New study calculates alarming lifetime risk of death from firearms and drug overdoses in the US
One out of every 100 American children will die from firearms if current death rates continue; one out of every ...
Month: August 2020
New clues to a 500-year old mystery about the human heart
Scientists show that muscular structures first described by Leonardo da Vinci are essential for heart functionCredit: Spencer Phillips 19 August ...
Vagabonding female butterflies weigh in on reproductive strategies
Reproductive function of female butterflies burdens their capabilities for long-distance flight, which may affect populations in a changing, uncertain worldCredit: ...
Physics through art: Geraldine Cox to receive 2020 Gemant Award
Prize to be given to Imperial College artist for her innovative expressions of scientific processes in recognizing the cultural, artistic ...
Inventing new tools to peer into the gastrointestinal tract
New sensors can reveal therapeutic targets, impact of probioticsCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston researcher is developing a ...
The most sensitive instrument in the search for life in space comes from Bern
Credit: © University of Bern, Image: Andreas Riedo The question of whether life exists beyond the Earth is one of ...
UCalgary research delivers new insights into how skin can regenerate after severe burns
Findings provide basis for developing drugs to improve healing in severely damaged skinCredit: UCalgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Calgary, AB ...
NASA’s Webb to study quasars and their host galaxies in three dimensions
Credit: Credits: STScI Supermassive black holes, which likely reside at the centers of virtually all galaxies, are unimaginably dense, compact ...
Termite-fishing chimpanzees provide clues to the evolution of technology
Researchers, who remotely videotaped a generation of wild chimpanzees learning to use tools, gain insights into how technology came to ...
Researchers discovered new information on the regulation of cancer cell motility
Credit: Päivi Koskinen, University of Turku PIM kinases are enzymes that promote metastatic growth and spread of cancer cells. Researchers ...
LSU Health New Orleans team creates better tool to aid COVID diagnosis
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA -- An LSU Health New Orleans radiologist and evolutionary anatomist have teamed ...
High blood pressure and salt, anti-aging factor Klotho key
Credit: Copyright: © 2020, American Society for Clinical Investigation High blood pressure is often called a silent killer because it ...
New database could help lead to personalized treatments for breast cancer patients
Database of 40 breast cancer cell lines will help speed the development of new gene-targeted therapies.Credit: MUSC Hollings Cancer Center ...
Protein structural insights chart the way to improved treatments for heart disease
Credit: Mary Zhu A team including Wei Liu, assistant professor in ASU's School of Molecular Sciences (SMS) and the Biodesign ...
CUNY med school, TechnoVax report COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough
Credit: City College of New York The CUNY School of Medicine at The City College of New York and TechnoVax, ...
A touch of gold sends crystals electric with excitement
A touch of gold - or another noble metal - can change the structure of a crystal and its intrinsic ...
Bacteria can defuse dangerous chemical in Rassaic River
Rutgers study suggests pollutant's toxicity could be decreasedCredit: Donna E. Fennell Bacteria that can help defuse highly toxic dioxin in ...
Making the DNA melt curve more accurate
NIST researchers find a new (mathematical) twist to improve DNA origamiCredit: NIST DNA is not only the blueprint of life, ...
Small set of genes may provide unique barcode for different types of brain cells in worms
NIH-funded study suggests specific combination of proteins determines neuron typeCredit: Hobert Lab, Columbia University When it comes to brain cells, ...
Targeting a chronic pain gateway could bring relief
A new approach to chronic pain treatment targets a molecule that moves pain messages into nerve cell nucleiCredit: Weizmann Institute ...
