Carlos Moreno honored by Spring Branch Community Health Center
Credit: Spring Branch Community Health Cente Carlos Moreno, M.D., chairman of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at McGovern...
Ultrafast imaging reveals existence of ‘polarons’
Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY - Many people picture electrical conductivity as the flow of charged particles (mainly electrons)...
Bumpy surfaces, graphene beat the heat in devices
Credit: Lei Tao/Rice University HOUSTON - (Nov. 29, 2016) - Bumpy surfaces with graphene between would help dissipate heat in...
Research planned for unique spinning nuclei nets prize
Credit: DOE's Jefferson Lab Elena Long is all spun up over the new target she's planning for research at the...
Patching a gap in wound care
(BOSTON) - Chitosan, a biomaterial derived from the chitin shells of crustaceans and insects, has already been developed by scientists...
Amphetamine may slow rise of body temperature and mask fatigue to enhance endurance, study finds
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA -- Amphetamine may slow down the rise of temperature in the body and mask fatigue,...
EDGE bioinformatics brings genomics to everyone
Credit: Los Alamos NAtional Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Nov. 29, 2016 -- A new bioinformatics platform called Empowering the Development...
A surprizing finding shines new light on the largest group of human proteins
Credit: Frank Schmitges et al. Toronto scientists have discovered that the largest group of human proteins, which work as genome...
UA researcher explores male perceptions about HPV
Maggie Pitts took great interest in the human papillomavirus vaccine after Virginia became the first state in the country to...
Georgetown Lombardi hosts patient/physician symposium focused on GI cancers
WASHINGTON (Nov. 29, 2016) - The Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center...
UH team wins $50,000 to learn how to start innovative food safety business
Moving out of their comfort zone as accomplished researchers to become novice entrepreneurs, a team from the UH Conrad N....
Nanotechnology a ‘green’ approach to treating liver cancer
Credit: Justin Kelley, MU Health According to the American Cancer Society, more than 700,000 new cases of liver cancer are...
Policy changes needed for promoting physical activity in group home settings
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Increased physical activity for group home residents and the potentially huge health care savings that could come...
Glowing crystals can detect, cleanse contaminated drinking water
Credit: Rutgers University Tiny, glowing crystals designed to detect and capture heavy-metal toxins such as lead and mercury could prove...
Life before oxygen
Credit: Aaron Satkoski, UC grad student on the excursion. Somewhere between Earth's creation and where we are today, scientists have...
Can I still eat this? (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2016 -- An estimated 133 billion pounds of food gets thrown out every...
Drugs prevent heart damage during breast cancer treatment, study show
Credit: University of Alberta Heart medication taken in combination with chemotherapy reduces the risk of serious cardiovascular damage in patients...
New forecast tool helps ships avoid blue whale hotspots
Credit: John Calambokidis, Cascadia Research Collective Scientists have long used satellite tags to track blue whales along the West Coast,...
Kansas State University agronomist Vara Prasad selected as AAAS fellow
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- The American Association for the Advancement of Science is honoring Vara Prasad, Kansas...
Evidence of brain injury found in young NFL players
Credit: Credit: NIH In a small study of young or recently retired NFL players, researchers at Johns Hopkins report finding...
