Lung, immune function in kids could protect from severe COVID-19
Credit: Photo credit: Krithika Lingappan, MBBS; Matthew Harting, MD; Bindu Akkanti, MD Differences in lung physiology and immune function in...
Study reveals how bacteria build essential carbon-fixing machinery
Credit: Luning Liu Scientists from the University of Liverpool have revealed new insight into how cyanobacteria construct the organelles that...
New method for simulating yarn-cloth patterns to be unveiled at ACM SIGGRAPH
Novel technique includes the stretching and bending responseCredit: © Georg Sperl, Rahul Narain, and Chris Wojtan The simulation of woven...
5G networks have few health impacts, Oregon State study using zebrafish model finds
Credit: Lynn Ketchum CORVALLIS, Ore. - Findings from an Oregon State University study into the effects of radiofrequency radiation generated...
Study: ‘Anti-vaxxers’ gain traction against HPV vaccine on Facebook
MU media expert analyzed 10 years of HPV-vaccine related Facebook postsCredit: University of Missouri One of the biggest social media...
Research advances understanding of how the brain focuses while ignoring distractions
UC Riverside mouse study has implications for treating neuropsychiatric diseases such as ADHD and schizophreniaCredit: Zagha lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE,...
Researchers receive $3.6M grant to continuously monitor blood pressure during sleep
Texas A&M researchers hope to use a wrist-worn system to monitor blood pressure during sleepCredit: Texas A&M University College of...
Learning more about particle collisions with machine learning
Credit: ATLAS Collaboration The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) near Geneva, Switzerland became famous around the world in 2012 with the...
Rock ‘n’ control
Göttingen physicists use oscillations of atoms to control a phase transitionCredit: Dr Murat Sivis The goal of "Femtochemistry" is to...
Soil studies can be helpful for border control
Credit: College of ACES, University of Illinois. URBANA, Ill. - Underground tunnels have been used by warriors and smugglers for...
Preliminary study suggests tuberculosis vaccine may be limiting COVID-19 deaths
Credit: Virginia Tech One of the emerging questions about the coronavirus that scientists are working to understand is why developing...
Evolutionary biologists find several fish adapt in the same way to toxic water
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Several species of fish have adapted to harsh environments using the same mechanism,...
Tackling coral reefs’ thorny problem
Scientists decipher the evolutionary history of a coral reef predatorCredit: OIST Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology...
Protein involved in corn’s water stress response discovered
The protein could help develop drought-resistant plant varieties and products that reduce losses related to climate change.Credit: GCCRC Researchers affiliated...
Programmable balloons pave the way for new shape-morphing devices
Kirigami balloons could be used in medical devices, soft roboticsCredit: (Image courtesy of the Bertoldi Lab/Harvard SEAS) Balloon shaping isn't...
NIH launches clinical trials network to test COVID-19 vaccines and other prevention tools
Network website features secure method for volunteering for studiesCredit: NIAID The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part...
Making a material impact
New UD center receives $18 million grant from National Science Foundation to advance materials researchCredit: Graphic illustration by Don Shenkle...
Reducing radioactive waste in processes to dismantle nuclear facilities
The University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) has produced a methodological guide of in situ measurements for the purpose of...
How colliding neutron stars could shed light on universal mysteries
Credit: Courtesy of Arecibo Observatory/University of Central Florida - William Gonzalez and Andy Torres. An important breakthrough in how we...
Milking algae mechanically: Progress to succeed petroleum derived chemicals
Credit: Masaki Ihara Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Shinshu University Algae holds a lot...
