Virtual reality could help flu vaccination rates
Study finds VR might provide a path to increased acceptanceCredit: Sarah Freeman Athens, Ga. - Using a virtual reality simulation ...
Month: December 2019
Gallery of fluid motion: Capturing liquids and gases in action
Annual exhibit highlights beauty of fluid motionCredit: Wim M. van Rees, Massachusetts Institute of Technology SEATTLE, December 2, 2019 -- ...
Announcing new GSA Division Award for career achievement in petroleum geology
Credit: Geological Society of America Boulder, Colo., USA: The Curtis-Hedberg Petroleum Career Achievement Award has been established by the Energy ...
Metalens grows up
Researchers develop a mass-producible, centimeter-scale metalens for VR, imagingCredit: (Image courtesy of Joon-Suh Park/Harvard SEAS) Metalenses -- flat surfaces that ...
How a cellular shuttle helps HIV-1 spread in immune organs
Researchers have identified a mechanism for HIV-1 spreading that involves viral particles being loaded from one type of cell onto ...
NASA-NOAA satellite finds development of tropical cyclone 06A
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Imagery from NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite showed that ...
Early immune response may improve cancer immunotherapies
Mechanism may help detect elusive cancersCredit: Marlene Bouvier In a paper published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, University of ...
$2.9 million funds new UIC study on sleep apnea, chronic kidney disease
Study funded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney DiseasesCredit: UIC/Jenny Fontaine University of Illinois at Chicago researchers ...
New prevention program uses emergency room to reach black women at risk for HIV
Credit: Maricruz Kwon/UTHealth With a disproportionate number of black cisgender women in the U.S. becoming HIV positive, researchers at The ...
Scientists devise catalyst that uses light to turn carbon dioxide to fuel
Credit: Tijana Rajh / Argonne National Laboratory Researchers find new way to convert carbon dioxide into a usable fuel source. ...
Distress tolerance plays role in alcohol use and abuse among firefighters
PTSD symptom severity also related to heavy drinkingCredit: University of Houston New findings by a University of Houston psychology professor ...
Investigating the human intestinal mucus barrier up-close and personal
Personalized medicine approach using a human Colon Chip opens up gateway to study mucus barrier functions in patients with intestinal ...
Gas giant composition not determined by host star
Unraveling this surprising discrepancy could reveal new details about the planet formation processCredit: Image is by MarioProtIV, courtesy of Wikimedia ...
Texas Heart Institute Heart doctor elected fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
Physician entrepreneur and pioneer inventor recognized for contributions to the field of cardiac electrophysiologyCredit: Texas Heart Institute/Joe Brewton HOUSTON, TEXAS ...
A study of Saturn’s largest moon may offer insights for earth
Researchers report significant seasonal variation in Titan's energy budgetCredit: NASA/Cassini/Kevin Gill Scientists studying the weather and climate of Titan, Saturn's ...
Neurodegenerative diseases may be caused by transportation failures inside neurons
Credit: Strang Laboratory of Apoptosis and Cancer Biology at The Rockefeller University All neurodegenerative diseases have a common thread: the ...
Study sheds light on the peculiar ‘normal’ phase of high-temperature superconductors
It reveals an abrupt transition in cuprates where particles give up their individuality; the results flip a popular theory on ...
Great Barrier Reef study shows how reef copes with rapid sea-level rise
Three distinct growth phases in past 9000 years -- multiple stresses could have killed off the reef 7000 years agoCredit: ...
Mason scientist develops game to arm users against climate change ‘fake news’
New game builds resilience against misinformation; 'inoculates' users against fake news on climate change; gamifies critical thinkingCredit: John Cook, Cranky ...
Diabetes drug has unexpected, broad implications for healthy aging
Scientists discover multiple mechanisms at work in widely-used diabetes drug metforminCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(December 3, 2019) Metformin is the ...
