FSU-led research team discovers unique supernova explosion
Credit: Courtesy of Eric Hsiao. One-hundred million light years away from Earth, an unusual supernova is exploding. That exploding star ...
Month: September 2020
Study takes us a step closer to a universal antibody test for COVID-19
Team led by Houston Methodist addresses need for quick, easy tests to screen plasma donorsCredit: Houston Methodist HOUSTON - A ...
Artificial intelligence helps cut down on MRI no-shows
AJR researchers use modest data, basic engineering AI to solve complex multifactorial operational problem: outpatient MRI appointment no-showsCredit: American Roentgen ...
Coming up for air: Extinct sea scorpions could breathe out of water, fossil detective unveils
Credit: James Lamsdell Scientists have long debated the respiratory workings of sea scorpions, but a new discovery by a West ...
Bumblebees benefit from faba bean cultivation
Research team led by the University of Göttingen investigates influence of 'greening measures' on pollinatorsCredit: Nicole Beyer About one third ...
How chemical diversity in plants facilitates plant-animal interactions
Credit: Bernadette Wynter Rigley. We aren't the only beings who enjoy feasting on tasty fruits like apples, berries, peaches, and ...
New small satellite to rendezvous with binary asteroids
Credit: Lockheed Martin The University of Colorado Boulder and Lockheed Martin will soon lead a new space mission to capture ...
Epigenetic changes precede onset of diabetes
Credit: DIfE Epigenetic* changes in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas can be detected in patients several years before ...
Concussion discovery reveals dire, unknown effect of even mild brain injuries
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Health UVA researchers have discovered that concussions and traumatic brain injuries, even when mild, cause ...
DNA-based nanotechnology stimulates potent antitumor immune responses
Synthetic DNA nanovaccines enhance killer T cell immunity resulting in tumor control in preclinical studiesCredit: The Wistar Institute Researchers designed ...
Levodopa may improve vision in patients with macular degeneration
The widely used and well-tolerated drug commonly used to treat Parkinson's disease may help significantly reduce the need for more ...
New ACM study gives most detailed picture to date of US bachelor’s programs in computing
Significant increases seen in software engineering enrollmentsCredit: Association for Computing Machinery ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, recently released its ...
Human norovirus strains differ in sensitivity to the body’s first line of defense
Credit: CDC Interferon (IFN) responses are one of the first defenses the body mounts against viral infections, and research has ...
Stem cell function may explain higher colon cancer rate in males
Credit: Yu et al Colon cancers have a higher incidence in males, which is in part related to much higher ...
BrainGate Inc, owner of brain-computer interface technologies, donated to Tufts University
Generous donation from Jeff Stibel, including FDA-approved Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) technologies, will launch the Stibel Dennett Consortium, creating new center ...
Health and Technology District partners with Halo Health’s angel investor physician group
Partnership to scale up and strengthen Canada's health-tech innovation ecosystemCredit: Health and Technology District Surrey, B.C., Canada (September 10, 2020) ...
FABP4: Preschool-aged biomarker discovered for autism spectrum disorder
Credit: RIKEN Researchers led by Takeo Yoshikawa at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan have discovered a biomarker ...
Binge-drinkers’ brains have to work harder to feel empathy for others
Credit: Dr Charlotte Rae People who binge-drink show more extensive dysfunction across their brains than previously realised, a new study ...
Scientists map freshwater transport in the Arctic Ocean
Credit: Alexander Osadchiev et al./Scientific Reports The Ob, Yenisei, and Lena rivers flow into the Kara and Laptev seas and ...
Structure of ‘immortality protein’ now better understood
Kazan Federal University and Moscow State University published their research of Est3 in Scientific Reports.Credit: Kazan Federal University A key ...
