Tiny RNA that should attack coronavirus diminish with age, disease
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University A group of tiny RNA that should attack the virus causing COVID-19 when ...
Month: May 2020
‘Pingers’ could save porpoises from fishing nets
Credit: Fishtek Marine Underwater sound devices called "pingers" could be an effective, long-term way to prevent porpoises getting caught in ...
A Finnish study adds to knowledge about treating fractures of the humeral shaft
Credit: Lasse Rämö Surgical patients appear to recover faster and more reliably than patients treated with functional bracing. A study ...
Inexpensively locating friendly (and unfriendly) radio waves
Passive method for locating and characterizing radio waves could lead to cameras that can capture images using ambient radio wavesCredit: ...
A wearable device may help prevent unexpected death in epilepsy
Credit: Jay Shah/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - More than one-third of the people in the United States who have ...
COVID-19’s silent spread: Princeton study explores role of symptomless transmission
Asymptomatic spread can be a successful evolutionary strategyCredit: Chadi Saad-Roy, Princeton University COVID-19's rapid spread throughout the world has been ...
Ancient reptile had mammal-like tooth enamel, study shows
Priosphenodon specimens found in Argentina show the Late Cretaceous reptile evolved to have resilient tooth enamel similar to that in ...
NASA sees Tropical Storm Vongfong form and threaten the Philippines
Credit: NASA/BRL A low-pressure area that formed in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean several days ago has consolidated and organized into ...
Study shows how memory function could be preserved after brain injury
UC Riverside-led study identifies role played by an immune signaling molecule in regulating memory function in the normal and injured ...
Ants use collective ‘brainpower’ to navigate obstacles
New findings reveal how ants increase their collective sensing power to help them navigate complex terrainsCredit: Judy Gallagher (CC BY ...
Research team awarded $3.8 million to study molecular changes in the brain caused by Alzheimer’s disease
Epigenomic analysis could lead to early detection and new therapiesCredit: UCI School of Medicine Irvine, CA - May 12, 2020 ...
ORNL, LANL-developed quantum technologies go the distance
Credit: Genevieve Martin/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., May 12, 2020 -- For the second ...
Health inequities magnified during COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 12, 2020--The impact of COVID-19 on underserved and vulnerable populations, ...
Using a smartphone to diagnose COVID-19 at home
Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (May 12, 2020) ... In Pennsylvania and other U.S. states, one of the keys to ...
Ancient rocks show high oxygen levels on Earth 2 billion years ago
Research on Russian drill core challenges long-standing models of oxygenation on EarthCredit: K. Paiste. Earth may have been far more ...
Silver nanocubes make point-of-care diagnostics easier to read
Researchers use plasmonics to enhance fluorescent markers in lab-on-a-chip diagnostic devicesCredit: Michaela Kane, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. - Engineers at ...
Early experiences determine how birds build their first nest
Materials used and speed of nest construction depend on who and what was around during adolescence for zebra finchesCredit: Alexis ...
Hollow-core fiber raises prospects for next-generation scientific instruments
Credit: University of Southampton The novel fibres' latest advances, published this week in Nature Photonics, have underlined the technology's potential ...
DNA metabarcoding reveals metacommunity dynamics in a threatened boreal wetland
Credit: Donald Baird The ability to accurately detect changes in ecosystem biodiversity caused by human activity has long challenged environmental ...
Growing mountains or shifting ground: What is going on in Earth’s inner core?
Credit: Graphic by Michael Vincent CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Exhaustive seismic data from repeating earthquakes and new data-processing methods have yielded ...
