New grant-funded research could help improve therapies for sepsis
Credit: University of Kentucky A University of Kentucky College of Medicine professor has been awarded a $1.9 million National Institutes ...
COVID-19 vaccine is associated with fewer asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital COVID-19 screening and vaccination program for employees offers early evidence that vaccine protects against asymptomatic ...
By age 10, retinoblastoma patients’ learning and life skills rebound
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital researchers studied how retinoblastoma survivors fared years later at home and at school.Credit: St. Jude ...
Top prizes in ethics cartooning contest address COVID-19 and more
Credit: Alyssa Wiener Five prizes were awarded in the fourth annual Morgridge Institute for Research Ethics Cartooning Contest, which invites ...
Space weather and solar blobs
Scientists receive funding to study conditions that can disrupt communications satellitesCredit: (Astrophysical inages courtesy of NASA / headshots and collage ...
Researchers speed identification of DNA regions that regulate gene expression
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have developed a highly efficient method to address a major challenge in biology--identifying the ...
ORNL’s Sergei Kalinin elected Fellow of the Microscopy Society of America
Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Sergei Kalinin, a scientist and inventor at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National ...
New study tracked large sharks during hurricanes
Researchers found sharks behaviors differed by species and location during major storm eventsCredit: Figure from Gutowsky et al. (2021 Tiger ...
New boost in quantum technologies
Credit: University of Stuttgart, Physics 3 Quantum computers or quantum sensors consist of materials that are completely different to their ...
Blocking viruses’ exit strategy
Tests of a new antiviral that aims to prevent the deadly Marburg virus from spreading in the body show promise, ...
Towards 2D memory technology by magnetic graphene
Credit: University of Groningen In spintronics, the magnetic moment of electrons (spin) is used to transfer and manipulate information. An ...
‘Breaking the links’ in the chain of violence: Journal of Psychiatric Practice continues series on therapeutic risk management approach
Credit: Journal of Psychiatric Practice May 6, 2021 - With mass shootings and other seemingly meaningless acts of violence in ...
FAST detects 3D spin-velocity alignment in a pulsar
Credit: NAOC Pulsars - another name for fast-spinning neutron stars - originate from the imploded cores of massive dying stars ...
India’s polio vaccination provides valuable insights for mass vaccination campaigns
Credit: Reach Alliance. Lessons Learned from India's Polio Vaccination Program Provide Valuable Insights for Future Mass Vaccination Initiatives. Toronto - ...
Orlando Health surgeons use 3D-printed fetus models to prepare for in-utero procedure
New modeling technology allows surgeons to visualize complicated pre-delivery procedureCredit: Orlando Health (ORLANDO, Florida) - A state-of-the-art in-utero procedure allows ...
Archaeal enzyme that produces membrane lipids is spectacularly promiscuous
Credit: Marten Exterkate, University of Groningen Cells of all life forms are surrounded by a membrane that is made of ...
Unusual semimetal shows evidence of unique surface conduction states
Credit: Masaki Uchida Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology experimentally verify the existence of exotic surface conduction states in topological ...
Lancaster University team’s ‘eggstraordinary’ paper revealed at major conference
The world's first-ever 'academic paper which is not a paper' is due to be presented by a Lancaster University research ...
The origin of reproductive organs
A new study led by the University of Pennsylvania's Kotaro Sasaki elucidates the early biological processes involved in the development ...
The natural brightness of the night sky
A recent study analyses data collect4d at 44 of the darkest places in the world, including the Canary Island Observatories, ...