Month: April 2020

Syringe programs helping during COVID-19 crisisCredit: Photo courtesy of the Snohomish syringe services program A new survey of people who ...

New paper points out flaw in Rubber Hand Illusion raising tough questions for psychology

Credit: University of Sussex A world-famous psychological experiment used to help explain the brain's understanding of the body, as well ...

Technique offers path for biomanufacturing medicines during space flights

Research simulating instrument aboard international space station nurtures E. coli bacteriaCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- An instrument currently ...

A novel Li-ion superconductor makes possible an era of safe battery

A fast Li-ion conducting solid electrolyte material comparable to the liquid electrolytes used in typical batteries. An innovative synthesis developed ...

Call to action: Traditional, complementary and integrative health COVID-19 support registry

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 9, 2020--The new, global Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Health and ...

Bayreuth geneticists discover regulatory mechanism of chromosome inheritance

A previously unknown mechanism regulates the activity of separaseCredit: Images: Olaf Stemmann. In the course of every single cell division, ...

USC scientists develop a better redox flow battery

Credit: Source: USC USC scientists have developed a new battery that could solve the electricity storage problem constraining widespread use ...

Aha! + Aaaah: Creative insight triggers a neural reward signal

A neuroimaging study points to a possible answer as to what drove the evolutionary development of creativityCredit: Drexel University Creativity ...

New study shows how oxygen transfer is altered in diseased lung tissue

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Illinois at ...

UPMC led global trial fast tracks testing of hydroxychloroquine, other COVID-19 therapies

Credit: Elena Gialamas Cerri/University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, April 9, 2020 - A novel clinical trial developed by researchers at the ...

Identical mice, different gut bacteria, different levels of cancer

U-M study offers new clues about how the composition of the gut microbiome may contribute to the development of colorectal ...

Alarming abusive head trauma revealed in computational simulation impact study

Credit: Milan Toma Abusive head trauma (AHT), like that of Shaken Baby Syndrome, is the leading cause of fatal brain ...

Ecological Society of America announces 2020 Fellows

Credit: ESA and 2020 Early Career Fellows The Ecological Society of America (ESA) is pleased to announce its 2020 Fellows. ...

Fungus application thwarts major soybean pest, study finds

Credit: Photo by USDA-ARS CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The soybean cyst nematode sucks the nutrients out of soybean roots, causing more ...

Research sheds light on how silver ions kill bacteria

By studying proteins at the molecular level, scientists hope to understand how silver can be used to fight 'superbugs'Credit: Russell ...

New isomer separation method a boon for research on protein oxidation

UCSC chemists have developed an easy way to separate the stereoisomers of an oxidized amino acid that has important functions ...

Machine learning reveals new candidate materials for biocompatible electronics

Credit: Image courtesy of Kirill Shmilovich et al. Scientists and engineers are on a quest to develop electronic devices that ...

New hardware project would boost 5G networks

UH engineer working to improve radio frequency communication capacityCredit: University of Houston There are big advantages to 5G networks. In ...

Frontera sets sights on transformative research

National Science Foundation awards compute time on world's most powerful academic supercomputer to 49 projectsCredit: Tiziana DiMatteo, Carnegie Mellon University ...

Optical imaging technology may help surgeons better treat cancer, brain diseases