Sweat sensor detects stress levels; May find use in space exploration
Credit: Caltech If someone asked you right now how stressed you are, what would you say? A little? A lot? ...
Month: February 2020
UTA civil engineer eliminating guesswork in protecting coastal homes from floodwaters
A tool to elevate coastal homesCredit: UT Arlington Severe storms and flooding have caused extensive economic losses in Texas coastal ...
Oncotarget: Both BRCA1-wild type and -mutant triple-negative breast cancers show
Oncotarget Volume 11 Issue 8 features Figure 8, 'MLN4924 treatment induces DNA damage by stabilizing CDT1 and accumulates the cells ...
The best preoperative definition of cancer-related malnutrition depends on cancer type
Journal of the American College of Surgeons study authors stress the need for proper recognition and treatment of malnourishment in ...
ATS Foundation Research Program/American Lung Association awards partner grant
Credit: ATS (Feb. 26, 2020) -- The ATS Foundation Research Program and the American Lung Association have awarded Donald Sullivan, ...
Using light to put a twist on electrons
Method with polarized light can create and measure nonsymmetrical states in a layered materialCredit: Ella Maru Studio Some molecules, including ...
Are cats the ‘canary in the coal mine’ for wildfire effects on human health?
Scientists learn from cats injured in california wildfiresCredit: Rob Warren/UC Davis Cats who suffered burns and smoke inhalation in recent ...
Researchers develop technique to create nanomaterials which may help detect cancer earlier
The novel method may open new avenues of research beyond biosensorsCredit: UCF, Karen Norum For the first time, a team ...
Can a new kind of power plant improve air quality, resilience?
UH engineers join project to study options for deploymentCredit: University of Houston Researchers from the University of Houston, backed by ...
UTA researcher investigating policies to improve rural and urban sustainability
Making cities more sustainableCredit: UT Arlington Large cities require massive amounts of energy, food and water resources that cannot be ...
Explained: Why water droplets ‘bounce off the walls’
Credit: university of Warwick When a water droplet lands on a surface it can splash, coat the surface cleanly, or ...
New CRISPR base-editing technology slows ALS progression in mice
Credit: Image courtesy of Thomas Gaj, University of Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- With a new CRISPR gene-editing methodology, scientists from ...
New bile discovery will rewrite textbooks
Credit: Photo via Pxhere Forget what you know about bile because that's about to change, thanks to a new discovery ...
Potential new heartburn drug studied at VUMC
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center An investigational drug that binds bile acids in the stomach can reduce the severity of ...
Wildness in urban parks important for human well-being
Credit: Elizabeth Lev/University of Washington As metropolises balloon with growth and sprawl widens the footprint of cities around the world, ...
Chemists learn how to detect phenols in smoked food samples using vitamin B4
This method can be used in analytical laboratories at factoriesCredit: SPbU Today, phenols are used to produce medicines, paints, and ...
Eat or be eaten
Biodiversity increases the efficiency of energy use in grasslandsCredit: Alexandra Weigelt For the first time, they did not just investigate ...
Melting properties determine biological functions of cuticular hydrocarbon layer of ants
Communication and waterproofing: Biology and physics come together in an interdisciplinary project to investigate the physical properties of wax-like cuticular ...
Hazardous waste or edible food?
Retailers should make a bigger effort in reducing bread wasteCredit: Riikka Kalmi, University of Vaasa More drive and novel and ...
McMaster researchers uncover hidden antibiotic potential of cannabis
May serve as a lead for new drug developmentCredit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (February 26, 2020) - McMaster University researchers ...
