Industrial engineering professor Shipra Agrawal wins NSF CAREER Award
She will develop new learning frameworks and algorithms to account for consumer behavior in product pricing and recommendationCredit: Timothy Lee...
Germ-fighting catheter coating may help prevent infections
Credit: Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown University researchers have developed a new antibacterial coating for intravascular catheters that could...
Researchers find high blood pressure link
Early onset menstruation linked to high blood pressure in late adulthood, UGA study finds Athens, Ga. - The age a...
How does the body respond to diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis?
Credit: Christensen, et al. (CC BY 4.0, 2019) In diffuse cutaneous leishmanisis (DCL), a rare form of leishmaniasis, parasites grow...
Pediatric onset multiple sclerosis study examines baffling, often-overlooked disease
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Seemingly overnight, healthy children develop mysterious, potentially disabling symptoms. When children...
Genetics Society of America grants 2019 Elizabeth W. Jones Award to Bruce Weir
Award recognizes outstanding history of delivering high-quality genetics education to students and professionalsCredit: University of Washington in Seattle Bruce Weir,...
Scientists find mystery killer whales off Cape Horn, Chile
Credit: Type D Killer Whale Research Team 2019, taken under Chilean Sub-Secretary of Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Permit, Res. Ex....
Purdue researchers develop innovative, more cost-effective method to make drugs
Continuous manufacturing process can make generic lomustine, other productsCredit: (Purdue Research Foundation image/Oren Darling) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Food...
Opioid misuse sending more older adults to emergency departments, study finds
Emergency department (ED) visits by people age 65 and older who were identified with opioid misuse and dependence more than...
Breakthrough could enable cheaper infrared cameras
Quantum dots could make technology available for self-driving cars, consumer electronicsCredit: Xin Tang et al There's an entire world our...
Tropical Cyclone Haleh weakening in NASA-NOAA satellite imagery
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Tropical Cyclone Haleh continues to weaken while being battered...
‘Meta-mirror’ reflects sound waves in any direction
New device perfectly controls the angle of reflection of sound wavesCredit: Steve Cummer, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Researchers at...
With NSF grant, SLU engineer brings STEM to the visually impaired
Credit: Saint Louis University / Ellen Hutti ST. LOUIS - As educational materials increasingly become digitized, the inability to read...
New graphene-based device is first step toward ultrasensitive biosensors
Device could detect disease biomarkers at the molecular level and lead to new sensor technology Researchers in the University of...
SHANK3: the good, the bad and the hopeful
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Some neuropsychiatric conditions may boil down to how well brain cells communicate with each other....
50 is the new 40 for safe childbirth, according to Ben-Gurion U. researchers
NEW YORK ...March 7, 2019 - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Soroka University Medical Center researchers have determined...
Gay and lesbian spaces in the city becoming more diverse, not going away
Credit: Amin Ghaziani Gay and lesbian spaces in cities are dispersing and diversifying rather than disappearing, new University of British...
When coral reefs change, researchers and local communities may not see eye to eye
Credit: Sarah Lester TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Disturbances in coral reefs can trigger significant ecosystem shifts, but ecologists and local fishing...
New study informs debate on predator-prey relationships
Credit: University of Stirling Experts have shed new light on the relationship between predators and their prey after studying how...
Changes are needed in teaching medical residents how to communicate patient handoffs
Trio of papers examines the complexity of handoffs and strategies to improve themCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- End-of-shift handoffs are...
