How ideas go viral in academia
How ideas move through academia may depend on where those ideas come from--whether from big-name universities or less prestigious institutions--as...
How melanoma evades targeted therapies
(PHILADELPHIA) - Melanoma is the leading cause of death from skin cancer. Many patients develop metastatic disease that spreads to...
Case Western Reserve School of Medicine awarded $1.6 million for undergraduate research
Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is preparing and inspiring a...
Research calls for new approach to tropical marine conservation
Credit: Project Seagrass In an article in Current Biology, Dr Richard Unsworth from the University's College of Science, has revealed...
RNA microchips
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is, along with DNA and protein, one of the three primary biological macromolecules and was probably the...
Warming oceans lead to more fur seal deaths from hookworm infection
Credit: Seguel et al. Rising ocean temperatures are putting fur seal pups at greater risk of death from hookworm infections,...
Scientists pinpoint how the ‘speed gene’ works in thoroughbred racehorses
Scientists have pinpointed the genetic basis that explains why some thoroughbred racehorses are better equipped to race over sprint distances...
Tropical mountain species in the crosshairs of climate change
ITHACA, N.Y. - Lack of varied seasons and temperatures in tropical mountains have led to species that are highly adapted...
Oregon researchers discover novel anti-inflammatory bacterial protein
EUGENE, Ore. -- Nov. 6, 2018 -- Researchers at the University of Oregon have identified a novel protein secreted by...
Artificial intelligence predicts Alzheimer’s years before diagnosis
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - Artificial intelligence (AI) technology improves the ability of brain imaging...
Mount Sinai develops nanotechnology-based immunotherapy promoting transplant acceptance
Mount Sinai researchers have developed a novel type of immunotherapy based on innovative nanotechnology that induces long-term organ transplant acceptance...
Bioreactor device helps frogs regenerate their legs
Credit: Celia Herrera-Rincon/Tufts University A team of scientists designed a device that can induce partial hindlimb regeneration in adult aquatic...
Subtle visual cues nudge users to reveal more in online forum
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Pictures may be worth a thousand words, but icons may be even more powerful in nudging...
Regeneration science takes a leap forward
Researchers led by Tufts University biologists and engineers have found that delivering progesterone to an amputation injury site can induce...
UNH receives federal funding to create the self-driving office of the future
Credit: Andrew Kun DURHAM, N.H.--As cars become more automated, could commutes become productive--and safe--office hours? That's the question University of...
Nobody wins in a landslide
Credit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative Services A University of Cincinnati geologist is studying one of the lesser-known hazards of life...
Penn engineers develop ultrathin, ultralight ‘nanocardboard’
Credit: University of Pennsylvania When choosing materials to make something, trade-offs need to be made between a host of properties,...
‘SC18’ inspires next generation to change the world through supercomputing
Advancements in high performance computing (HPC) continue to change our daily lives, whether it's something as simple as locking your...
NASA team to fly first-ever coronagraph to determine the formation of the solar wind
Credit: NASA/SOHO An observational technique first proposed more than four decades ago to measure the physical parameters of the corona...
Satellite finds Tropical Cyclone 03S developing in Southern Indian Ocean
Credit: NASA/NRL Tropical Cyclone 03S formed in the Southern Indian Ocean and the NOAA-20 satellite passed overhead and captured a...
