Researchers measure cancer cell mechanics in living animals using nanoparticles
Credit: Bryan Smith A first-of-its-kind nanoparticle-based in vivo imaging technique that may one day be used to help diagnose and ...
Month: April 2020
A study places the origin of a group of trees growing in Africa 50 million years ago
Credit: University of Córdoba In the Eocene, some of the world's most important mountain ranges emerged and large climate changes ...
NASA scientists tapped to mature more rugged seismometer system to measure moonquakes
Credit: NASA NASA hasn't measured moonquakes since Apollo astronauts deployed a handful of measuring stations at various locations on the ...
Researchers find new insights linking cell division to cancer
Credit: Huntsman Cancer Institute SALT LAKE CITY - To replace aging and worn cells, the body primarily uses a process ...
Long-term consequences of coastal development as bad as an oil spill on coral reefs
Credit: Smithsonian Archives The near-shore habitats of Bahia Las Minas in the central Caribbean coast of Panama became heavily contaminated ...
Four UTSW faculty elected to prestigious National Academy of Sciences
Credit: UTSW DALLAS - April 29, 2020 - The National Academy of Sciences today elected four UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists in the fields ...
Tuning into dolphin chatter could boost conservation efforts
Tuning in to the signature 'whistles' of dolphins could prove a game-changer in being able to accurately track the movements ...
SU2C hails FDA approval Of Encorafenib + Cetuximab for BRAF V600e-Mutant Metastatic CRC
Stand Up To Cancer-Dutch Cancer Society research team focused on DNA-guided personalized cancer treatment contributed to approvalCredit: Stand Up To ...
New fossils rewrite the story of dinosaur — and change the appearance of Spinosaurus
Paleontologist and National Geographic Explorer finds unique swimming adaptations in a dinosaurCredit: Jason Treat, NG Staff, and Mesa Schumacher Art: ...
Bizarre 66 million-year-old fossil from Madagascar provides clues on early mammals
Adalatherium identified as part of enigmatic Southern Hemisphere mammalian group that lived at the time of dinosaursCredit: Image courtesy Denver ...
New study study to look at social media’s impact on consumer behavior when red tide strikes
Credit: UCF, Rosen College of Hospitality The University of Central Florida is one of two universities selected to study the ...
Solar researchers join forces with industry to boost US solar manufacturing
US Manufacturing of Advanced Perovskites Consortium includes University of Washington, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, solar companies and universities across the ...
COVID-19 has led to more deep cleaning: Which disinfectants and masks work best together?
Credit: University of Texas at Austin The spread of coronavirus has spurred massive efforts to consistently disinfect everything from office ...
Engineering a new model for respiratory infection treatment
Pitt ChemE professor receives $547K NSF CAREER Award for designing immune-targeted treatment of respiratory infectionCredit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (April ...
The new smartband iFeel-You is able to read body temperature and enforce social distancing
The prototype originates from the research results at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in the framework of the European-funded project An.Dy. ...
Implant-free optogenetics minimizes brain damage during neuronal stimulation
Credit: Guoping Feng A minimally invasive optogenetic technique that does not require brain implants successfully manipulated the activity of neurons ...
NIH mobilizes national innovation initiative for COVID-19 diagnostics
Initiative aims to speed delivery of accurate, easy-to-use, scalable tests to all AmericansCredit: NIH The National Institutes of Health today ...
A diet of high-iron beans improves health of anemic women in Rwanda
An 18-week diet of high-iron beans improved the physical performance of women at a university in Rwanda. The study shows ...
Professor John Shine AC elected as Fellow of the Royal Society
For his scientific leadership and pioneering research in molecular genetics Garvan's Professor John Shine AC, has been elected as Fellow ...
Making a ‘strange’ discovery
UH physics team awarded $2.3 million to search for elusive matterCredit: University of Houston - A few microseconds after the ...
