Day May 18, 2021

IMAGE: The structure of OCP view more  Credit: Nikolai Sluchanko Exposure to light is compulsory for photosynthetic organisms for the conversion of inorganic compounds into organic ones. However, if there is too much solar energy, the photosystems and other cell components…

For much of the nation’s food supply, removing unsafe products off of store shelves can take up to 10 months, according to news reports — even when people are getting sick. The growing complexity and scope of modern supply chains…

IMAGE: Aaliyah Shodeinde, a fourth-year graduate researcher in the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering working in professor and drug delivery pioneer Nicholas Peppas’ lab. view more  Credit: The University of Texas at Austin Viruses attack the body by sending their genetic…

IMAGE: Konstantinos Giapis, professor of chemical engineering view more  Credit: Caltech On the evening of May 6, 1937, the largest aircraft ever built by mankind, a towering example of technological prowess, slipped through the stormy skies of New Jersey and prepared…

IMAGE: Obesity driven steatotic liver microenvironment through the activation of CXCR3 axis gives rise to a distinct population of inflammatory hepatic Th17 (ihTh17) cell subset, which preferentially utilizes the glycolytic pathway… view more  Credit: Cincinnati Children’s One of the especially dangerous…

Early preterm births may be dramatically decreased with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplements, with a dose of 1000 mg more effective for pregnant women with low DHA levels than the 200 mg found in some prenatal supplements, according to a study…

IMAGE: Associate professor in Pitt’s Division of Infectious Diseases and director of the UPMC Community Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship Efforts (CHASE) Program. view more  Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, May 17, 2021 – Monoclonal antibodies, a COVID-19 treatment given early after coronavirus infection, cut…

IMAGE: A lion relaxes in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. view more  Credit: Larry Gorenflo, Penn State Cultural diversity — indicated by linguistic diversity — and biodiversity are linked, and their connection may be another way to preserve both natural environments…

IMAGE: One of the archaeological sites within Bears Ears boundaries in the Four Corners region of the United States. At least 31 culturally significant plants, including the Four Corners potato (Solanum… view more  Credit: Pavlik et al. (2021) PNAS Indigenous people…

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center lung cancer researcher Gerard Silvestri, M.D., found that a lack of insurance leads to worse cancer survival than for those with Medicare, in a paper published in the May issue of Health Affairs. This work, a…