RIT to gather computational astrophysics experts from across the globe for workshops
Neutron star mergers to be topic of Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation events Scientists conducting cutting-edge research in computational ...
Month: May 2019
Restaurant acoustics that schmeckt
At the 177th Acoustical Society of America meeting in Louisville, acoustics scientists will describe how they are rolling out new ...
Partial breast irradiation effective treatment option for low-risk breast cancer
New clinical data shows certain patients get similar results with five days of consecutive targeted treatment versus four to six ...
Changes in subsistence hunting threaten local food security
Modern weapons, commercial hunting, fragmented landscapes impacting local subsistence hunters in Neotropical rain forestsCredit: Galo Zapata-Rios/WCS Scientists with the Universidad ...
ACR statement on CMS Medicare Advantage final rule
ATLANTA - In August 2018, the CMS announced that Medicare Advantage (MA) plans would be allowed to utilize step therapy ...
UBC researchers create washable sensor that can be woven into materials
Device will impact composites manufacturing and health-monitoring industriesCredit: UBCO Okanagan Forget the smart watch. Bring on the smart shirt. Researchers ...
Nanoscale sculpturing leads to unusual packing of nanocubes
Cube-shaped nanoparticles with thick shells of DNA assemble into a never-before-seen 3-D 'zigzag' pattern that breaks orientational symmetry; understanding such ...
Scientists develop technology to capture tumor cells
Microfluidic device may help researchers better understand metastatic cancerCredit: UGA Athens, Ga. - Instead of searching for a needle in ...
Ernst Haeckel: Pioneer of modern science
Science historians at the University of Jena (Germany) explain Ernst Haeckel's definition of ecologyCredit: (Image: Anne Guenther/FSU) (Jena, Germany) "By ...
PCR statement on evolving indications for transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Aortic stenosis, surgical aortic valve replacement, transcatheter aortic valve implantation Paris, France, 21 May 2019. Severe symptomatic aortic stenosis, a ...
IU researchers develop electric field-based dressing to help heal wound infections
Credit: Indiana University School of Medicine Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have found a way to charge up ...
SIOP star shines brightly
SIOP fellow Michele Gelfand elected to American Academy of Arts and SciencesCredit: SIOP Michele J. Gelfand, Distinguished University Professor in ...
Improving health outcomes with a little help from our friends — and artificial intelligence
Medical University of South Carolina researchers identified socially isolated prostate cancer patients with 90 percent accuracy by parsing physicians' notes ...
Could better tests help reverse the rise of drug-resistant infections?
Modeling study says yes in theory; now comes a reality check DURHAM, N.C. -- A growing number of infections -- ...
Opposite pathways in forest recovery
International research team including University of Göttingen analyses tree regrowth across Latin AmericaCredit: Dylan Craven Tropical forests are being deforested ...
Earliest evidence of the cooking and eating of starch
Early human beings who lived around 120,000 years ago in South Africa were 'ecological geniuses' who were able to exploit ...
Wearable cooling and heating patch could serve as personal thermostat and save energy
Credit: David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a ...
Machine learning speeds modeling of experiments aimed at capturing fusion energy on Earth
Credit: NSTX-U experiment Machine learning (ML), a form of artificial intelligence that recognizes faces, understands language and navigates self-driving cars, ...
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center awarded nearly $9 million to expand access to clinical trials
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center has been selected, once again, as a Lead Academic Participating Site by the National Cancer Institute. ...
Scientists propose rethinking ‘endangered species’ definition to save slow-breeding giants
Researchers at the Smithsonian Institute have proposed a 'demographic safe space' for Asian elephants, to improve conservation of these and ...
