Coating implants with ‘artificial bone’ to prevent inflammation
Superior coating performance achieved compared to existing clinical products while reducing production cost and time' 'artificial bone' synthesis and coating...
Scientist develops new way to test for COVID-19 antibodies
Credit: Seattle Children's When Dr. Stephen Smith of Seattle Children's Research Institute came down with muscle aches, gastrointestinal distress and...
New PETA grant honors EPA administrator
Wheeler Scholarship will help scientists develop non-animal test methodsCredit: PETA Washington -- For preventing countless animals from being used in...
Research to bring more secure software for autonomous battlefield operations
Credit: U.S. Army Operational Test Command photo/Tad Browning WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Drones and other unmanned machines can save human...
DNA in fringe-lipped bat poop reveals unexpected eating habits
Credit: Illustration by Amy Koehler Poop is full of secrets. For scientists, digging into feces provides insights into animal diets...
DrugCell: New experimental AI platform matches tumor to best drug combo
UC San Diego researchers use artificial intelligence to predict best approach to treating cancerCredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Only...
Is spirituality a component of wisdom?
Yes, say researchers, though it's not as critical as pro-social behaviors like compassion and empathyCredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences...
Future VR could employ new ultrahigh-res display
Credit: Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology By expanding on existing designs for electrodes of ultra-thin solar panels, Stanford researchers and...
Sarah Nicole Forrester, Ann Moormann awarded $2 million NCI SeroNet grant
Storytelling approach aims to increase diversity in COVID-19 immunology study participationCredit: UMass Medical School A new, $2 million grant from...
Comparing the promise and reality of e-scooters
A critical assessment of equity improvements and mode-shiftCredit: Michael McQueen Is shared micromobility the ideal first/last mile supplement to transit?...
Gutmann Leadership Scholars Program created at Penn Nursing with $2M gift
Credit: University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA (October 21, 2020) - University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann and her husband, Michael Doyle,...
COVID-19 infection may be part of a ‘perfect storm’ for Parkinson’s disease
Credit: Courtesy of Trends in Neurosciences GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Oct. 22, 2020) -- Can COVID-19 infection increase the risk of...
NRL researchers evaluate ultraviolet sources, combat COVID-19
Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Jonathan Steffen WASHINGTON - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory researchers evaluated commercial ultraviolet (UV) sources for...
NIA awards up to $2 million to AFAR renew Nathan Shock Centers Coordinating Center
In addition, two new Nathan Shock Centers fundedCredit: AFAR/NSC NEW YORK -- The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), has...
Research shows aging chimps, like humans, value friendships
Credit: University of New Mexico Old friends get together to relax, share meals, and trust and support each other. In...
Bat-winged dinosaurs that could glide
The origin of bird flight launched from a more complex evolutionary race than previously thoughtCredit: Image credit: Gabriel Ugueto. Despite...
AI detects hidden earthquakes
New technology from Stanford scientists finds long-hidden quakes, and possible clues about how earthquakes evolveCredit: Mousavi et al., 2020 Nature...
Type 1 diabetes: Tannic acid encapsulation protects transplanted islets from rejection
Layers of tannic acid and another biopolymer delay allograft and autoimmune-mediated rejection in mouse models of Type 1 diabetes.Credit: UAB...
Increasing sleep time after trauma could ease ill effects, study says
Credit: Photo by Cori Kogan, Washington State University SPOKANE, Wash. - Increasing the amount of time spent asleep immediately after...
‘Mini-lungs’ reveal early stages of SARS-CoV-2 infection
Credit: Jeonghwan Youk, Taewoo Kim, and Seon Pyo Hong 'Mini-lungs' grown from tissue donated to Cambridge hospitals has provided a...
