Women at lower risk for cardiovascular disease than men
Credit: Photo by Cecilia Hedstrom Women's risk of falling ill with cardiovascular disease, and dying from it, is lower than...
Gene therapy with a new base editing technique restores hearing in mice
Repairing a single mutation in the Tmc1 gene restored partial hearing in miceCredit: Olga Shubina-Oleinik, Boston Children's Hospital) Key Findings:...
Ocean uptake of CO2 could drop as carbon emissions are cut
Shrinkage due to COVID-19 may provide case in pointCredit: Kevin Krajick/Earth Institute Volcanic eruptions and human-caused changes to the atmosphere...
Atomic blueprint of ‘molecular machine’ reveals role in membrane protein installation
Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Huilin Li, Van Andel Institute GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (June 3, 2020) -- Van Andel Institute scientists...
A promise to restore hearing
In a first, researchers use base editing to correct recessive genetic deafness and restore partial hearingCredit: Harvard University When Wei...
Collaborative research addresses need for conservation of springs in drying climate
The team created a conceptual model that takes into account the response of springs to drying events and what investigations...
Oncotarget: Anticancer effect of physical activity is mediated
Volume 11, Issue 22 of Oncotarget reported that the goal of this study was to explore the involvement of mi...
NASA infrared data shows Tropical Cyclone Nisarga strengthened before landfall
Credit: Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson Satellite data of Tropical Cyclone Nisarga's cloud top temperatures revealed that the storm had strengthened...
Interventional radiologists modify protocol for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
Chief among the myriad practical updates to minimize risks for patients and imaging personnel alike is a tiered approach for...
Oncotarget: Second line trastuzumab emtansine following horizontal dual blockade
Volume 11, Issue 22 of Oncotarget reported that despite relevant medical advancements, metastatic breast cancer remains an incurable diseaseCredit: Correspondence...
Cardiologist investigates why TAVR might not work for some heart patient
Observational study at the University of Cincinnati planned for patients receiving aortic valve replacementCredit: Colleen Kelley/UC Creative + Brand A...
Precision spray coating could enable solar cells with better performance and stability
New approach offers practical way to make multilayer perovskite solar cellsCredit: Pongsakorn Kanjanaboos, Mahidol University WASHINGTON -- Although perovskites are...
First do no harm — researchers urge halt in prescribing hydroxycholoroquine for COVID-19
Credit: Florida Atlantic University The sacred oath taken by physicians during graduation from medical school to "First do no harm,"...
Scientific machine learning enables potential to design at ‘near-interactive speeds’
Researchers are developing deep learning methods to dramatically reduce the cost and turnaround of conceptual design computations for complex energy...
NASA finds heavy rainfall in Tropical Storm Cristobal
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL The third tropical cyclone of the Atlantic Ocean basin has been generating large amounts of rainfall over...
Graphene and 2D materials could move electronics beyond ‘Moore’s Law’
Credit: The University of Manchester A team of researchers based in Manchester, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland and the USA...
Studies of brain activity aren’t as useful as scientists thought
Duke researcher questions 15 years of his own work with a reexamination of functional MRI dataCredit: Annchen Knodt, Duke University...
HKBU establishes six interdisciplinary research laboratories to expand research strengths
Credit: Hong Kong Baptist University Hong Kong Baptist University has established six interdisciplinary research laboratories that expand on the University's...
Etching the road to a hydrogen economy using plasma jets
Scientists improve light-driven water-splitting to produce hydrogen by etching the reaction catalyst with plasma jets in solutionCredit: Tokyo University of...
Boosting energy efficiency of 2D material electronics using topological semimetal
Credit: SUTD Driven by the ever-increasing desires of the consumer market for smaller, lighter and smarter devices, the size of...
