Montana State researchers win $3 million NIH grant to study gut immune system
Credit: MSU Photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez BOZEMAN -- One day, instead of requiring a painful needle injection, vaccinating against a ...
Month: October 2019
UMass Amherst team examines fertility impacts of male environmental exposure
Study broadens look at how phthalates affect sperm and embryo developmentCredit: UMass Amherst A cross-disciplinary team of scientists, led by ...
Study finds racial variation in post-op care after knee replacement surgery
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery A large study analyzing 107,000 knee replacement surgeries found that African Americans were significantly more ...
Artificial networks shed light on human face recognition
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science Our brains are so primed to recognize faces - or to tell people apart - ...
More than 50 international students to receive academic travel awards for SLAS 2020
The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening, (SLAS) has selected 53 life sciences students to receive SLAS Tony B. Academic ...
First South American insect that emits blue light is discovered
Larvae of a fungus gnat found in Iporanga, São Paulo State, Brazil, have bioluminescent properties previously observed only in species ...
Researchers use 3D printing to make glass optical fiber preform
New approach greatly simplifies silica fiber fabrication, enabling new designs and applicationsCredit: John Canning, University of Technology in Sydney WASHINGTON ...
Abrupt shifts in Arctic climate projected
Likelihood of an abrupt increase in wildfires also notedCredit: Northwest Territories Geological Survey Researchers from McGill University project that as ...
NASA find Tropical Cyclone Kyarr with a cloud-filled eye
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview NASA satellite imagery revealed that Tropical Cyclone Kyarr has maintained its eye, although that eye has ...
Building a better way to figure out how cells work
New platform enables faster and easier measurement of cell-generated forcesCredit: Photo illustration by Joy Smoker When the best tool for ...
Using probiotics to protect honey bees against fatal disease
Credit: Western University Probiotics, beneficial microorganisms best known for promoting gut health in humans, are now being used by Western ...
Patients with mood, anxiety disorders share abnormalities in brain’s control circuit
Credit: Paul Joseph/University of British Columbia New research published today in JAMA Psychiatry shows for the first time that patients ...
How Chlamydia gain access to human cells
Publication in Nature CommunicationsCredit: HHU / Jan Galle Chlamydia are bacteria that can infect human and animal cells. Human health ...
UConn rainforest acquires major collection of ginger relatives
Over 200 species of rare ginger relatives were recently acquired and established into cultivation by staff at the UConn RainforestCredit: ...
Genetic history of endangered Australian songbird could inspire an encore
Credit: David Stowe The genetic history of a critically endangered songbird shows its best chance of survival is to protect ...
In Southeast Asia, illegal hunting is a more threat to wildlife than forest degradation
Credit: Andrew Tilker For decades habitat loss and degradation were considered the important drivers for defaunation in tropical rainforest ecosystems. ...
Study says Southern California earthquakes increased stress on major fault line
Credit: Bill Barnhart, University of Iowa A University of Iowa-led study has found that a series of Southern California earthquakes ...
Microrobots clean up radioactive waste (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society According to some experts, nuclear power holds great promise for meeting the world's growing energy demands ...
NASA finds Tropical Storm Matmo consolidating off Vietnam coast
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured an image of Tropical ...
Blockchain offers promise for securing global supply chain
The technology could improve speed, security at international bordersCredit: University of Houston Blockchain technology has the potential to transform the ...
