New paper helps advance myopia management strategies
Review from Drs. Mark Bullimore and Kathryn Richdale published in Ophthalmic & Physiological OpticsCredit: (c) Dr. Mark Bullimore SAN RAMON, ...
Month: May 2020
Department of Defense awards $10M to Sanford Burnham Prebys for broad-spectrum antivirals
Sumit Chanda will lead global collaboration to develop drugs that protect against multiple respiratory virusesCredit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery ...
Patients improve after heart cell therapy
Experimental treatment is designed to fight fatal immune response in coronavirus patientsCredit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES -- Four of six critically ...
DNA surprises surfacing in the Atlantic: Species far from their usual southern homes
DNA scientists sampling the New Jersey shore bottle the changing ranges of marine life predicted a decade ago; Fishing DNA from seawater: a ...
UCLA and Carnegie Mellon researchers develop real-time physics engine for soft robotics
Credit: Khalid Jawed/UCLA Motion picture animation and video games are impressively lifelike nowadays, capturing a wisp of hair falling across ...
New optical biosensor system may help round-the-clock management of gout
Credit: Texas A&M University College of Engineering In a recent article published in the February issue of the journal Sensors, ...
FreshDirect depot brings increased traffic to South Bronx
Credit: Columbia University The 2018 opening of the FreshDirect warehouse in Mott Haven, Bronx, significantly increased truck and vehicle flow ...
New dataset helps tomato growers reduce spread of bacterial canker
Credit: Shree Thapa Bacterial canker of tomato is a disease that can lead to significant losses in greenhouse and field ...
Breaking down wood decomposition by fungi
New study reveals a trait-based understanding of fungal decomposition abilitiesCredit: Amy Zanne SUMMARYThrough a combination of lab and field experiments, ...
Soft robotic exosuit makes stroke survivors walk faster and farther
Research study in stroke survivors with chronic hemiparesis shows soft exosuit technology to bring immediate improvements in walking speed and ...
Penn State and NAGP identify and reconstitute two lost Holstein lines
Research in the Journal of Dairy Science® highlights effort to increase genetic diversity of dairy cattleCredit: Holstein Breeders Association of ...
Multitasking in the workplace can lead to negative emotions
Study finds constant email interruptions create sadness and fearCredit: Ioannis Pavlidis, Computational Physiology Laboratory at the University of Houston From ...
UCLA scientists create first roadmap of human skeletal muscle development
Findings could lead to better methods for creating muscle cells from stem cellsCredit: Broad Stem Cell Research Center An interdisciplinary ...
On the road to non-toxic and stable perovskite solar cells
Credit: HZB/Meng Li Among the new materials for solar cells, the halide perovskites are considered particularly promising. Within a few ...
Earlier gestational diabetes diagnosis, less weight gain
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 11, 2020--A new study has shown that initiating screening for ...
Researchers ID target for colorectal cancer immunotherapy
Credit: IU School of Medicine Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a ...
Change of direction in immune defense: Frankincense reprograms inflammatory enzyme
Research team has clarified the anti-inflammatory effect of a natural product from frankincense resinCredit: Jan-Peter Kasper/FSU Once upon a time, ...
University of Toledo scientists discover new targets for preventing damage from viral infections
Body cells use unique platform normally made during stress to combat virus infections.Credit: Daniel Miller, The University of Toledo When ...
Microalgae food for honey bees
Credit: Vincent Ricigliano, ARS-USDA BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, May 11, 2020--A microscopic algae ("microalgae") could provide a complete and sustainably sourced ...
Researchers develop new drugs for treating polycystic hepatorena
The project was carried out by UPV/EHU, Biodonostia and IkerbasqueCredit: UPV/EHU Polycystic hepatorenal diseases are hereditary, genetic disorders characterised by ...
