This new sensor can detect mercury ions with just a tap (video)
Although many measures are in place to prevent contamination, pollutants, such as mercury and lead, can still end up in ...
Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado awarded 2023 Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science
For his contributions to the field of regeneration, Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado receives the Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science. The Vilcek ...
Ageing with Grace: New Health and Social Care Model for Older People in Thailand
In several poorer countries, ageing populations and a lack of universal access to long-term care place the burden of care ...
Can smart watches and other fitness and wellness trackers do more harm than good for some people?
Philadelphia, February 22, 2023 – In recent years, wearable devices such as smartwatches and rings, as well as smart scales, ...
Shock to the system
Feb. 22, 2022 — In this high-tech era, wearable devices such as smartwatches have proven to be invaluable companions for ...
HKUMed identifies novel host protease determinants for SARS-CoV-2 infection
Researchers from Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has ...
Therapeutic importance of Ganoderma lucidum highlighted in recent review paper
According to the research published in Food & Functions recently, a team led by Prof. Huang Qing at the Institute of Intelligent ...
New approach allows faster test of urea in body fluids
Recently, a research team from the Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of Chinese Academy of Sciences ...
Promising new ENIGMA study launches to determine factors contributing to brain aging
As part of an effort to address a diversity crisis in brain research, a USC-led brain research consortium is launching a ...
Simulations show aftermath of black hole collision
New simulations of two black holes colliding near the speed of light reveal the mysterious physics of what one astrophysicist ...
A new way for quantum computing systems to keep their cool
Heat causes errors in the qubits that are the building blocks of a quantum computer, so quantum systems are typically ...
Tech journalist and filmmaker Amelia Martyn-Hemphill announced as Docuthon judge
Journalist and filmmaker Amelia Martyn-Hemphill is joining the judging committee of Docuthon, a documentary competition from generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven ...
Study finds sinking tundra surface unlikely to trigger runaway permafrost thaw
Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists set out to address one of the biggest uncertainties about how carbon-rich permafrost will respond ...
NSF CAREER award to examine how cost, environmental concerns impact consumer energy use
Understanding energy use and its impact on the sustainability of the electrical grid is critical to accelerating the reduction of ...
Texas A&M meat scientist developing ‘no nitrite-added’ cured meats
Written by Kay Ledbetter, 806-547-0002, [email protected]: Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Michael Miller Written by Kay Ledbetter, 806-547-0002, [email protected] Imagine your favorite cured meat ...
Conifer-killing beetles use smell of beneficial fungus to select host trees
Eurasian spruce bark beetles (Ips typographus) burrow into the bark of Norway spruce (Picea abies) trees where they mate and ...
Shining light on an enzyme reveals its role in metabolism
Takeaki Ozawa and his team from the University of Tokyo reveal the metabolic reactions upon activating an enzyme called Akt2. ...
Symbiotic fungi transform terpenes from spruce resin into attractants for bark beetles
The mass outbreaks of bark beetles observed in recent years have caused shocking amounts of forest damage throughout Germany. As ...
University of Ottawa physician is first Canadian winner of new award focused on health workforce wellness
The University of Ottawa's Dr. Mamta Gautam is the first awardee of the AFMC Wellness Award, a new national honour ...
Sheep can benefit urban lawn landscapes and people
Bicycles whirr by, students rush to class, staff and faculty are grabbing lunch or coffee on the go — and ...
