DOD funding helps expand study of investigational drug to prevent ARDS in COVID
Credit: Cody Duty/UTHealth Researchers evaluating whether an investigational oral drug, vadadustat, can help prevent acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in ...
Error protected quantum bits entangled
A milestone in the development of fault-tolerant quantum computerCredit: Uni Innsbruck/Harald Ritsch Even computers can miscalculate. Already small disturbances change ...
Flashing plastic ash completes recycling
Rice lab's turns pyrolyzed ash into graphene for improving concrete, other compoundsCredit: Tour Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (Jan. 13, 2021) ...
A fly’s eye view of evolution
Research team led by Göttingen University investigates molecular basis of eye size variation in insectsCredit: Georg Bullinger The fascinating compound ...
Researchers at Brazil’s space institute discover why lightning branches and flickers
Analysis of the first super slow motion recordings of upward flashes suggests a possible explanation for the formation of luminous ...
NIH scientists study salmonella swimming behavior as clues to infection
Credit: NIAID WHAT: Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium bacteria (S. Typhimurium) commonly cause human gastroenteritis, inflammation of the lining of the ...
High-sensitivity nanophotonic sensors with passive trapping of analyte molecules in hot-spots
Credit: by Xianglong Miao, Lingyue Yan, Yun Wu and Peter Q. Liu Optical sensors can quantitatively analyze chemical and biological ...
Scientists find antibody that blocks dengue virus
Credit: Rajani Arora, University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute A team of researchers led by the University of California, Berkeley ...
The compound that makes chili peppers spicy also boosts perovskite solar cell performance
Credit: Jin Yang Scientists in China and Sweden have determined that a pinch of capsaicin, the chemical compound that gives ...
Columbia engineers first to observe avalanches in nanoparticles
Researchers develop the first nanomaterial that demonstrates "photon avalanching;" finding could lead to new applications in sensing, imaging, and light ...
Shine on: Avalanching nanoparticles break barriers to imaging cells in real time
Study co-led by Berkeley Lab and Columbia Engineering could lead to simple, high-resolution bioimaging in real time by overcoming a ...
How to keep drones flying when a motor fails
Credit: UZH As anxious passengers are often reassured, commercial aircrafts can easily continue to fly even if one of the ...
Inferring human genomes at a fraction of the cost promises to boost biomedical research
Credit: Delaneau Group Thousands of genetic markers have already been robustly associated with complex human traits, such as Alzheimer's disease, ...
Catalysts: worth taking a closer look
Why do metal oxide surfaces behave differently? At TU Wien, a new research method was found to answer important questions.Credit: ...
Workaholism leads to mental and physical health problems
Work addiction risk depends on occupationCredit: Morteza Charkhabi Workaholism or work addiction risk is a growing public health concern that ...
New research in JNCCN highlights dangerous disparities for life-saving cancer screening
Study finds more work is needed to enhance adherence to recommended cancer screening in Canada.Credit: NCCN PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA -- ...
New studies support blood test for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Photo: University of Gothenburg In three recent publications in Molecular Psychiatry, Brain and JAMA Neurology researchers from the University ...
Lipid biomarkers in urine can determine the type of asthma
Credit: Mattias Ahlm In a new study, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have used a urine test to identify ...
TalTech’s neuroscientists investigate the causes of a widespread eye disease
Credit: TalTech Fuchs' corneal dystrophy is one of the most common eye diseases diagnosed in almost 5% of the population ...
Discovery of ‘adolescent’ skeletal stem cells might someday help prevent osteoporosis
Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - A new study reported in STEM CELLS reveals a unique population of skeletal stem ...
