University of Houston partners with AuraVax Therapeutics on COVID-19 vaccine
Exclusive option agreement covers inhalation vaccine developed by UH professorCredit: University of Houston The University of Houston has entered into...
University of Cincinnati researcher examines genetic role in addiction
Study is among the first to examine methods of preventing opioid use disorderCredit: Colleen Kelley/UC Creative + Brand In one...
Study first to tally biomass from oceanic plastic debris using visualization method
Scientists obtain quantitative number for biomass -- First estimate of its kindCredit: Shiye Zhao, Ph.D. Trillions of plastic debris fragments...
ALSA Ventures launches European biotech clinical accelerator ‘Eclipse’
ALSA Ventures, a London based European biotech investment firm today announced the launch of Eclipse, a novel clinical development accelerator...
UC Davis creates new college program for students with intellectual disabilities
The fully integrated program is the first of its kind in CaliforniaCredit: UC Davis Health The UC Davis MIND Institute...
Proactivity and partnership pay off for nursing homes in a pandemic, study suggests
Advance planning, universal testing and connection with a medical center kept COVID-19 activity low in three facilities in new studyCredit:...
KU, industry partners to advance gas-separation with green materials made for soda bottles
Credit: Hills Inc. LAWRENCE -- A $1 million, 18-month collaboration between the University of Kansas School of Engineering and the...
Modelling extreme magnetic fields and temperature variation on distant stars
Credit: University of Leeds New research is helping to explain one of the big questions that has perplexed astrophysicists for...
A new strategy for the synthesis of crystalline graphitic nanoribbons
Credit: Peijie Zhang New work from a team of scientists led by Drs. Kuo Li and Haiyan Zheng from the...
A new approach to analyzing the morphology of dendritic spines
Scientists examined a novel approach to analyzing the dendritic spine shapes and suggest considering the clusterization approach.Credit: Peter the Great...
Moon to Earth: WA to host space communications station
Credit: Credit: NASA. An optical communications station capable of receiving high-speed data transmissions from space is set to be built...
SLAC starts up new facility to revolutionize particle accelerators
FACET-II will pave the way for a future generation of particle colliders and powerful light sources, opening avenues in high-energy...
HLRS receives “Blue Angel” certification
The Blue Angel recognizes adherence to ecological standards and is recognized as a credible guide for selecting environmentally friendly products...
TetGen 1.6 Release: new version of the successful mesh generator
Credit: Weierstrass Institute (WIAS) Electromagnetic fields in magnetic resonance imaging, groundwater flows, charge carriers in semiconductors and numerous further spatially...
Finding the right colour to control magnets with laser pulses
Credit: Lancaster University Scientists have discovered a new way to manipulate magnets with laser light pulses shorter than a trillionth...
How deadly parasites ‘glide’ into human cells
Credit: Samuel Pazicky/EMBL Gliding movements to invade host cells In biological terms, gliding refers to the type of movement during...
Crayfish ‘trapping’ fails to control invasive species
Credit: Eleri Pritchard Despite being championed by a host of celebrity chefs, crayfish 'trapping' is not helping to control invasive...
The ur-Iris likely had purple flowers, pollinated by insects for nectar
Scientists deduce what the last common ancestor of irises looked likeCredit: The authors The genus Iris of flowering plants --...
Oncotarget: miR-708-5p targets oncogenic prostaglandin E2 production in lung cancer cell
Volume 11, Issue 26 of Oncotarget reported that Lung cancer is of particular importance, as it is the deadliest cancer...
Eyeglass-attached display device provides fluoroscopic guidance during spine surgery
Credit: Copyright 2020 AANS. CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (OCTOBER 13, 2020). The authors, two surgeon-researchers from Murayama Medical Center in Tokyo, tested...
