Month: November 2020

Credit: Meditech Gloves Cranfield University researchers in partnership with Meditech Gloves, one of the leading manufacturers of high-quality examination and ...

Researchers peer inside deadly pathogen’s burglary kit

Structural insights about a deadly bacterium's toolbox point to ways to block itCredit: Maria Schumacher Lab, Duke Biochemistry DURHAM, N.C. ...

Bacteria convince their squid host to create a less hostile work environment

Credit: Moriano-Gutierrez, et al. 2020 Bacteria living symbiotically within the Hawaiian bobtail squid can direct the host squid to change ...

A filter for environmental remediation

Scientists at Osaka University create seaweed-shaped sodium titanate mats made of nanofibers that can remove cobalt ions from water, which ...

New tool to combat terrorism

Dust on boots, baggage can track down suspectsCredit: Flinders University Forensic science experts at Flinders University are refining an innovative ...

Taking out the trash is essential for brain health

Credit: Department of Pathological Cell Biology,TMDU A research team at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) find that Wipi3, a ...

Why do my dog’s paws smell like Fritos? (video)

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2020 -- A lot of people seem to think their pup's paws ...

Texas Heart Institute to participate in global stem cell study to treat ARDS due to COVID

Cell therapy trial for ICU patients with Acute Respirator Distress Syndrome due to COVID-19Credit: Texas Heart Institute Texas Heart Institute ...

Iceland to become centre for sleep research

Scientists at Reykjavik University (RU) to lead a research project receiving a 15-million Euro Horizon 2020 grantCredit: Golli / Reykjavik ...

Parkinson’s patients use telehealth access for speech improvement during pandemic

Credit: Steve Mogensen/SpeechVive WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - SpeechVive Inc. announced Thursday (Nov. 19) it is making its remote calibration software ...

An INRS research team pushes back the boundaries of high-energy laser pulses

Credit: Josée Lecompte Montréal and Québec City, November 19, 2020 - Using the Advanced Laser Light Source (ALLS) facility, the ...

Solving a mystery: How the TB bacterium develops rapid resistance to antibiotics

Credit: SDSU For a slow-growing microbe that multiplies infrequently, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the pathogen that causes tuberculosis (TB) has long puzzled ...

In the lab, St. Jude scientists identify possible COVID-19 treatment

Immunologists have determined the process driving life-threatening inflammation, lung damage and organ failure in patients with COVID-19, sepsis and other ...

UIC launches three COVID-19 clinical trials for blood clot prevention

Researchers help design, implement all three national NIH studiesCredit: UIC The University of Illinois Chicago will conduct three clinical trials ...

Machine learning uncovers missing info about ethnicity in population health data: Study

University of Alberta epidemiologist says these key social determinants of health are often not tracked adequately in CanadaCredit: University of ...

Sandia secures six regional technology transfer awards

Credit: Photo by Randy Montoya, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- For responding with innovative solutions during the pandemic, developing ...

Picture this: Chromosomes look different than you think

High-resolution, 3D images of human chromosomes in single cells reveal how DNA structure might influence its functionCredit: Xiaowei Zhuang lab ...

Alzheimer’s disease drug may help fight against antibiotic resistance

Credit: The University of Queensland An experimental Alzheimer's disease treatment is proving effective at treating some of the most persistent, ...

NYUAD researcher aids in the development of a pathway to solve cybersickness

This research guides the way for the widespread use of immersive technologies such as virtual and augmented reality in a ...

UTIA awarded FAA Grant to research sustainable aviation fuel development in the Southeast