics....
Researchers led by the University of Tokyo and Kyushu University can help to further enhance carbon sequestration efforts using their Portable Active Seismic Source device, which will allow for...
A team of researchers at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) have developed a method to improve the depth of the optical imaging of living tissues using a layer of...
New insights into the DNA repair mechanisms of cells may open avenues to enhancing anti-cancer therapies. Researchers from the Nagoya University in Japan have discovered new mechanisms that are...
Researchers at the Pohang University of Science and Technology have developed a novel method to observe single molecules using a special treatment, followed by tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS)....