Understanding the role of cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition in brain health
Credit: Della Perrone for the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology A new study led by researchers at the ...
Month: June 2020
New model shows how diamond-carrying rocks formed in Northern Alberta
Credit: Jeffregy Gu and Yunfeng Chen A new study by University of Alberta geologists is proposing a new model for ...
‘A litmus paper for CO2:’ Scientists develop paper-based sensors for carbon dioxide
Credit: Al Meldrum. A new sensor for detecting carbon dioxide can be manufactured on a simple piece of paper, according ...
Mason Engineering researcher receives NSF RAPID grant to uniquely model virus spread
Credit: George Mason University How a computer virus spreads gave George Mason University researcher Cameron Nowzari insight into how human ...
Leading authority on cryptography and data privacy receives Knuth Prize
Dwork honored for breakthrough work on cryptography in network environments, privacy and foundational contributions to theoretical computer scienceCredit: ACM SIGACT ...
NASA analyzes Gulf of Mexico’s reborn tropical depression soaking potential
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Infrared imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite showed that strong storms from a redeveloped tropical cyclone were soaking ...
New evidence on bed bug burden in urban neighborhoods
UMass Amherst researcher and team see more risk of bed bugs in poorer, crowded urban areasCredit: Charles Kremenak AMHERST, Mass. ...
Better patient identification could help fight the coronavirus
Commentary in npj Digital Medicine says improving patient matching is critical and doableCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- In a peer-reviewed ...
Researchers improve method that links genome to function for environmental single-cells
Credit: SU Xiaolu Cells are a little easier to understand, thanks to improved technology developed by a team of researchers ...
Story tips: Shuffling atoms, thinning forests, fusion assembly and nuclear medicine
Credit: Jill Hemman/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy Neutrons - Deuterium shuffle Scientists have found a new method ...
Blood markers predict Humboldt penguin nest type, reproductive success
Credit: Photo by Michael Adkesson CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- From March to December every year, Humboldt penguins nest in vast colonies ...
CSHL President Bruce Stillman wins Heineken Prize
Credit: CSHL Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) President and CEO Bruce Stillman has been awarded the Dr. H.P. Heineken Prize ...
Expression of certain genes may affect vulnerability to post-traumatic stress disorder
Study identifies the potential importance of a gene in the brain and a gene in the bloodCredit: McLean Hospital Highlights ...
Discovery of long sought tiny explosions on the Sun
Credit: Pete Wheeler/ICRAR The Sun is the brightest object in the sky and has been studied for hundreds of years, ...
Immune cells multiply and diversify in mouse lungs at birth
A rapid increase in the number and types of immune cells in the lungs of mice after birth may aid ...
From dark to light in a flash: Smart film lets windows switch autonomously
Credit: KAIST Researchers have developed a new easy-to-use smart optical film technology that allows smart window devices to autonomously switch ...
Smart molecules could be key to computers with 100-times bigger memories
Researchers have discovered a single molecule 'switch' that can act like a transistor and offers the potential to store binary ...
Lab-grown miniature human livers successfully transplanted in rats
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, June 2, 2020 - Using skin cells from human volunteers, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School ...
Molecular circuitry: International team breaks one-diode-one resistor electronics
By creating a new type of molecular circuit switch, the team may have just opened the door to ultra-high-density computing ...
COVID-19 drug development could benefit from approach used against flu
Credit: University of Texas at Austin A new study from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin has found ...
