Community-based counselors help mitigate grief among children orphaned in East Africa
Credit: Ace Africa A first-of-its-kind clinical trial involving more than 600 children in Kenya and Tanzania, in which community members ...
Month: January 2020
Deep-sea osmolyte makes biomolecular machines heat-tolerant
Credit: Munmun, T. et. al., Chemical Communications, Dec. 26, 2019 Researchers have discovered a method to control biomolecular machines over ...
Safety of novel cancer-specific PET probe confirmed in clinical research
Credit: Osaka University A group of researchers led by Assistant Professor WATABE Tadashi of the Graduate School of Medicine of ...
Physicists trap light in nanoresonators for record time
The reference particle captured light for a time exceeding 200 periods of one wave oscillation, 20-40 times longer than usual; ...
Self-moisturising smart contact lenses
Credit: Tohoku University Researchers at Tohoku University have developed a new type of smart contact lenses that can prevent dry ...
PET/MRI identifies notable breast cancer imaging biomarkers
Biomarkers may support screening and risk-reduction strategiesCredit: K Pinker, et al., Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria Reston, VA--Researchers have ...
SPIE selects Wolfgang Fink as 2020 fellow
Professional optics society recognizes University of Arizona professor for his work in artificial vision for the blind and smartphone-based eye ...
New survey results reveal the experts and public’s attitude towards gene-edited crops
Credit: Photo by Hisashi Urashima Experts' interest in utilizing gene editing for the breeding crops has seen revolutionary growth. Meanwhile, ...
Kids born to moms with gestational diabetes and preeclampsia at greater risk for obesity
New longitudinal study shows link between multiple metabolic disorders in mothers during pregnancy and children's body mass indexes later in ...
Most rehabilitating sea turtles with infectious tumors don’t survive
Study examines survival rates of green sea turtles with different fibropapillomatosis tumor scores in rehabilitation facilitiesCredit: The Turtle Hospital Caused ...
A roadmap for adding ivermectin to the malaria toolbox
A group of experts led by ISGlobal defines a clear pathway for evaluating and implementing ivermectin as a complementary vector ...
Male fertility after chemotherapy: New questions raised
A pilot study conducted by Canadian researchers highlights the effect of chemotherapy on male fertility before and after pubertyCredit: Géraldine ...
New tool for investigating brain cells, Parkinson’s, and more
Credit: Furukawa lab/CSHL, 2020 NMDARs (N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors) serve as valves on nerve cells, controlling the flow of electrical signals in ...
Policymakers join experts at the European Parliament for radioligand therapy report launch
The event, co- hosted by Tanja Fajon MEP (S&D, Slovenia) and Ewa Kopacz MEP (EPP, Poland) saw the launch of ...
Helping roadside soils bounce back after construction
Credit: Jamie Luther Everyone hates road construction, even the soils and bodies of water around the roads. Paved roads can't ...
Study reveals pre-Hispanic history, genetic changes among indigenous Mexican populations
Recent highlights from the journal Molecular Biology and EvolutionCredit: Ruben Mendoza, National Laboratory of Genomics for Biodiversity (LANGEBIO) - UGA, ...
Mixing the unmixable — a novel approach for efficiently fusing different polymers
Credit: Angewandte Chemie Cross-linked polymers are structures where large molecular chains are linked together, allowing exceptional mechanical properties and chemical ...
Cyberbullying Linked to Increased Depression and PTSD
Credit: University of Miami Health System Cyberbullying had the impact of amplifying symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder in ...
Kirigami designs hold thousands of times their own weight
Credit: Erica Brockmeier The Japanese art of origami (from ori, folding, and kami, paper) transforms flat sheets of paper into ...
Bend and snap: New interventions for rib fractures
By stabilizing fractured and partially dislocated ribs, physicians can improve patient quality of life according to a new multicenter studyCredit: ...
