Vittorio Gallo, Ph.D., inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha
Credit: Children's National Vittorio Gallo, Ph.D., Chief Research Officer at Children's National, was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha (A?A), a...
Weighing risks and benefits of drug treatment for major depression
Research summary from the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Depression is a common and serious problem for older adults....
Body composition shown to affect energy spent standing versus sitting
Findings support increased standing time as a simple way to boost energy expenditure A person's body composition could influence the...
Protecting coral reefs in a deteriorating environment
WASHINGTON -- Coral reefs around the world face growing danger from a changing climate, on top of the historic threats...
Physics at the edge
UCSB condensed matter physicists take a step closer to building a graphene-based topological insulator In 2005, condensed matter physicists Charles...
FCRC combines 13 computing conferences into one major event
2018 Turing Award laureates to present lecture on the state of machine learning ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, will...
UMBC research decodes plant defense system, with an eye on improving farming and medicine
Findings reveal new genetic links between plants' circadian clock and immunity systemsCredit: Marlayna Demond for UMBC UMBC's Hua Lu, professor...
New evidence shows crash with Antlia 2 gave the Milky Way the ripples in its outer disc
RIT scientist Sukanya Chakrabarti developing methods to hunt for the darkest dwarf galaxiesCredit: Sukanya Chakrabarti/RIT The newly-discovered dark dwarf galaxy...
New gene editor harnesses jumping genes for precise DNA integration
Credit: Sam Sternberg/Columbia University Irving Medical Center NEW YORK, NY --A new discovery by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College...
High-density of alcohol outlets and advertising affect youth drinking
Study of Tanzanian urban youth shows a comprehensive alcohol policy could help curb adolescent alcohol use June 12, 2019 --...
Promising treatment for shoulder pain in wheelchair users with spinal cord injury
Researchers report initial results for a minimally invasive intervention for relief of chronic refractory shoulder pain in upper-limb dependent individuals...
Algorithm tells robots where nearby humans are headed
A new tool for predicting a person's movement trajectory may help humans and robots work together in close proximity. In...
NASA reveals Tropical Cyclone Vayu’s compact center
Credit: NASA /NRL Visible imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite showed Tropical Cyclone Vayu has a compact central dense overcast cloud...
The ‘AI turn’ for digital health: A futuristic view
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 12, 2019-- The unprecedented implications of digital health innovations, being...
UTEP partners with UAlbany to map developing brain circuits underlying conditioned fear
Credit: Dr. Arshad Khan A partnership between researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso and the University at...
The brains of birds synchronize when they sing duets
Vocal control areas in the brain of weaver birds fire in time when they sing togetherCredit: Susanne Hoffmann / MPI...
Overdose, suicide among leading reasons for deaths of new moms
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Overdoses and suicides were among the most common reasons for mothers dying within a year of...
A heart failure drug to treat leukemia: A promising new therapeutic approach
Canadian researchers followed their intuition that a drug initially intended for heart failure could be effective in treating cancer. Those...
Ants maintain essential interactions despite environmental flux
Ants adjust their social interactions to accommodate changes in population densityCredit: Adam B. Lazarus, Public Domain UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. --...
Carnegie Mellon researchers develop semi-liquid metal anode for next-generation batteries
The new anode could help create a safer high energy lithium metal batteryCredit: Carnegie Mellon University Researchers from Carnegie Mellon...
