Month: November 2020

Credit: ATS Nov. 11, 2020 - Peter Jackson, MD, of Virginia Commonwealth University, has been named the first recipient of ...

Genetic eraser: Newly developed technology precisely and rapidly degrades targeted proteins

Credit: Masato Kanemaki Researchers can now more accurately and precisely target specific proteins in yeast, mammalian cells and mice to ...

Vitamin C’s effectiveness against COVID may hinge on vitamin’s natural transporter levels

Credit: Kim Ratliff, Production Coordinator, Augusta University High doses of vitamin C under study for treating COVID-19 may benefit some ...

Targeted therapies developed to reduce lung fibrosis

Credit: Philip Low/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A new treatment option for lung fibrosis is being developed by Purdue ...

Tips for making nanographene

UTA civil engineering professor named fellow of American Society of Civil Engineers

Civil engineering chair honored by professional societyCredit: UT Arlington A professor and chair of civil engineering at The University of ...

USask physicist teams up with U.K. partners in world-first program of quantum technologies

Credit: USask As part of a new U.K.-Canada collaboration, a University of Saskatchewan quantum physics team will develop a highly ...

Aviara Pharmaceuticals, Inc receives grant to collaborate with the Texas Heart Institute

Texas Collaboration to Develop Treatment for Inflammatory DiseaseCredit: Photo Credit: Texas Heart Institute Aviara Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held development-stage ...

Private-public partnership will use nuclear energy for clean hydrogen production

Project is first U.S. pairing of high-temperature steam electrolysis with commercial heatCredit: Xcel Energy More than $10 million in federal ...

Transmitting data from space to earth with laser filaments

Pulsed light clears a path through the atmosphere for second beam of informationCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- Could ...

Innovative double-balloon catheter awarded Canadian patent

SealCath LLC, a Medical University of South Carolina startup, wins Canadian patent for its double-balloon catheter.Credit: Brennan Wesley, Medical University ...

Research identifies ‘volume control’ in the brain that supports learning and memory

Discovery could help treatment of neurological disordersCredit: Illustration must credit: Michael Hoppa. HANOVER, N.H. - Tuesday, November 10, 2020 - ...

INRS researchers José Azaña and Roberto Morandotti awarded the Brockhouse Canada Prize

Professors José Azaña and Roberto Morandotti are recipients of the prestigious Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and ...

Diabetes epidemic detected among Xavante indigenous community in Central Brazil

Researchers examine retinas and find high prevalence of type 2 diabetes as well as ocular problems caused by the disease.Credit: ...

Frugal science–a low-cost way to decontaminate PPE equipment

UD researchers develop scalable method to help address PPE supply chain issues, help hospitals with limited resourcesCredit: Photo by Evan ...

Mechanical engineer at Sandia named Asian American Engineer of the Year

Winner is 'world-recognized leader' in impact mechanicsCredit: Photo by Lonnie Anderson ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sandia National Laboratories mechanical engineer Bo ...

LSU Health New Orleans fellow LA’s 1st NIH Outstanding Scholar

Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - Khanh Do, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow at LSU Health New Orleans ...

Radioactive elements may be crucial to the habitability of rocky planets

Earth-size planets can have varying amounts of radioactive elements, which generate internal heat that drives a planet's geological activity and ...

Researchers model source of eruption on Jupiter’s moon Europa

Credit: Image credit: Justice Blaine Wainwright On Jupiter's icy moon Europa, powerful eruptions may spew into space, raising questions among ...

Two genes regulate social dominance