Studies ask: what does “multimorbidity” mean and how much does it cost us?
The prevalence of multimorbidity, the co-occurrence of two or more chronic conditions, varies depending on exactly how it is defined. ...
The 2023 class of HFSP Fellows
The International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO) announced today the 52 fellowship awards to the world’s most outstanding young ...
WPI researcher leads project to determine how stretching and blood flow impact engineered heart valves
Worcester, Mass. – April 4, 2023 – WPI Researcher Kristen Billiar has been awarded $429,456 from the National Institutes of Health to investigate how stretching and ...
Scientists use computational modeling to design “ultrastable” materials
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Materials known as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have a rigid, cage-like structure that lends itself to a variety ...
Brookhaven’s Navid Vafaei-Najafabadi awarded prestigious NSF Early CAREER Grant
Navid Vafaei-Najafabadi is a scientist who wears many hats. At Stony Brook University, he is an assistant professor in Department ...
Sekazi K. Mtingwa Honored with AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize at Annual Meeting
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has recognized physicist and humanitarian Sekazi Mtingwa for his invaluable work ...
WVU researchers sound alarm on continued high rate of detergent pod ingestion
Researchers at West Virginia University suggest dental professionals could be key to raising awareness about the serious health risks associated with colorful ...
Discovery of crucial clue to accelerate development of carbon-neutral porous materials
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been gaining attention as promising carbon-neutral porous materials, thanks to their high performance in gas storage, ...
Prestigious funding awarded for decoding the origins of brain evolution
The first brains in the world of animals marked a decisive step in evolution. Living beings could now process information ...
Submissions for the 2023 Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications are now open
WASHINGTON — Submissions are now being accepted for the 2023 Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications, ...
Detecting, predicting, and preventing aortic ruptures with computational modeling
WASHINGTON, April 4, 2023 – An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) causes the wall of a person’s aorta, the largest artery ...
Sleight-of-hand magic trick only fools monkeys with opposable thumbs – study
By performing a famous magic trick for three species of monkey with differing hand structures, scientists have discovered that – ...
Smart hydrogel with oxygen-scavenging capability inhibits tumor growth and metastasis
The development of various hypoxia-activated prodrugs (HAPs) has made considerable advances in the last few decades; however, cancer therapy using ...
Hot electron electrochemistry with ultrafast laser pulses
There has been vivid interest in laser electrochemical phenomena and applications. Laser-induced electrochemical deposition of metals on metals relies possibly ...
Promoting public trust in medical research by acknowledging and reevaluating flawed papers
In 1998, an author published a well-known paper in Lancet that (incorrectly) concluded that vaccination caused autism. Investigators found analytical ...
Absolute zero in the quantum computer
The absolute lowest temperature possible is -273.15 degrees Celsius. It is never possible to cool any object exactly to this ...
New AWI study on legacy industrial contamination in the Arctic permafrost
Many of us picture the Arctic as largely untouched wilderness. But that has long-since ceased to be true for all ...
Mosquito saliva can weaken body’s defenses against deadly dengue viruses, scientists discover
The saliva of mosquitoes infected with dengue viruses contains a substance that thwarts the human immune system and makes it ...
A panoramic view on catalytic conversion network for lignocellulosic biomass valorization
Fossil fuel consumption contributes to significant greenhouse gas emissions and severe climate issues. It is imperative to explore sustainable alternatives ...
National Comprehensive Cancer Network names the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center as 33rd Member Institution
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA and CHICAGO, IL — The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) today announced the addition of the University ...
