NIH provides $23 million for statewide translational research institute
Credit: Virginia Tech The integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia (iTHRIV) has been awarded a five-year grant of nearly...
New gene hunt reveals potential breast cancer treatment target
Credit: Australian Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology. Australian and US researchers have developed a way to discover elusive cancer-promoting genes,...
Why you lose hearing for a while after listening to loud sounds
Credit: Thor Balkhed/LiU When we listen to loud sounds, our hearing may become impaired for a short time. Researchers at...
Proofs of parallel evolution between cognition, tool development, and social complexity
A study analyzes the selective attention processes that determine how we explore and interact with our environmentCredit: CSIC Researchers examined...
$3 million NIH grant to study APOL1 and HIV synergy
Credit: Children's National Two Children's researchers have received a $3 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)...
Alzheimer’s: How does the brain change over the course of the disease?
What changes in the brain are caused by Alzheimer's disease? How do these changes differ from those observed in the...
Canairy app tracks outdoor workers’ exposure to air pollution
A new app launched today by King's College London and the British Safety Council provides outdoor workers, and their employers,...
Zinc could help as non-antibiotic treatment for UTIs
Credit: Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland. New details about the role of zinc in our immune system...
Pheromones and social status: Machos smell better
Credit: © K. Thonhauser/Vetmeduni Vienna Male house mice produce several pheromones, which are volatile and non-volatile chemical signals that have...
Small animals with big impact
Credit: Erik Selander Copepods, the world's most common animal, release unique substances into the oceans. Concentrations of these substances are...
Improving researchers' abilities to forecast epidemics
Credit: Hokkaido University An annual influenza season forecasting challenge issued by the US Centers for Disease Control provides unique insight...
EPFL researchers simulate the process of adhesive wear
Credit: © LSMS / EPFL Surface wear describes the process of material loss when two surfaces come into contact with...
Sewage reveals levels of antimicrobial resistance worldwide
Credit: Frank Aarestrup A comprehensive analysis of sewage collected in 74 cities in 60 countries has yielded the first, comparable...
TB medicine pretomanid enters regulatory review process in the United States
NEW YORK, NY (March 8, 2019)--TB Alliance's new drug application (NDA) for the novel tuberculosis (TB) drug candidate pretomanid has...
Canadians’ consumption of fruit and vegetables drops 13 per cent in 11 years
Credit: UBC Faculty of Land & Food Systems Two surveys taken 11 years apart show a 13-per-cent decrease in the...
Unlocking the untapped potential of light in optical communications
Credit: The Optical Networking and Communication Conference & Exhibition 2019 Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have fabricated a multiplexer/demultiplexer...
Coral reef parks protecting only 40 percent of fish biomass potential
Credit: Tim McClanahan/WCS Marine scientists from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and other groups examining the ecological status of coral reefs...
Researchers report high rate of viral suppression among people new to HIV care
NIH-funded study reflects advances in HIV care, but gaps remain Eighty-six percent of individuals who entered HIV care soon after...
How the global gag rule stifles free speech
During his first week in office, President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order known as the Expanded Global Gag...
UTA researcher working to determine minimum energy use possible in lasers
Energy-efficient lasersCredit: UT Arlington Inside massive data centers, electrical data interconnections consume huge amounts of electricity. But an alternative--semiconductor laser-based...
