Pipes two million times smaller than an ant
Working on microscopic pipes only a millionth as wide as a single strand of human hair, Johns Hopkins University researchers ...
Study suggests COVID face masks don’t impair most social interaction
LAWRENCE — A new study just published in Journal of Applied Social Psychology debunks the idea that wearing a mask to slow the ...
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Gero Miesenböck awarded Horwitz Prize for Foundational work on optogenetics
NEW YORK, NY (September 7, 2022)—Columbia will award the 2022 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and ...
Taking solar-powered lasers to new heights with four-mirror pumping
The design of efficient solar cells, which harness energy to generate electricity or produce hydrogen by splitting water, has received ...
York University receives CAD7.25M to build network and use AI and big data in fight against infectious diseases
TORONTO, Sept. 7, 2022 – At a time when the risk of emerging or re-emerging infectious diseases (ERIDs) is increasing, an ...
Surprising discovery by UCI-led team links Piezo1 and cholesterol during brain development
Irvine, CA - September 7, 2022 – A new University of California, Irvine-led study reveals how mechanical forces and tissue ...
These female hummingbirds evolved to look like males — apparently to evade aggression
FROM: James UrtonCredit: Irene Mendez Cruz FROM: James Urton University of Washington 206-543-2580 [email protected] (NOTE: researcher contact information at end) ...
What is the best way to group students?
Imagine you have a group of 30 children who want to play soccer. You would like to divide them into ...
As threats to the US power grid surge, WVU professor develops advanced solutions for human-machine coordination
The electrical grid faces a mounting barrage of threats that could trigger a butterfly effect – floods, superstorms, heat waves, ...
PITT pathway: Pitt scientists discover how cells repair longevity-promoting ‘recycling system’
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 7, 2022 — Today in Nature, University of Pittsburgh researchers describe for the first time a pathway by ...
New endowment furthers environmental education
As part of its mission to protect Arlington’s natural environment through education, service and advocacy, the Arlington Conservation Council (ACC) ...
Do say gay: Understanding the significance of inclusive sexuality discussions between parent and son
PHILADELPHIA (September 7, 2022) – Data show that Generation Z youth are coming out at earlier ages than previous generations ...
Octapharma USA to present clinical overview of dermatomyositis during The Myositis Association’s Annual Conference
PARAMUS, N.J. (Sept. 7, 2022) – Octapharma USA will be a presenting sponsor for The Myositis Association’s (TMA) 2022 International ...
Simple animal model reveals how environment and state are integrated to control behavior
Say you live across from a bakery. Sometimes you are hungry and therefore tempted when odors waft through your window, ...
Birmingham telescope discovers two new temperate rocky worlds
An international research team including astronomers at the University of Birmingham, has just announced the discovery of two "super-Earth" planets ...
Light accelerates conductivity in nature’s ‘electric grid’
Embargoed For Release: 5:00 A.M. ET September 7, 2022Credit: (Credit: Ella Maru Studio) Embargoed For Release: 5:00 A.M. ET September ...
Ultrasound color Doppler twinkling in commercial breast biopsy markers
Leesburg, VA, September 6, 2022—According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), ultrasound color Doppler twinkling may aid the detection ...
Dedicated women’s heart centers can improve accurate diagnoses and outcomes
Philadelphia, September 7, 2022 – Cardiac conditions in women are underdiagnosed, undertreated, and under-researched compared to men. In an important ...
Eating behaviors of parents play a role in teens’ emotional eating
Philadelphia, September 7, 2022 – Emotional eating, or eating as a coping mechanism for negative, positive, or stress-driven emotions, is ...
How a single protein could unlock age-related vision loss
LA JOLLA, CALIF. – Sept 06, 2022 Research led by Sanford Burnham Prebys professor Francesca Marassi, Ph.D., is helping to ...