Examining heart extractions in ancient Mesoamerica
New findings on procedures and meanings of human heart sacrifices in MesoamericaCredit: CINVESTAV Unidad Mérida Sacrificial rituals featuring human heart ...
Month: April 2020
Common soil fungus could be ally in organic corn growers’ fight against pests
Credit: Nick Sloff A common soil fungus might be enlisted as a powerful partner by corn producers to suppress pests ...
Inexpensive, portable detector identifies pathogens in minutes
Credit: Graphic courtesy Brian Cunningham CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Most viral test kits rely on labor- and time-intensive laboratory preparation and ...
An obesity protein discovery may lead to better treatments
The discovery comes just as new data are revealing that some of the hardest hit victims of COVID-19 suffer from ...
Novel coronavirus detected, monitored in wastewater
Within weeks of arriving on the world stage, SARS-CoV-2 has managed to encircle the globe, leaving illness, mortality and economic ...
Study suggests 3D face photos could be a sleep apnea screening tool
Credit: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine DARIEN, IL - Facial features analyzed from 3D photographs could predict the likelihood of ...
Searchable atlases of 3D images will offer new tool for researchers, clinicians
David Mayerich wins CAREER award to build 'google maps' for whole-organ imagingCredit: University of Houston Researchers at the University of ...
Study shows fewer kids enrolling in cancer clinical trials
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Historically, pediatric cancer patients have been much more likely than adult cancer patients to ...
Iron deficiency in corals?
When iron is limited, microalgae that live in coral cells may compensate with other metalsCredit: Todd LaJeunesse, Penn State When ...
Helping a helper: Uncovering how different proteins cooperate in DNA repair
Credit: Tokyo Tech Background DNA contains the information essential for life. It is therefore critically important to maintain the integrity ...
SPIE to launch new Journal of Optical Microsystems in January, and JM3 to be renamed
The Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS to become two distinct journalsCredit: SPIE BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA - SPIE, the international ...
North Atlantic right whales are in much poorer condition than Southern right whales
Credit: Photos: Fredrik Christiansen (left & center-left), Stephen M. Dawson (center-right), John W. Durban and Holly Fearnbach (right). BOSTON, MASS. ...
Argonne scientists fashion new class of X-ray detector
Credit: Dave Tsai/Los Alamos New perovskite-based detectors can sense X-rays over a broad energy range. Getting an X-ray at the ...
Engineers share 3D-printed ventilator adapter design to help during COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, NY -- Engineers at Binghamton University, State University of New York ...
A cellular mechanism protecting against cancer
Bayreuth geneticists discover a mechanism that leads to the programmed death of potentially diseased cellsCredit: Image: Olaf Stemmann. Susanne Hellmuth ...
Sensor detects biomarker of early-stage multiple sclerosis
Diagnostic strategy developed by Brazilian researchers can also be used to distinguish MS from neuromyelitis optica, another demyelinating disorder. The ...
New study takes the pulse of a sleeping supervolcano
Credit: Osvaldo González-Maurel Under the volcanoes in the Andes where Chile, Argentina and Bolivia meet, there is a gigantic reservoir ...
Gene-editing protocol for whitefly pest opens door to control
Credit: Jason Rasgon, Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Whiteflies are among the most important agricultural pests in the world, ...
Following the insect meltdown, numbers of orb web spiders have drastically declined
Credit: Rainer Altenkamp The abundance of large orb web spiders in the Swiss midland has declined drastically over the last ...
Sensors woven into a shirt can monitor vital signs
Comfortable, form-fitting garments could be used to remotely track patients' healthCredit: MIT Media Lab CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT researchers have ...
