Chip-based optical sensor detects cancer biomarker in urine
New technology lays groundwork for biosensors that improve disease diagnosis and monitoringCredit: Rick Seubers, Optical Sciences group, University of Twente ...
Month: December 2019
Adding copper strengthens 3D-printed titanium
Successful trials of titanium-copper alloys for 3D printing could kickstart a new range of high-performance alloys for medical device, defence ...
National Park Service scientists: Does aircraft noise make birds more vocal?
Human-generated noise can have an effect on birds, even when there's no direct threatCredit: National Park Service SAN DIEGO, December ...
Atom music lets listeners experience atomic world through sound
By correlating bright lines within the atomic spectra to audible tones, individual atom notes can be identified to create atom ...
EPA toxicologist and cell biology engineer win PETA Intl. Science Group Award
The PETA International Science Consortium will send Dr. Baylor Steele and Dr. Aline Chary to an Institute for In Vitro ...
Getting to the ‘art’ of dementia: UC researchers highlight benefits of art intervention
Credit: University of Canberra University of Canberra researchers have shown that art gallery programs can improve the wellbeing of people ...
A mouse model of prostate cancer bone metastasis in a syngeneic immunocompetent host
The cover for issue 64 of Oncotarget features Figure 5, 'In vivo and ex-vivo growth kinetics of B6CaP,' by Simons, ...
Deer and elk can help young Douglas-fir trees under some conditions
Credit: Thomas Stokely, OSU College of Forestry CORVALLIS, Ore. - Long considered pests by forest managers, deer and elk can ...
Study shows lake methane emissions should prompt rethink on climate change
Global methane cycle should be reconsidered in light of new researchCredit: Marco Günthel A new study from Swansea University has ...
How tiny enzymes reign supreme in worldwide carbon recycling
Richard Wolfenden, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and biophysics at the UNC School of Medicine, details how white rot fungi produce ...
Machine learning helps scientists measure important inflammation process
UNC School of Medicine researchers created an artificial intelligence tool to measure NETosis, an inflammatory process where white blood cells ...
The wellbeing connection
Germany uses ecosystems in distant, often poorer regionsCredit: Original publication https://rdcu.be/bRP2s Soya and beef from South America, timber from Russia, ...
The gut may be involved in the development of multiple sclerosis
The gut has long been suspected to play a role in autoimmune disease; a research team has now identified evidence ...
NASA finds wind shear battering tropical cyclone 07A
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Aqua satellite found that wind shear was tearing at Tropical Storm 07A in the Arabian Sea. ...
Rural women at higher risk of life-threatening pregnancy complications
Study uncovers disparities in dangerous birth experiences between women living in rural and urban communitiesCredit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Mich. ...
ASA, CDC plan revamp of sound-related Wikipedia pages for International Year of Sound 2020
Acoustical Society of America, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health push to improve online resources for sound, acoustics and ...
NIH taps Tulane neuroscientist to lead effort to standardize research in genetic aging
NIH Telomere Research Network will establish best practices for measuring telomere length and how it can be used as a ...
3D model of human liver for better diagnosis
Dresden researchers create liver model for improved diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseCredit: MPI-CBG/ Segovia-Miranda et al. Non-alcoholic fatty liver ...
New cell models for ocular drug discovery
Credit: Mika Reinisalo Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have developed two new cell models that can open up ...
By imaging the brain, scientists can predict a person’s aptitude for training
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- People with specific brain attributes are more likely than others to ...
