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Credit: Tohoku University A team of researchers has sought to mitigate the mental health impacts of COVID-19 on adolescents by...

cientists observe role of cavitation in glass fracturing

Credit: Institute of Physics Glassy materials play an integral role in the modern world, but inherent brittleness has long been...

CT chest findings in marijuana smokers

2021 ARRS Virtual Annual Meeting research reveals increased rates of emphysema in marijuana smokers, compared to both non-smokers and tobacco-only...

HKBU-led research reveals hyocholic acids are promising agents for diabetes prediction and treatment

Credit: Hong Kong Baptist University A series of studies led by researchers from Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have revealed...

Stem cell transplants prevent relapses of most common childhood cancer

Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Children and young adults who receive CAR T-cell therapy for the most common childhood...

Thicker-leaved tropical plants may flourish as CO2 rises, which could be good for climate

Credit: Scott Ableman/Flickr How plants will fare as carbon dioxide levels continue to rise is a tricky problem and, researchers...

Possible trigger for Crohn’s disease identified

Adherent-invasive E-coli (AIEC) strongly implicatedCredit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (April 1, 2021) - People living with the often-debilitating effects of...

A statistical solution to processing very large datasets efficiently with memory limit

Scientists develop a statistical randomness-based framework to optimally classify extremely large datasets without needing large memoriesCredit: Ryo Maezono from JAIST....

Chemo for glioblastoma may work better in morning than evening

Study indicates timing of chemotherapy could improve treatment for deadly brain cancerCredit: Washington University School of MEdicine An aggressive type...

Scientists find genetic link to clogged arteries

Independent of cholesterol, gene variants raise risk of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressureCredit: In-Hyuk Jung, PhD, Stitziel Lab High...

New study supports the effectiveness of the ForsythKids school-based dental program for reducing untreated tooth decay

Credit: Forsyth Institute In a longitudinal study published earlier this month in the Journal of the American Dental Association, researchers...

Fast, portable test can diagnose COVID-19 and track variants

The field test, called NIRVANA, can simultaneously detect and sequence SARS-CoV-2, influenza and other virusesCredit: Mo Li/KAUST LA JOLLA--(March 31,...

A Skoltech method helps model the behavior of 2D materials under pressure

Credit: ACS Nano (2021). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c10609 Scientists from the Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology (CEST) have developed a...

Novel pharmacological strategies to treat alcoholism. Focus on epigenetics

This article by Dr. F. David Rodriguez is published in the journal, Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2021Credit: Dr. F. David Rodriguez...

CU Cancer Center researcher reveals new effects of oxygen deprivation in cancer cells

Joaquin Espinosa, PhD, and his team investigated the role of hypoxia-inducible factors in tumor growth and suppressionCredit: Joaquin Espinosa, PhD...

Even without a brain, Penn Engineering’s metal-eating robots can search for food

Credit: University of Pennsylvania When it comes to powering mobile robots, batteries present a problematic paradox: the more energy they...

Decades of hunting detects footprint of cosmic ray superaccelerators in our galaxy

Record-breaking gamma rays bathe the Milky Way in an energetic hazeCredit: HEASARC / LAMBDA / NASA / GFSC An enormous...

First images of freshwater plumes at sea

Surface-towed marine controlled-source electromagnetic (CSEM) imaging can be used to map oceanic freshwater plumes in high-resolutionCredit: University of Hawai'i The...

Study: Race made no difference in ICU Outcomes of COVID-19 patients

Henry Ford Hospital researchers said patients of color had lower 28-day mortality than white patientsCredit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT...

Study: Female monkeys use males as “hired guns” for defense against predators