Plant protection products: More clarity about residues in food
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment proposes new indicator to identify risks in order to improve consumer safety This indicator...
NASA looks at Barry’s rainfall rates
Credit: Credit: NASA/JAXA, using GPM data archived at https://pps.gsfc.nasa.gov/. After Barry made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane, NASA's GPM...
Perinatal depression screenings may not detect women having suicidal thoughts, study finds
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new study of 736 low-income pregnant women in Illinois found...
Take flight! Automating complex design of universal controller for hybrid drones
Researchers to present new approach at SIGGRAPH 2019Credit: Jie Xu CHICAGO--Hybrid unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, are drones that combine...
Antibiotics at the limit? Bacteria defending themselves against reserve drugs
The mechanisms of action of antimicrobial resistant pathogens is the main focus of the new issue of the BfR science...
BU researcher receives NIH grant to study Down syndrome
(Boston)--Tarik F. Haydar, PhD, professor of anatomy and neurobiology at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has been awarded a...
New species of tree discovered in Tanzania mountains
Credit: Dr Andy Marshall Researchers have discovered a new species of tree in the Usambara Mountains in Tanzania, part of...
Researchers wirelessly hack ‘boss’ gene, a step toward reprogramming the human genome
The advancement, made possible by tiny photonic implants, could lead to new treatments for cancer, mental disordersCredit: University at Buffalo...
Scientists identified the metabolic features specific to the autistic brain
Skoltech scientists looked into the differences in the concentrations of multiple metabolites in healthy humans and individuals suffering from Autism...
Long live the long-limbed African chicken
But researcher has bone to pick with modernization: Chickens are losing diversityCredit: Helina Woldekiros, Washington University in St. Louis Pick...
Limitation exposed in promising quantum computing material
Metallic surfaces no longer protected as topological insulators become thinnerCredit: Lisa Potter/University of Utah Quantum computers promise to perform operations...
Intake of phosphates: Babies, infants and children can exceed the health guidance values
BfR Communication No 022/2019 of June 13, 2019 They are added to a large number of foods to perform various...
Engineering faculty member receives grants totaling $1.5 million for bioprinting
Credit: Ozbolat Lab, Penn State Ibrahim Tarik Ozbolat, Hartz Family Career Development Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, has...
Poor sleep quality and fatigue plague women with premature ovarian insufficiency
Study compares quality of sleep and fatigue in women with premature ovarian insufficiency receiving hormone therapy with women of the...
‘Ohi’a Challenge winner announced at Hawai’i Conservation Conference
Credit: DANNY DUDA / UH HILO Hawaii National Park, HI - An innovative strategy to use unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)...
Chaos theory produces map for predicting paths of particles emitted into the atmosphere
Combining wind data with the fractal-like behavior that air particles take on in the atmosphere provides a way for determining...
CNIO researchers find a method to select for mammalian cells with half the number of chromosomes
This innovative method might facilitate genetic research in complex organisms like mammals, humans included, in a fast, efficient wayCredit: CNIO...
Women’s stronger immune response to flu vaccination diminishes with age
Study of flu vaccine responses in humans and mice finds evidence that estrogen boosts vaccine immunity while testosterone lowers it...
Speeding up science on near-earth asteroids
Credit: NASA/JPL Modeling the shape and movement of near-Earth asteroids is now up to 25 times faster thanks to new...
Upgrade of the IceCube neutrino telescope
First enhancement of the particle detector at the South Pole is primarily aimed at investigating neutrino oscillationCredit: photo/©: Benjamin Eberhardt,...
