COVID-19 discovery could protect high-risk patients
UVA Health researchers have identified a potential treatment to prevent severe COVID-19 in patients at great risk.Credit: Photo by Erin ...
Month: March 2023
Lasers and chemistry reveal how ancient pottery was made — and how an empire functioned
Peru’s first great empire, the Wari, stretched for more than a thousand miles over the Andes Mountains and along the ...
Researchers develop enhanced genetic animal model of Down syndrome
National Institutes of Health researchers compared a new genetic animal model of Down syndrome to the standard model and found ...
Molecular biologist Shixin Liu receives Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science
Shixin Liu receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science for developing cutting-edge biophysical tools to directly visualize ...
High winds can worsen pathogen spread at outdoor chicken farms
PULLMAN, Wash. – Farmers who keep their chickens outdoors may want to watch the weather. A study of chicken farms ...
Imaging tech produces real-time 3D maps of uterine contractions during labor
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed new imaging technology that can produce 3D maps ...
El Camino Health is first in the world to adopt FloPatch advanced ultrasound technology for sepsis management
El Camino Health is the first health system in the world to adopt FloPatch, an innovative new technology that monitors ...
Gene essential to making DNA appears to be a good target in minimizing pulmonary hypertension
AUGUSTA, Ga. (March 14, 2023) – The vascular smooth muscle cells that normally give blood vessel walls strength and flexibility ...
Attracting stem cells and facilitating bone regeneration by adhesive protein
One of the key factors of success in a dental implant is the condition of the periodontium around the implant. ...
Dizzy apes provide clues on human need for mind altering experiences
Great apes deliberately spin themselves in order make themselves dizzy, academics at the University of Warwick and the University of ...
Rice labs seek RNA programming for ‘smart’ antibiotics
HOUSTON – (March 13, 2023) – Synthetic biologists at Rice University are embarking on a three-year project to create “genetically ...
Biological network in cells helps body adapt to stresses on health
Every minute of every day, our body adapts to meet the needs of each moment. When we binge on carbs, ...
Providing clinicians with an AI sidekick to help to identify cirrhosis
The detectivesCredit: Jihad Obeid, Medical University of South Carolina The detectives There is power and value in a highly skilled ...
Unique image obtained by Brazilian scientists with high-speed camera shows how lightning rods work
With a high-speed camera and the luck of being in the right place at the right time, physicist Marcelo Saba, a ...
Switching to hydrogen fuel could prolong the methane problem
Hydrogen’s potential as a clean fuel could be limited by a chemical reaction in the lower atmosphere, according to research ...
Wastewater study discovers virtue and vice in community diet
Tempe, Ariz. – Research conducted by scientists at Arizona State University reveals the power of wastewater-based epidemiology to assess the ...
Mahoney Life Sciences Prize awarded to UMass Amherst biologist Lynn Adler
AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts Amherst biologist Lynn Adler has won the Mahoney Life Sciences Prize for her research ...
FSU researchers find decaying biomass in Arctic rivers fuels more carbon export than previously thought
The cycling of carbon through the environment is an essential part of life on the planet.Credit: Courtesy of Robert Spencer, ...
City or country living? Research reveals psychological differences
Living in the country, in rural areas, has long been idealized as a pristine place to raise a family. After ...
People should have right to shape marine environmental decisions
Government and political institutions should do more to make citizens feel empowered within marine environment decisions and give them the ...
