Lab-grown ‘mini-brains’ suggest COVID-19 virus can infect human brain cells
Credit: Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health A multidisciplinary team from two ...
Face mask construction, materials matter for containing coughing, sneezing droplets
Simulated coughs and sneezes from mannequins show higher efficacy in multilayered, well-fitted cloth masks.Credit: CREDIT: Siddhartha Verma, Manhar R. Dhanak ...
Researchers identify multiple molecules that shut down SARS-Cov-2 polymerase reaction
A library of molecules with unique structural and chemical features inhibit the novel coronavirus polymerase, a key drug target for ...
Respiratory droplet motion, evaporation and spread of COVID-19-type pandemics
Mathematical model sheds light on the motion and evaporation of respiratory droplets responsible for disease transmissionCredit: Swetaprovo Chaudhuri, Saptarshi Basu, ...
Discovery of new step in how brain cells work could lead to new therapies for epilepsy
Credit: Lafayette Photography Dublin, Tuesday, 30 June 2020: Researchers have identified a critical new step in how brain cells function ...
Functional in silico dissection of the brain during the natural wake-sleep cycle
A study involving Gustavo Deco, ICREA research professor and director of the Center for Brain and Cognition, published in the ...
Whole-town study reveals more than 40% of COVID-19 infections had no symptoms
Credit: Andrea Crisanti A study of COVID-19 in the quarantined Italian town of Vò, where most of the population was ...
HKUST sets up a platform of vaccine target recommendations for COVID-19
Credit: HKUST As genetic sequences of SARS-CoV-2, the cause of the novel pneumonia (COVID-19), are similar to those of the ...
Optoelectronic parametric oscillator
Credit: by Tengfei Hao, Qizhuang Cen, Shanhong Guan, Wei Li, Yitang Dai, Ninghua Zhu, and Ming Li Parametric oscillators are ...
Northwestern launches a national resource to unlock role of metals in human health
Partners include Argonne National Laboratory and leading research universitiesCredit: Sample courtesy of the Kozorovitskiy and O'Halloran groups, analysis software from ...
Australian Space Agency backs locally-designed space suit development
Australian researchers will lead development of the next generation of space suits in a major international collaboration with NASA, the ...
No touching: Skoltech researchers find contactless way to measure thickness of carbon nanotube films
Credit: Pavel Odinev / Skoltech Scientists from Skoltech and their colleagues from Russia and Finland have figured out a non-invasive ...
A vaccine targeting aged cells mitigates metabolic disorders in obese mice
Researchers from Osaka University develop a novel vaccine that removes senescent immune cells from the body to improve obesity-induced metabolic ...
Salk researchers accelerate, expand COVID-19 research
Salk scientists tackle COVID-19 pandemic with innovative research projects on immunity, vaccine development, viral imaging and moreCredit: Salk Institute LA ...
Research reveals fishing pressures affect tropical and temperate reefs differentl
Credit: Elizabeth Madin, University of Hawai'i In a study published recently in Ecology and Evolution, an international team of researchers ...
A cosmic mystery: ESO telescope captures the disappearance of a massive star
Credit: ESO/L. Calçada Using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have discovered the absence of an unstable ...
US policy arm of major computing association urges suspension of facial recognition technology
Statement cites threats to rights of society's most vulnerable populationsCredit: Association for Computing Machinery The Association for Computing Machinery's US ...
Implants: Can special coatings reduce complications after implant surgery?
Credit: Hala Al Khoury / Uni Halle New coatings on implants could help make them more compatible. Researchers at the ...
Could your computer please be more polite? Thank you
Carnegie Mellon method automatically makes requests more politeCredit: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH--In a tense time when a pandemic rages, politicians ...
Research collaborative releases new collection of North Carolina health care spending data
HCCI, Duke, Blue Cross NC release interactive data on state health care spending to inform public and policymakersCredit: Health Care ...
