Novel biomarker discovery could lead to early diagnosis for deadly preeclampsia
The discovery of two new biomarkers has the potential to predict key underlying causes of preeclampsia and could lead to...
Does DNA in the water tell us how many fish are there?
Credit: Reiji Masuda River water, lake water, and seawater contain DNA belonging to organisms such as animals and plants. Ecologists...
Towards lasers powerful enough to investigate a new kind of physics
An international team of researchers has demonstrated an innovative technique for increasing the intensity of lasersCredit: AIP Publishing In a...
Mobile clinics can help address health care needs of Latino farmworkers
UC Riverside study exposes disparities in health care access in rural Southern CaliforniaCredit: Center for Healthy Communities, UC Riverside RIVERSIDE,...
Grassroots dog vaccinations can help stop rabies, but not alone
Rabies is preventable. Inequality has kept it a threat.Credit: © Ravi Ruparel. In the US, dying from rabies is virtually...
Anaplasmosis bacterium tinkers with tick’s gene expression to spread to new hosts
Discovery points to new vaccine target for protection against tick-borne diseasesCredit: Erik Karits, Pixabay For the first time, scientists have...
Why are the offspring of older mothers less fit to live long and prosper?
Credit: Michael Shribak, Evgeny Ivashkin, Kristin Gribble WOODS HOLE, Mass. - The offspring of older mothers don't fare as well...
Crystal structure discovered almost 200 years ago could hold key to solar cell revolution
Credit: John Labram, Oregon State University. CORVALLIS, Ore. - Solar energy researchers at Oregon State University are shining their scientific...
University of Oregon scientists dissociate water apart efficiently with new catalysts
Using a new approach, they were able to study and improve the water-dissociation reaction that rips apart water molecules in...
Global threats: How lessons from COVID-19 can prevent environmental meltdown
Credit: Open Source Epidemiologists highlighted the dangers of Covid-19 in its early stages, but their warnings went largely ignored until...
New light-based method for faster and ‘green’ production of building blocks for medicines
"Significant breakthrough" simplifies processing of gaseous, low-weight hydrocarbons in industry.Credit: Timothy Noël, TU/e In industry, gaseous hydrocarbons, such as ethane...
How the body fights off urinary tract infections
Credit: Gregor Weiss / ETH Zurich Anyone who has ever had cystitis knows that urinary tract infections of this kind...
Carbon-loving materials designed to reduce industrial emissions
Credit: Credit: Zhenzhen Yang/University of Tennessee Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of...
nTIDE June 2020 Jobs Report: Numbers up but COVID spikes may impact economic recovery
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE Report -- featuring the nonprofit National Organization on Disability, which guides business...
Good news and bad news: Changing trends in cardiovascular disease in Canada
Analysis of ten years of inpatient records published in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology yields important insights into the changing...
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland State University receive $1.2 million NIH award to recruit minority Ph.D. students
Research team aims to increase number of underrepresented minority scientists in Cleveland areaCredit: Cleveland Clinic July 2, 2020, CLEVELAND: At...
New Human Gene Therapy editorial: Concern following gene therapy adverse events
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 2, 2020--The Editor-in-Chief of Human Gene Therapy, the first journal...
Timing of SNAP benefits can reduce childhood injuries
Credit: Syracuse University Syracuse, N.Y. - A new study published recently in "BMC Pediatrics" shows a connection between the time...
Newer variant of COVID-19-causing virus dominates global infections
Virus with D614G change in Spike out-competes original strain, but may not make patients sickerCredit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS...
Arctic plants may not provide predicted carbon sequestration potential
Credit: University of Stirling The environmental benefits of taller, shrubbier tundra plants in the Arctic may be overstated, according to...
