Aged bone marrow niche impedes function of rejuvenated hematopoietic stem cells
Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - When leukemia strikes an older person, it is in part due to the aging ...
Efficient generations of complex vectorial optical fields with metasurfaces
Credit: by Dongyi Wang, Feifei Liu, Tong Liu, Shulin Sun, Qiong He and Lei Zhou Light beams are widely used ...
Ancient ammonoids’ shell designs may have aided buoyancy control
Researchers use 3-D-printed models to explore fractal-like interior shell patternsCredit: David Peterman Ammonoids, ancestors of today's octopus, squid and cuttlefish, ...
Basketball Mathematics scores big at inspiring kids to learn
Credit: Photographer: Allan Jørgensen, University of Copenhagen New study with 756 1st through 5th graders demonstrates that a six-week mashup ...
Past Global Changes Horizons – a new paleoscience magazine for teenagers and young adults
Picture the past. Change the future.Credit: Illustration by Cirenia Arias Baldrich for Past Global Changes Horizons, vol. 1 Past Global ...
ETRI develops a haptic film activated by LEDs
LED-based film-type haptic technology implements localized vibration. various tactile sensations are now possible via independantly controllable vibrationsCredit: Electronics and Telecommunications ...
Five research-backed steps to a pro-vaccination social media campaign
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, April 13, 2021 - What can vaccine proponents, clinicians and public health communicators learn from "anti-vaxxers?" A ...
Doctors still reluctant to prescribe medical cannabis: McMaster
Main concerns relate to possible ill-effects and a lack of understanding regarding their effectiveness as painkillersCredit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON ...
1 in 4 parents give youth sports low rankings for enforcement of COVID-19 guidelines
The majority of parents feel informed and confident about pandemic protocols as kids resume sports but some are proceeding with ...
Frog species with 6 sex chromosomes offer new clues on evolution of complex XY systems
The O. swinhoana frog species is the first vertebrate known to retain descendant genes that now determine sex in mammals, ...
Study reveals the 3D structure of human uterine endometrium and adenomyosis tissue
Credit: Niigata University Niigata, Japan- New insights into the three-dimensional (3D) morphology of the human uterine endometrium could advance our ...
Research suggests SEC’s increasing focus on terrorism may limit financial oversight
When SEC asks companies about potential ties to terrorism, it catches fewer reporting errorsCredit: Ryan Gaucher/Duke University's Fuqua School of ...
Plastic planet: Tracking pervasive microplastics across the globe
Credit: Janice Brahney/S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources at Utah State University. Really big systems, like ocean ...
Scientists watch 2D puddles of electrons emerge in a 3D superconducting material
It's an example of how surprising properties can spontaneously emerge in complex materials -- a phenomenon scientists hope to harness ...
Leader in global nitrogen cycle research Eric Davidson named Jefferson Science Fellow
Credit: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science CAMBRIDGE, MD (April 12, 2021)--University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Professor ...
Bottom-up is the way forward for nitrogen reduction at institutions
Credit: Marine Biological Laboratory WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Nitrogen is an element basic for life -- plants need it, animals ...
Marshall University researcher receives $400K NIH grant to study nervous system development
Credit: Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - W. Christopher Risher, Ph.D., an assistant professor of ...
Road salts and other human sources are threatening world’s freshwater supplies
UMD-led study warns cascading effects of salts require coordinated management and regulation to avoid contaminating natural resourcesCredit: Sujay Kaushal When ...
NIEHS earns WELL building rating amid pandemic
Credit: International WELL Building Institute On March 30, 2021, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) became the first ...
Antidepressant use in pregnancy tied to affective disorders in offspring; no causal link
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System New York, NY - Major depressive disorder is highly prevalent, with one in five people ...
