Nanotubes enable travel of Huntington’s protein
Rhes protein makes its own road to convey disease driversCredit: Courtesy Scripps Research JUPITER, Fla.--May 10, 2019--A toxic protein linked...
NASA Northern quadrant strength in Tropical Cyclone Lili
Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Aqua satellite used infrared light to analyze the strength of storms in Tropical Cyclone Lili as it...
Following DASH diet can reduce heart failure risk in people under 75
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - May 10, 2019 - A diet proven to have beneficial effects on high blood pressure also may...
Army discovery opens path to safer batteries
Credit: (U.S. Army illustration) ADELPHI, Md. -- Soldiers carrying 15-25 pounds of batteries could carry batteries a fraction of the...
UT Institute of Agriculture awarded nearly $1 million to study woody biomass feedstock logistics
Regional biofuel development plan will be forthcomingCredit: Photo by T. Johnson, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- A team of researchers...
NIH funds new research with Bogalusa heart study members
Unique opportunity opens to study link between childhood blood sugar levels, mid-life brain health BATON ROUGE, LA. - A consortium...
Our history in the stars
Matter around a young star helps astronomers explore our stellar historyCredit: © 2019 Rohan Mehra - Division for Strategic Public...
Storm water banking could help Texas manage floods and droughts
Credit: Qian et al. Massive, destructive floods such as those caused by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 are a stark reality...
Opioid doctor and pharmacy ‘shoppers’ may also shop at home, study finds
Insurance records reveal patterns of opioid prescribing to patients whose family members seek opioids from multiple sources and fill them...
What is association of age with risk of death for ICU patients?
Bottom Line: This study of nearly 134,000 patients admitted to intensive care units in France examined the association of age...
Better microring sensors for optical applications
Credit: Ramy El-Ganainy and Qi Zhong Optical sensing is one of the most important applications of light science. It plays...
Post-bypass survival linked to civil status and class
Credit: Photo by Laila Ostlund Civil status, education, and income are factors shown to be clearly associated with duration of...
A surprising experiment opens the path to new particle manipulation methods
Unexpected result from acoustics experiment could have applications in biomedical and microsystems researchCredit: Aalto University Researchers at Aalto University have...
Tech-saavy people more likely to trust digital doctors
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Would you trust a robot to diagnose your cancer? According to researchers at Penn State, people...
People more likely to trust machines than humans with their private information
GLASGOW, Scotland -- Not everyone fears our machine overlords. In fact, according to Penn State researchers, when it comes to...
Time of day associated with physicians ordering cancer screenings, patients completing them
Bottom Line: The time of day of a primary care appointment was associated with the likelihood of a physician ordering...
2D insulators with ferromagnetism are rare; researchers just identified a new one
Credit: Ames Laboratory, US Department of Energy Collaborating scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory,...
Measuring quality of life after pediatric kidney transplant
Credit: Children's National VANCOUVER, British Columbia - After receiving a kidney transplant, children may experience quality-of-life difficulties that underscore the...
Believing machines can out-do people may fuel acceptance of self-driving cars
GLASGOW, Scotland -- In order for self-driving cars to hit the streets, more people may need to concede that machines...
Cancer screening rates decline when patients see doctors later in day
Compared to patients who see their primary care doctor earlier in the day, cancer screening rates decline significantly as the...
