Low physical function increase the risk for bone loss in older hip fracture patients
Acknowledgement of the risk factors is important for bone health and overall recoveryCredit: University of Jyväskylä. Low physical function and...
A salt solution toward better bioelectronics
Credit: © 2020 KAUST; Heno Hwang Doping is commonly used to improve performance in semiconducting devices but has not previously...
Researchers discover what’s behind nature’s perhaps largest erection — which is not that big
In the plant kingdom, the sexual organ of a male pollen grain grows up to a thousand times its own...
Anaerobically disinfect soil to increase phosphorus using diluted ethanol
Credit: Takashi Kunito, Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, Shinshu University Scientists in Japan and the Netherlands have independently...
Researchers flush out worrying trend of designer drug use
Credit: University of South Australia In a sign that designer drugs are becoming more prevalent in Australia, synthetic cathinones -...
Diabetic mice improve with retrievable millimeter-thick cell-laden hydrogel fiber
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) results from an...
Innovative multiple-organ devices for brain diseases
Researcher Carmen Giordano received 2 more grants totalling €280,000 for her work on the microbiota-gut-brain axisCredit: Politecnico di Milano They...
Magnetic guidance improves stem cells’ ability to treat occupational lung disease
Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - Results of a study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine (SCTM) may point...
Discovery of graphene switch
Credit: JAIST Researchers at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) have successfully measured the current-voltage curve of graphene...
Parents twice as likely to be concerned about ticks than of mosquitoes
Just 1 in 3 parents use a bug repellent on their child that contains DEET, which is most effective in...
One minute simultaneous analysis of pungency components in kimchi
The World Institute of Kimchi has developed a high-sensitivity, simultaneous analysis technique for capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin.Credit: The World Institute of...
Scientists unravel the evolution and relationships for all European butterflies in a first
Credit: Dr Martin Wiemers For the first time, a complete time-calibrated phylogeny for a large group of invertebrates is published...
Advanced MRI scans may improve treatment of tremor, Parkinson’s disease
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - June 14, 2020 - Recently developed MRI techniques used to more precisely target...
Circular reasoning: Spiraling circuits for more efficient AI
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from the Institute of Industrial Science at...
UCI researchers uncover cancer cell vulnerabilities; may lead to better cancer therapies
Monitoring RNA hotspots reveals target in cancer tumor cellsCredit: UCI School of Medicine Irvine, CA - June 12, 2020 -...
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awards $3.2 million to top clinical investigators
Credit: Stacey Kratz The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has named four new Damon Runyon Clinical Investigators. The recipients of...
Parasites and the microbiome
In a study of ethnically diverse people from Cameroon, the presence of a parasite infection was closely linked to the...
Protecting bays from ocean acidification
UD research shows that submerged vegetation helps to offset Chesapeake Bay acidificationCredit: Photo courtesy of Wei-Jun Cai and Jeremy Testa...
NASA catches development of Tropical Cyclone Nuri in South China Sea
Credit: NASA/Worldview A low-pressure system that developed in the Philippine Sea and tracked over the central Philippines has moved into...
Study links elevated levels of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) with breast cancer risk
Hollings Cancer Center researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina assess the connection between dietary advanced glycation end products...
