Mele and Kane win the Frontiers of Knowledge Award for discovering topological insulators
The BBVA Foundation's award in the Basic Sciences category has gone in this 11th edition to physicists Charles Kane and...
A new way to map cell regulatory networks
Tool reduces material needed to ID transcription factors regulating gene expressionCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI--Faster results. Lower costs. Fewer cells. A...
3D simulation of bone densitometry predict better the risk of fracture due to osteoporosis
According to a study published recently in the advanced edition of the journal Bone whose authors are members of the...
Engineers develop education kit to teach students practical skills in integrated photonics
Credit: David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering Engineers at the University of California San Diego, in collaboration with...
New Regenstrief studies report drug focused approach insufficient to manage ICU delirium
Clinical trials find changing drugs, de-prescribing don't lower delirium severity, durationCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - The results of two new...
Nanotechnology and sunlight clear the way for better visibility
Credit: ETH Zurich / Christopher Walker Anyone who skis, wears glasses, uses a camera or drives a car is familiar...
Study shows success of measles vaccine campaigns in India
Researchers have provided the first insight on the impact of mass vaccination campaigns in India, introduced in 2010Credit: SEAR/A. Cabellero-Reynolds...
Menstrual cycle phase influences cocaine craving
Addicted female rats have stronger craving for cocaine during estrus than non-estrus, according to a study in Biological Psychiatry Philadelphia,...
Tissue model reveals how RNA will act on the liver
Studies could speed the development of new treatments for liver disease CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Novel therapies based on a process...
Nutritional supplements cannot prevent depression, research shows
A daily intake of nutritional supplements won't help stave off the onset of depression, a new study has revealed. Instead,...
New ORNL AI tool revolutionizes process for matching cancer patients with clinical trials
Credit: Ioana Danciu, Oak Ridge National Laboratory A team of researchers from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory...
Attitudes about health affect how older adults engage with negative health news
To get older adults to pay attention to important health information, preface it with the good news about their health....
Successful development of high-performance color filter-free image sensor by DGIST
The image sensor used currently contains a color filter to accurately take the photo of an object. However, it has...
Fasting-mimicking diet holds promise for treating people with inflammatory bowel disease
Clinical trial shows reduction of inflammation in humans; diet appears to reverse Crohn's and colitis pathology in mice What if...
Women scientists get less federal funding than men
First-time women principal investigators get $41,000 less than men on average Women scientists are disadvantaged at the start of their careers...
Research investigates impact of herbal medicine product on bedwetting in children
A new clinical trial investigates whether an herbal medicine product can benefit school-age children experiencing bedwetting A new clinical trial...
Source of citrus’ sour taste is identified
Discovery could enable creation of new, sweeter varieties A team of researchers, including two from the University of California, Riverside,...
Copper catalyst distinguishing two different carbonyl compounds — synthesis of 1,2-diols
Credit: Kanazawa University 1,2-Diols*1) are common scaffolds in many pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and natural products. The most direct method of synthesis...
Dingoes should remain a distinct species in Australia
20 leading researchers have confirmed in a new study that the dingo is actually a unique, Australian species in its...
The cancer-causing contaminant in everyday food
And what can be done about itCredit: World Scientific Acrylamide is described as 'extremely hazardous' and 'probably carcinogenic to humans'....
