UW scientist to lead upcoming NASA field study of East Coast snowstorms
Credit: NASA Snowstorms can wreak havoc across the United States, but especially on the East Coast. Snow is the least-understood ...
Month: December 2019
€4 million grant to improve mental health of health professionals and patient safety
Credit: Penn Nursing LEUVEN, BELGIUM and PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, USA (December 10, 2019) - The largest initiative to improve hospital work ...
Scientists discover a novel method to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria
A team of scientists from the Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), and the Unilever R&D department ...
George Mason receives NIJ grant to develop bruise identification protocol
Dr. Katherine Scafide and collaborators will develop protocol and curriculum for bruise identification using alternate lightCredit: George Mason University Dr. ...
Modifier gene may explain why some with cystic fibrosis are less prone to infection
Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Cystic fibrosis is caused by an inherited mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance ...
NASA’s temp check on Tropical Storm Belna finds heavy rainfall potential
Credit: Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson Cold cloud top temperatures can tell forecasters if a tropical cyclone has the potential to ...
Drug combination shows promise in preclinical models of triple negative breast cancer
Hollings Cancer Center researchers explore how to help the 60 percent of patients with TNBC who do not respond well ...
Portsmouth professor to share in 600 million funding to Europe’s top researchers
Credit: University of Portsmouth Professor Bridget Waller from the University of Portsmouth has been named today (10 December 2019) as ...
Smoking cessation treatment targets adolescents
Researchers at MUSC seek smoking cessation treatments designed for adolescents rather than merely adapted from adultsCredit: Sarah Pack, MUSC Preventable ...
Natural ecosystems protect against climate change
Research led by Göttingen University studies carbon sinks and land-use in a mangrove-fringed lagoon in JavaCredit: K Anggi Hapsari The ...
Dr. Zanca recognized for contributions to rehabilitation research for spinal cord injury
nTIDE March 2019 Jobs Report: Foundation and University of New Hampshire release nTIDE Report - Monthly UpdateCredit: ACRM East Hanover, ...
Technologies and scientific advances needed to track methane levels in atmosphere
Credit: Matt Rigby, University of Bristol Understanding what influences the amount of methane in the atmosphere has been identified by ...
‘TransMap’ will ensure reliable and efficient transportation networks
MarTREC researchers received a $1.5 million award to develop a data-driven map that will aid decisions on transportation infrastructure.Credit: University ...
Potentially toxic chemicals from LCDs in nearly half of household dust samples tested
Credit: Daniel Hallen/USask SASKATOON - Chemicals commonly used in smartphone, television, and computer displays were found to be potentially toxic ...
Three new Consolidator Grants at the University of Freiburg
Credit: Photos: Jürgen Gocke, Hans-Peter Fischer, Thomas Kunz The chemical biologist Prof. Dr. Maja Banks-Köhn, the chemist Prof. Dr. Henning ...
Key to helping southern sea otter is in repopulating estuaries such as San Francisco Bay
California could more than triple its population of southern sea otters -- and see the marine mammals removed from the ...
Smits wins Batchelor Prize
Alexander J Smits of Princeton University has been awarded the 2020 Batchelor Prize for seminal contributions to the understanding of ...
ERC Consolidator Grant for research on spatial navigation
The results will also be relevant for Alzheimer's researchCredit: RUB, Marquard Professor Nikolai Axmacher from Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) has received ...
Oxygen shaped the evolution of the eye
Convergent origins of new mechanisms to supply oxygen to the retina were directly linked to concurrent enhancements in the functional ...
ERC awards 2 million to research into late effects of childhood cancer treatment
Credit: Marloes Verweij, Laloes Fotografie The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded a Consolidator grant to Ruben van Boxtel, PhD. ...
