World-first technology breathes new life into cystic fibrosis detection and treatment
Credit: Monash University - World-first research, led by Monash University, has developed radical non-invasive X-ray technology aimed at helping diagnose, ...
Month: July 2020
Pickled capers activate proteins important for human brain and heart health
New study reveals how a compound found in capers regulates proteins that control important bodily processesCredit: Bo Abbott Irvine, CA ...
Deep learning enables early detection and classification of live bacteria using holography
Credit: by Hongda Wang, Hatice Ceylan Koydemir, Yunzhe Qiu, Bijie Bai, Yibo Zhang, Yiyin Jin, Sabiha Tok, Enis Cagatay Yilmaz, ...
Autoclaving, alcohol not the best options for disinfecting, reusing face masks
UC aerosol expert says efficiency of face masks and respirators drop with sterilization treatment for reuseCredit: Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati ...
UTEP awarded $1.3 million to research how neural circuits regulate specific cognitive functions
Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre / UTEP Communications EL PASO, Texas - The University of Texas at El Paso was awarded ...
Astrophysicists suggest carbon found in comet ATLAS help to reveal age of other comets
Credit: Martin Gembec Astrophysicists from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU, Russia), South Korea, and the USA appear in Monthly Notices ...
New materials for extra thin computer chips
For a long time, something important has been neglected in electronics: If you want to make electronic components smaller and ...
Nationwide project seeks to understand how brain exercises produce cognitive benefits
Joint UC Riverside-UC Irvine study seeks volunteers to assess memory trainingCredit: I. Pittalwala, UCR. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- How does memory ...
When calling loudly, echolocation is costly for small bats
Credit: Photo: René Janssen Calling in the ultrasonic range enables small bats to orient themselves in the dark and track ...
Researchers present concept for a new technique to study superheavy elements
Merging methodologies from physics and chemistry for the optical spectroscopy of superheavy elementsCredit: Ill./©: Mustapha Laatiaoui Superheavy elements are intriguing ...
For next-generation semiconductors, 2D tops 3D
Credit: Jang-sik Lee(POSTECH) Netflix, which provides an online streaming service around the world, has 42 million videos and about 160 ...
Most 50+ adults say they’ve experienced ageism; most still hold positive aging attitudes
Ageism plays out in day-to-day interactions and messaging, and those experiencing it are more likely to have worse physical and ...
Significantly less addictive opioid may slow progression of osteoarthritis while easing pain
A Keck Medicine of USC study reveals that kappa opioids preserved cartilage in joints and eased painCredit: Shutterstock LOS ANGELES ...
The colorful history of plastids
Credit: S Sibbald and J Archibald A billion years ago, a single-celled eukaryote engulfed a cyanobacterium--an organism capable of converting ...
‘Lab in a suitcase’ could hold the key to safer water and sanitation for millions
A portable testing lab that fits into a suitcase is being hailed as the key to tackling one of the ...
Bird droppings carry risk of antibiotic resistance
Rice engineers show feces from gulls, ducks and crows harbor abundant resistant bacteria, resistance genesCredit: Rice University HOUSTON - (July ...
Research: Crop plants are taking up microplastics
Credit: YIC Microplastics (MPs), i.e., tiny plastic particles less than 5 millimeters in length, can now be found throughout the ...
Scientists demonstrate a new experiment in the search for theorized ‘neutrinoless’ proc
Berkeley Lab researchers are part of an international team that reports a high-sensitivity measurement by underground CUPID-Mo experimentCredit: CUPID-Mo collaboration ...
Russian scientists have discovered a new physical paradox
Scientists offered their explanation on how to eliminate the Fermi-Pasta-Ulam-Tsingou paradoxCredit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University Researchers from the ...
Single-dose flu drug can reduce spread within households, study finds
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications A single dose of the flu drug baloxavir marboxil can reduce the spread of ...
