Penn Nursing Dean Antonia Villarruel to receive The Ohtli Award from Mexico
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (April 20, 2021) - This is the highest honor bestowed by the Mexican Government to individuals ...
‘Information theory’ recruited to help scientists find cancer genes
Field of mathematics devoted to how information is measured, stored and transmitted uncovers possible key gene that spurs common childhood ...
Sexual receptivity and rejection may be orchestrated by the same brain region
Credit: Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown - Lima Lab (data); Diogo Matias (design). In many species, including humans and mice, ...
Inhibition of meprin β enzyme linked to the development of Alzheimer’s disease analyzed
Findings of researchers at Mainz University could lead to the creation of new drugsCredit: ill./©: Walter Stöcker Researchers at Johannes ...
Boosting fiber optics communications with advanced quantum-enhanced receiver
Technology could avert capacity crunch by enhancing bandwidth while reducing energy consumptionCredit: Ivan Burenkov WASHINGTON, April 20, 2021 -- Fiber ...
Marine animals inspire new approaches to structural topology optimization
Credit: Candler Hobbs, Georgia Tech A mollusk and shrimp are two unlikely marine animals that are playing a very important ...
Astronauts’ mental health risks tested in the Antarctic
No bounce back for declines in positive emotionCredit: University of Houston Astronauts who spend extended time in space face stressors ...
Fearsome tyrannosaurs were social animals, study suggests
The report, based on research at a unique fossil site in Utah, provides new evidence that tyrannosaurs were social carnivores ...
Ten ways to ensure bees benefit from the solar power boom
Researchers assessing the impact of solar energy development across Europe have come up with ten ways in which the expansion ...
URI oceanographers reveal links between migrating Gulf Stream and warming ocean waters
Credit: (Animation by Afonso Gonçalves Neto) KINGSTON, R.I., -- April 20, 2021 -- The Northwest Atlantic Shelf is one of ...
Gold digger: Neural networks at the nexus of data science and electron microscopy
Researchers at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience used machine learning to develop a new, fully automated way to ...
Patients with traumatic brain injuries face challenges navigating healthcare system
Study from VA, Regenstrief and IUPUI first to use TBI registryCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- Patients who suffer from traumatic ...
Probiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus shows promise for treating inflammatory bowel disease and other
Probiotic strain LA1 has a therapeutic effect that both prevents and treats intestinal inflammatory disorders caused by "leaky gut," report ...
Forensics puzzle cracked via fluid mechanical principles
How can clothing of a close-range shooter remain free of bloodstains?Credit: Gen Li, Nathaniel Sliefert, James B. Michael, and Alexander ...
Chaperone protein imbalance promotes toxic tau buildup in the aging brain
University of South Florida Health study applies a new mouse model of tauopathy, which may help identify therapeutic targets for ...
Stone skipping techniques can improve reentry of space vehicles
Experimental investigation, combined with theory, reveals key factors affecting the way a stone skips on water and how spaceflight vehicles ...
Reversal of blood droplet flight predicted, captured in experiments
The impact of gun muzzle gases on blood backspatter captured, implications for forensic analysis of bloodstain patternsCredit: Gen Li, Nathaniel ...
Combining light, superconductors could boost AI capabilities
Optoelectronic integration at low temperatures using superconductors may be easier than at room temperatures using semiconductors.Credit: CREDIT: Jeffrey Michael Shainline ...
Preventing evictions remains critical to controlling COVID-19, study finds
Penn researchers simulated the epidemic's trajectory, finding that even a modest increase in evictions could lead to thousands of excess ...
Study could lead to production of more efficient optoelectronic devices
Resonant-tunneling diodes are used in high-frequency oscillators, wave emitters and detectors, logic gates, photodetectors, and optoelectronic circuits. The study was ...
