New York Genome Center receives NY approval for clinical constitutional WGS test
Test offers the most complete package of genomic data available for patients with undiagnosed diseases, as well as patients seeking ...
Month: February 2020
A roadblock for disease-causing parasites
Activating a mosquito's immune system can prevent it from transmitting the parasites that cause canine heartworm and human lymphatic filariasis, ...
HIT modernization crucial to improve healthcare for Native Americans and Alaska Natives
Health Affairs blog calls for increased federal funding to update HIT systemCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indian Health Service ...
Helping patients with binge eating disorders: There’s an app for that
Credit: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Behavioral therapy assisted by a smartphone app, delivered via telemedicine by a ...
Making light work
McMaster and Harvard researchers create 'intelligent' interaction between light and material, establishing a promising new platform for computingCredit: McMaster University ...
Cold plasma patch could make immunotherapy more effective for treating melanoma
The patch significantly prolonged survival, inhibited growth of tumors in miceCredit: Zhen Gu Lab/UCLA Los Angeles - An interdisciplinary team ...
New method for removing oil from water
Researchers at the University of Bonn have developed an environmentally friendly technology inspired by natureCredit: (c) W. Barthlott, M. Mail/Uni ...
Australia’s orroral valley fire consumes over 155,000 acres in a week
Credit: NASA NASA's Terra satellite saw yet another fire, known as the Orroral Valley Fire, break out in the Canberra ...
US sea-level report cards: 2019 data adds to trend in acceleration
Water levels at 25 of 32 stations rose at higher rate than in 2018Credit: Virginia Institute of Marine Science The ...
APS tip sheet: modeling the matter after big bang expansion
Matter's fragmentation after the big bangCredit: Musoke et al. Physical Review Letters (2020) After the Big Bang, there likely came ...
How the development of skulls and beaks made Darwin’s finches one of the most diverse species
Credit: Guillermo Navalon Darwin's finches are among the most celebrated examples of adaptive radiation in the evolution of modern vertebrates ...
Microplastic hotspots
UD study maps areas of high concentrations in the Delaware BayCredit: Photo courtesy of Jonathan Cohen Every year, about 8 ...
National study confirms nurses at higher risk of suicide than general population
Suicide prevention programs needed; UC San Diego offers successful model for nursesCredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences In the first ...
Targeting chronic infections and deadly bacteria
UH researcher examines self-digestion mechanism in persister cellsCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston engineering professor is examining the ...
‘Wristwatch’ monitors body chemistry to boost athletic performance, prevent injury
Credit: Murat Yokus, NC State University Engineering researchers have developed a device the size of a wristwatch that can monitor ...
Making high-temperature superconductivity disappear to understand its origin
Scientists have collected evidence suggesting that a purely electronic mechanism causes copper-oxygen compounds to conduct electricity without resistance at temperatures ...
New device identifies high-quality blood donors
Credit: University of British Columbia Blood banks have long known about high-quality donors - individuals whose red blood cells stay ...
Questions and answers about cannabis use during pregnancy
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 3, 2020--A new study shows that women have many medical ...
Blood test identifies risk of disease linked to stroke and dementia
UCLA-led team finds connections between inflammation and cerebral small vessel diseaseCredit: UCLA Health A UCLA-led study has found that levels ...
New quantum switch turns metals into insulators
Credit: Berend Zwartsenberg/SBQMI Most modern electronic devices rely on tiny, finely-tuned electrical currents to process and store information. These currents ...
