Researchers mine data and connect the dots about processes driving neuroblastoma
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists lead genome analysis to better understand one of the most common childhood solid tumorsCredit: ...
Month: October 2020
Tissue grafts of both bone and cartilage could regenerate damage to a crucial jaw joint
Credit: D. Chen et al., Science Translational Medicine (2020) Scientists have engineered tissue grafts that, in pigs, regenerated both bone ...
Protein that keeps immune system from freaking out could form basis for new therapeutics
Treatment with a peptide that mimics the naturally occurring protein GIV prevents immune overreaction, supports a mechanism critical for survival ...
Reviving cells after a heart attack
Researchers unravel the healing mechanisms of extracellular vesicles and demonstrate their healing power on a heart-on-a-chipCredit: (Image courtesy of the ...
Closing the market for fake documents on the open web
Credit: Michigan State University Buying a counterfeit driver's license or passport used to require a secret meeting with some shady ...
What laser color do you like?
Microchip devices produce a wide range of huesCredit: NIST Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and ...
Process to recover metals from batteries licensed by Momentum Technologies
Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Momentum Technologies Inc., a Dallas, Texas-based materials science company that is focused on ...
Deep neural networks show promise for predicting future self-harm based on clinical notes
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina use deep learning models to identify patients at risk of intentional self-harm ...
Design and test potential COVID-19 treatments from your phone
The ViDok app crowdsources the drug discovery processCredit: Courtesy of Thanh Truong. You're invited to join the search for COVID-19 ...
A billion tiny pendulums could detect the universe’s missing mass
Researchers have proposed a novel method for finding dark matterCredit: NIST Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology ...
Novel software assesses phonologial awareness
Credit: Royalty-free via Pxhere Understanding sounds in language is a critical building block for child literacy, yet this skill is ...
Future of farming
East Carolina University research team awarded $1.5M grant to study watershed resiliencyCredit: Cliff Hollis/ECU A nearly $1.5 million grant awarded ...
Sweetpotato biodiversity can help increase climate-resilience of small-scale farming
Credit: © Bettina Heider et al. Nature Climate Change Climate change poses a threat to the world's subsistence crops. Heatwaves, ...
Research demonstrates microbiome transmissibility in perennial ryegrass
Credit: Ian Tannenbaum Scientist Ian Tannenbaum has spent most of his career working in clinical microbiology but was excited to ...
UNLV and University of Rochester physicists observe room-temperature superconductivity
The discovery, reported in the journal Nature, opens door for reimagining the energy grid, technology, societyCredit: Josh Hawkins/UNLV Photo Services ...
More diversity needed in oil palm plantations
Scientists from the University of Göttingen call for meaningful support for smallholder farmers in IndonesiaCredit: Miriam Romero The growing global ...
Therapy plus medication better than medication alone in bipolar disorder
New research finds CBT, family and group therapy are especially helpful in preventing illness recurrenceCredit: UCLA Health A review of ...
Distracted learning a big problem, golden opportunity for educators, students
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Scanning social media while listening to a lecture. Watching a favorite ...
WVU partners with the CDC to conduct mask observation study, reports encouraging baseline results
Credit: West Virginia University The rate of COVID-19 positivity among young adults has been higher than other age groups during ...
Over 150 million websites among a billion tested include sensitive (and tracked) content
Nikolaos Laoutaris, Research Professor at IMDEA Networks Institute, participates in the biggest study about tracking of sensitive topics on the ...
