NASA finds Tropical Cyclone Diane’s quick fade
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Tropical Cyclone Diane formed late on January 24 and by the next day it was reduced to ...
Month: January 2020
Histamine: an unexpected defender against heart and kidney damage
University of Tsukuba study shows that a histamine agonist drug prevents further damage in a mouse model of cardiorenal dysfunctionCredit: ...
Effects of contact between minority and majority groups more complex than once believed
UMass Amherst, international team suggest new route to social change, intergroup harmonyCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - For more than ...
A brain link to STI/HIV sexual risk
Young women with low condom use during sex find visual sexual cues less pleasant and less evocativeCredit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA ...
Stand Up To Cancer announces gastric cancer interception research team
International team, focused on for early detection of world's 3rd leading cause of cancer death, supported by the Cless Family ...
APS tip sheet: Network dynamics of online polarization
Interaction dynamics reveals the mechanisms behind online polarization and social media echo chambersCredit: Baumann et al., Physical Review Letters (2020) ...
New bacteriophage fully characterized and sequenced
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 27, 2020--Researchers have identified a new bacteriophage that can infect ...
Stand up to cancer announces initiative to increase diversity in cancer clinical trials
SU2C health equity initiative is aimed at reducing racial and ethnic disparities in cancer research and improving outcomes for minority ...
An egg a day not tied to risk of heart disease
Credit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (January 27, 2020) - The controversy about whether eggs are good or bad for your ...
WVU project sets sights on preventing blindness in diabetic patients
Credit: West Virginia University When people think about the management of diabetes, A1C (hemoglobin) tests and foot exams usually come ...
Unanticipated response to estrogen at the single cell level
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine found that not only do ...
Micro-scaled method holds promise as improved cancer diagnostic platform
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Using a single-needle biopsy and new technology for tumor diagnosis developed by Baylor College of ...
Discovery could lead to new treatment for rare blood disease
University of Alberta cancer researcher proposes treating cutaneous T-cell lymphoma before it reaches the skinCredit: Jordan Carson A cancer researcher ...
19th-century bee cells in a Panamanian cathedral shed light on human impact on ecosystems
Credit: Paola Galgani-Barraza Despite being "neotropical-forest-loving creatures," some orchid bees are known to tolerate habitats disturbed by human activity. However, ...
Children to bear the burden of negative health effects from climate change
Credit: UTHealth The grim effects that climate change will have on pediatric health outcomes was the focus of a "Viewpoint" ...
A sustainable alternative to crude oil
The synthesis of bio-based high-performance polyamide from biogenic residuesCredit: Cordt Zollfrank / TUM A research team from the Fraunhofer Society ...
Kiss and run: How cells sort and recycle their components
Credit: Biozentrum, University of Basel What can be reused and what can be disposed of? Cells also face this tricky ...
Seeing inside a battery while it’s working
Thin radio-frequency detector monitors capacity of commercial lithium-ion batteryCredit: Randy Montoya ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A new paper-thin radio-frequency detector designed ...
Unique centromere type discovered in the European dodder
Credit: Jiri Macas České Budějovice/Gatersleben, 27.01.2020 Whenever the European dodder, Cuscuta europaea, is under scientific scrutiny, it usually is due ...
Rice lab turns trash into valuable graphene in a flash
'Green' process promises pristine graphene in bulk using waste food, plastic and other materialsCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Jan. ...
