Microplastics in soil: Tomography with neutrons and X-rays shows where particles are deposited
It is a real problem: Microplastic particles are everywhere. Now a team from the University of Potsdam and HZB has...
First-of-their-kind wearables capture body sounds to continuously monitor health
During even the most routine visits, physicians listen to sounds inside their patients’ bodies — air moving in and out...
The mind’s eye of a neural network system
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – In the background of image recognition software that can ID our friends on social media and...
University of Cincinnati experts pioneer neuromonitoring platform, working to standardize practice
Tracking heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen levels is a standard practice to give doctors valuable information on patients’ heart...
New study reveals molecular causes of rare neurological condition in children
A new study involving University of Portsmouth researchers has uncovered key molecular defects underlying a rare developmental brain condition in...
CSU develops antibacterial material for use with internal medical devices such as hip replacements or pacemakers
Researchers at Colorado State University and the University of St. Andrews in Scotland have developed an effective and flexible antimicrobial...
New global stocktake: Healthy forests could store much more carbon
Natural carbon reservoirs will play a major role at the COP28 world climate conference in the United Arab Emirates. After...
IVI signs MOU with University of Cambridge, University of Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong Jockey Club to establish the Hong Kong Jockey Club Global Health Institute
November 16, 2023, Republic of Korea — The International Vaccine Institute (IVI), an international organization with a mission to discover, develop,...
Lithium-ion batteries are no longer the gold standard in battery tech
The use of lithium metal as the anode for batteries is one of the smarter options with better energy density...
Bear genes show circadian rhythms even during hibernation
PULLMAN, Wash. – The internal clocks of grizzly bears appear to keep ticking through hibernation, according to a genetic study....
Inequality hotspot map shows where women in agriculture are hit the hardest by the climate crisis
Threats posed by the climate crisis disproportionally affect certain communities and social groups that are more exposed. People living in...
Why it’s important to improve communication of unanticipated genomic findings to patients with late-stage cancer
FINDINGS Cancer genomics experts at City of Hope®, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United...
McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics researchers awarded $31M in grants for medical artificial intelligence innovation research
McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston reached a funding landmark with 15 faculty members awarded 16 different grants totaling more...
Microorganisms living in gastrointestinal tracts may foretell diagnoses of debilitating diseases including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Nov. 15, 2023Credit: UMass Lowell courtesy photo Nov. 15, 2023 Media Contacts: Emily Gowdey-Backus, director of media relations Nancy Cicco,...
Forget social distancing: House finches become more social when sick
Social distancing when sick has become second nature to many of us in the past few years, but some sick...
UTHealth Houston researcher receives NIH subcontract to study effects of integrated palliative care on Parkinson’s, related dementia
A five-year, $3.9 million grant to study the effects of integrated palliative care on health service outcomes and disparities in...
UMass Lowell researchers are developing pancreas-like tissue to help people with diabetes
Media contacts: Emily Gowdey-Backus, director of media relations, [email protected] Nancy Cicco, assistant director of media relations, [email protected]: UMass Lowell courtesy...
Reforms needed to expand prescribed burns
Prescribed fire, which mimics natural fire regimes, can help improve forest health and reduce the likelihood of catastrophic wildfire. But...
University of Kentucky bioengineer designs tools to improve treatment for head and neck cancer
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 15, 2023) — One University of Kentucky researcher is working to develop new techniques for radiation treatment to...
Scientists piece together DNA repair pathway implicated in breast, ovarian, and prostate cancers
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Our DNA is not indestructible. Throughout the course of our lives, DNA can break in response...