Study finds COVID-19 convalescent plasma therapy safe, with 76% patients improving
First peer-reviewed publication on US trial results from Houston MethodistCredit: George Kovacik, Houston Methodist HOUSTON-(June 2, 2020) - The country's ...
Month: June 2020
Stretchable variable color sheet that changes color with expansion and contraction
For the application of electronic skin that displays images pasted on the skinCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL ...
When determining sex, exceptions are the rule
Credit: Jacelyn Shu / Genome Biology and Evolution For nearly a century, biologists have modeled the evolution of sex chromosomes--the ...
Extraordinary modulation of light polarization with dark plasmons in magnetoplasmonic nanocavities
Credit: by Alberto López-Ortega, Mario Zapata-Herrera, Nicolò Maccaferri, Matteo Pancaldi, Mikel Garcia, Andrey Chuvilin, and Paolo Vavassori Nanophotonics uses light ...
SPIE Journal of Applied Remote Sensing honors best papers
Awards recognize interdisciplinary applications, theoretical innovation, and photo-optical instrumentation and designAwards recognize interdisciplinary applications, theoretical innovation, and photo-optical instrumentation and ...
An important new tool for developing COVID-19 treatments, vaccines
Credit: Marcin Minor Biomedical scientists working with COVID-19 have a new tool to help them better understand the virus and ...
Recycling plastics together, simple and fast
Credit: Limin Bao Ph.D., Faculty of Textile Science and Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, Shinshu University Recycling plastic ...
The Third Age is the Golden Age
Credit: Singapore Management University SMU Office of Research & Tech Transfer - Within the context of population and demographics studies, ...
Smart farms of the future: Making bioenergy crops more environmentally friendly
Berkeley Lab launches three new projects to advance sustainable agricultural practicesCredit: Beatriz Moreno García Farmers have enough worries - between ...
A better model for neutrophil-related diseases
Credit: Etienne Meylan, EPFL As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, researchers are turning their attention to the virus' biology, ...
Gene found that causes eyes to wither in cavefish
University of Maryland-led study identified the first gene responsible for eye loss in cavefish, revealing connection to a human vascular ...
Extracellular vesicles play an important role in the pathology of malaria vivax
A new study shows that these vesicles promote parasite adhesion to spleen cellsCredit: del Portillo Plasmodium vivax is the most ...
Process behind the organ-specific elimination of chromosomes in plants unveiled
Credit: Dr. Alevtina Ruban/ IPK Whilst we often think of somatic cells in an organism as containing the same DNA ...
Carnegie Mellon tool automatically turns math into pictures
Visualizations poised to enrich teaching, scientific communicationCredit: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH-- Some people look at an equation and see a ...
Microanalysis Society honors Chris Kiely in 2020 class of fellows
Lehigh University materials science and engineering professor, Materials Characterization Facility director recognized for contributions in electron microscopyCredit: Lehigh University Christopher ...
Cells that make our insides slick also calm our spleens
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University It's called icing sugar spleen, when the usually purplish organ looks like it ...
The Lancet: Most comprehensive study to date provides evidence on optimal physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent spread of COVID-19
First review of all available evidence including 172 observational studies looking at how physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection ...
Evidence supports physical distancing, masks, and eye protection to help prevent COVID-19
The systematic review and meta-analysis was commissioned by the World Health OrganizationCredit: Photo by Gerli Sirk Hamilton, ON (June 1, ...
Report on New Caledonia’s coral reefs offers a glimmer of hope for the future
Scientists on the Global Reef Expedition surveyed and mapped New Caledonia's most remote coral reefs--some for the first timeCredit: © ...
Reducing inflammation boosts cognitive recovery after stroke, may extend treatment window
Medical University of South Carolina researchers report that adding a compound to reduce inflammation to standard stroke treatment improves learning, ...
