Researchers use drones to weigh whales
Credit: Fredrik Christiansen By measuring the body length, width and height of free-living southern right whales photographed by drones, researchers ...
Month: October 2019
Doctor offers unique perspective as father of a child with rare genetic disease
Credit: Photo credit: Nathan Hoot, MD/UTHealth From a professional standpoint, Nathan Hoot, MD, PhD, understands the value of medical research ...
Reinhart Koselleck Project funding for research into growth of atmospheric nanoparticles
The objective is to understand the mechanisms of particle formation and to distinguish between its natural and anthropogenic causesCredit: photo/©: ...
Room for improvement in drug dosage timing in hospitals
Credit: Cincinnati Children's Too many hospitals provide medications according to the practicalities of their staffing schedules rather than the ideal ...
WVU awarded $5 million to continue rare earth project, build acid mine drainage treatment facility
Credit: Raymond Thompson Jr./West Virginia University The West Virginia Water Research Institute at West Virginia University has been awarded $5 ...
R01 grant funds research examining small RNAs in metastatic breast cancer
Credit: University of Cincinnati Xiaoting Zhang, PhD, associate professor of cancer biology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, ...
Through NSF grant, researchers creating advanced autopilot to mimic the ‘Sully Factor’
Credit: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Grainger College of Engineering It's called the "Miracle on the Hudson." On January 15, ...
Cerebral reperfusion of reading network predicts recovery of reading ability after stroke
New Jersey researchers find early reperfusion of left reading network predicts reading ability in people recovering from left-sided strokeCredit: Kessler ...
Geriatrics experts on gender equity in health care: ‘When women rise, we all rise’
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society Putting power and potential behind gender equity in health care isn't just common sense. ...
St. Jude neuroscientist Lindsay Schwarz receives a 2019 NIH Director’s Award
High Risk, High Reward grant award funds 'highly innovative, high-impact' biomedical research potential for broad impact across scientific fieldsCredit: St. ...
CSHL press publishes ‘Conscience and Courage,’ the remarkable life story of Henri Termeer
Credit: With permission from Sanofi Genzyme Cold Spring Harbor, New York, October 1, 2019 -- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press ...
Cloning to fight esophageal cancer
Recreating the steps to malignancy leads to faster drug discoveryCredit: University of Houston Using cloning technology to aid in the ...
NSF’s national optical-infrared astronomy research laboratory launched
Major NSF astronomy initiative starts Oct. 1, 2019Credit: National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory/AURA/NSF/P. Marenfeld On 1 October 2019, the nighttime ...
Study demonstrates antibody responses within 6 weeks of initial vaccination
Credit: Lisa Donohue, HVTN Graphic Designer SEATTLE, OCTOBER 01, 2019 - An early phase study was conducted in the U.S. ...
Telescope seeking new planets launches via football field-sized balloon
Instrument designed and built by UMass Lowell targets Earth-like objects in space hidden by stars' glareCredit: Photo credit: NASA LOWELL, ...
Predators and hidey-holes are good for reef fish populations
Credit: Hannah Levenson New research highlights two factors that play a critical role in supporting reef fish populations and - ...
Stopping the spread of cancer
University of Utah biomedical engineer receives $1.5 million grant to develop innovative methods to halt spread of cancerCredit: Dan Hixson/University ...
NASA finds Narda’s remnants bringing rain to mexico, headed to southwestern US
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL The remnant low pressure area that was formerly known as tropical cyclone Narda is still generating rainfall ...
NASA satellite shows Typhoon Mitag’s large reach over East China Sea
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) The bulk of Typhoon Mitag's clouds and precipitation ...
ATS/IDSA publishes clinical guideline on community acquired pneumonia
Credit: ATS Oct. 1, 2019-- The American Thoracic Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America have published an official ...
