Intelligence can link to health and aging
Discovery could inform future work to identify various influences and therapies for age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer's diseaseCredit: University of...
Identifying therapeutic targets in sepsis’ cellular videogame
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 8, 2019) -- Sepsis is a medical condition that few patients have heard of and most doctors...
2019 Andrew Sabin Family Fellows share passion for making cancer history
Eight awardees receive $100,000 fellowships to fund high-impact cancer research over two years The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer...
Explosions of universe’s first stars spewed powerful jets
Instead of ballooning into spheres, as once thought, early supernovae ejected jets that may have seeded new starsCredit: Melanie Gonick...
Road test shows some adaptive cruise control systems can amplify phantom jams
Vanderbilt research wants to take driver-assist technology past comfort and into traffic reliefCredit: Vanderbilt University A new, open-road test of...
VisiBlends, a new approach to disrupt visual messaging
Computer scientists invent quick and easy tool that combines human and machine intelligence to create striking graphic messages.Credit: Lydia Chilton/Columbia...
‘Good enough’ parenting is good enough, new research says
New 'secure base provision' framework is 8 times more effective than traditional framework at predicting infant attachment, which is tied...
Research could lead to more precise diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer
Newly found biomarkers 99% accurate at differentiating between two types of ovarian cancer, according to University of Alberta researcherCredit: University...
Caution: Grapefruit juice may impose risk on patients with long QT syndrome and should be avoided when taking QT-prolonging drugs
Research confirms that grapefruit juice prolongs the QT interval; this finding has implications for patients taking medications that prolong the...
Avocados, as a substitution for carbohydrates, can suppress hunger without adding calories
New study at Illinois Tech finds meals that include fresh avocado can significantly suppress hunger and increase meal satisfaction Chicago-May...
Star formation burst in the Milky Way 2-3 million years ago
The impact of our Galaxy with a satellite galaxy could be the cause of the creation of more than 50%...
Creating a global map of the protein shape universe
Novel mapping technique opens the door to new insights about functions in the bodyCredit: Purdue University/Daisuke Kihara WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind....
Solar-powered hydrogen fuels a step closer
Researchers have used a graphite coating that makes perovskite solar cells waterproofCredit: Isabella Poli A cheaper, cleaner and more sustainable...
Plant researcher receives 1.5 million euros
New project on a carnivorous plantCredit: Soenke Scherzer In its Reinhart Koselleck programme, the German Research Foundation (DFG) supports selected...
The secrets of secretion: isolating eucalyptus genes for oils, biofuel
Credit: Carsten Külheim/Michigan Tech What is the genetic basis for eucalyptus trees to produce that fragrant oil many of us...
Mining microbial treasures from toxic sites
Filled with a noxious brew of copper, cadmium and arsenic, with a pH rivaling that of sulfuric acid, Montana's Berkeley...
When sand behaves like oil
Credit: ETH Zurich / Alexander Penn Sand, rice and coffee are all examples of granular materials. The behaviour of granular...
Statewide initiative doubles survival rates after severe TBI
Arizona's EMS agencies impact thousands with state-of-the-art treatment TUCSON, Ariz. -- The implementation of a massive, statewide public health initiative...
Physicists propose perfect material for lasers
Credit: Elena Khavina/MIPT Press Office Weyl semimetals are a recently discovered class of materials, in which charge carriers behave the...
How do you find a virus that's completely unknown? Study says, look to the genome
Penn team of microbiologists and pulmonologists scan genome databases and find a new abundant viral family associated with diseaseCredit: Penn...
