First clinical trial of reformulated epileptic drug to treat medically refractory epilepsy
AURORA, Colo. (April 3, 2019) - A currently approved epileptic drug to treat seizures has been modified by a University...
Otherworldly mirror pools and mesmerizing landscapes discovered on ocean floor
Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute GULF OF CALIFORNIA, MEXICO - While exploring hydrothermal vent and cold seep environments, Dr. Mandy Joye...
New campaign encourages organ and tissue donation to advance medical research
Credit: Janine McCarthy, M.P.H. & Kristie Sullivan, M.P.H. WASHINGTON--The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine--a nonprofit with more than 175,000 members...
NIH begins first-in-human trial of a universal influenza vaccine candidate
Investigational vaccine designed to provide broad, durable protection from fluCredit: NIAID The first clinical trial of an innovative universal influenza...
Project to integrate and decentralize HIV, diabetes, and hypertension services in Africa
INTE-AFRICA aims to scale up care for two chronic conditions whose prevalence is high and rising in sub-Saharan AfricaCredit: C....
Springer Nature publishes its first machine-generated book
Innovative book prototype provides a compelling machine-generated overview about the latest research on lithium-ion batteries, automatically compiled by an algorithm...
The brain’s auto-complete function
Collaboration between Birmingham and Bonn yields new insights into associative memoryCredit: © Cognitive and Clinical Neurophysiology Group/Uni Bonn When looking...
Virtuoso of mobile sensing technology receives ACM Prize in Computing
Shwetak Patel broke new ground in IoT research and brought innovative products to marketCredit: University of Washington ACM, the Association...
More policy work needed to reduce use of smokeless tobacco, say researchers
Researchers at the University of York have shown that regulations on smokeless tobacco are still lacking, despite 181 countries agreeing...
Changing how a country types: New keyboard standard makes typing in French easier
New standard created with state-of-the-art algorithm adopted by FranceCredit: Aalto University Helsinki, Finland--Keyboards touch our everyday lives yet, despite the...
New formula better predicts speed of tumor growth in 12 cancers
Current methods can overestimate cancer growth, which hinders clinicians' ability to schedule screenings, plan treatment BUFFALO, N.Y. - University at...
Is adenosine the missing link in restless leg syndrome?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 3, 2019-Researchers have identified a common mechanism implicating adenosine in...
The whisper room: Moderates on Twitter are losing their voice
MU researcher finds social media might be artificially exaggerating political polarizationCredit: University of Missouri COLUMBIA, Mo. - With the growing...
Creating blood vessels on demand
Credit: Photo: AG Shastri When organs or tissues are damaged, new blood vessels must form as they play a vital...
Secure relationship with new parents reduces anxiety in adopted children
Strong adoptive parent-child bonds after institutional care promote children's mental health later in life by influencing brain development Philadelphia, April...
Russian Science Foundation grant winners for 2019 announced
19 winning bids are from Kazan University Every project is to receive from 4 to 6 million rubles during the...
Abnormalities in a protein affecting how nerve cells change shape
Changes in Rac1 activity could affect the structure of HD nerve cells and how they move and interconnect with other...
Amplifier for terahertz lattice vibrations in a semiconductor crystal
Credit: MBI Berlin In analogy to the amplification of light in a laser, vibrations of a semiconductor crystal, so called...
High-tech material in a salt crust
Jülich researchers simplify the production of MAX phases and high-performance materialsCredit: Copyright: Forschungszentrum Jülich / Apurv Dash MAX phases are...
Highly economical LED street lights tested in practice
Special interconnection of many LEDs -- implementation in series under way -- far reduced costs of public lightingCredit: Photo: Tanja...
