Month: August 2020

ERAS protocol for elective spine and peripheral nerve surgery decreases opioid use and length of stayCredit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA--The majority ...

Adranos secures $1.1 million in army contracts for hypersonic research

Credit: Chris Stoker/Adranos WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Adranos Inc., a Purdue University-affiliated company that has developed a high-performance solid rocket ...

New approach to airborne disinfection uses food-coloring dyes

Credit: Young Kim/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The COVID-19 pandemic has shed new light on the needs for improved ...

First food-grade intermediate wheatgrass released

Credit: Prabin Bajgain Compared to annual crops, perennial crops provide sustainable environmental benefits such as reduced soil and water erosion, ...

Citizen scientists help geologists to identify earthquakes and tectonic tremors

Citizens outperform AI after only one hour of trainingCredit: The authors It is not yet possible to predict earthquakes, but ...

Children’s pester power a future target for interventions

Children's influence on their homes may be an underdeveloped potential target for future interventions, according to a new study in ...

Sanford Burnham Prebys awarded $4.5 million NIH grant for mental illness therapeutics

Research will explore 'orphan' receptors as potential drug targets for mental health disordersCredit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute LA ...

Cytiva licenses Allen Institute’s advanced machine learning technology

Strategic license to advance the field of 3D and live cell imagingCredit: Allen Institute Cytiva and the Allen Institute have ...

A ‘Devonian’ aquarium: Modern mutant fishes replicate creatures of ancient oceans

Credit: Tetsuto Miyashita Ottawa, August 5, 2020 - Zebrafish are a common aquarium species, of value to hobbyists and scientists ...

How cells keep growing even when under attack

New findings on how stress leads to pathway diversion, putting resources into growthCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - In an ...

FDA approves the guardian needle, a solution for reducing accidental needle sticks

Medical University of South Carolina clinician-innovators targeted the problem of needle-stick injuries during intraoperative monitoring; their invention, a safer needle, ...

Helping protect medical professionals

Sandia researchers work with NM small businesses to test new respirator materialsCredit: Photo by Bret Latter, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, ...

Will automated vehicles cut parking revenue?

Not overnight, but cities should plan aheadCredit: Image by Benjamin Clark and Anne Brown, NITC Autonomous vehicles (AVs) will challenge ...

Turning carbon dioxide into liquid fuel

Credit: (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.) Catalysts speed up chemical reactions and form the backbone of many industrial processes. For ...

Joint ASU-Hawaii state study reveals long-term human impacts on reef fish

Credit: Greg Asner, Arizona State University Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science Resource fishes--species targeted for human consumption--play a ...

Herbivores, not predators, most at risk of extinction