Improved NRR electroactivity by MoS2-SnS2/poly(zwitterionic liquids)/polypyrrole/graphene oxide
Ammonia (NH3) as a very important chemical feedstock, is widely used for synthesizing various chemical products in modern industrial production. ...
Sunsmart streets using recycled rubber last twice as long
Rubber from used tyres acts like sunscreen for roads and halves the rate of sun damage when mixed with bitumen, ...
Nearly 108,000 overdose deaths in 2021: Pitt team forecast devastating toll five years ago
PITTSBURGH, May 24, 2022 – A grim prediction made half a decade ago by University of Pittsburgh School of Public ...
Social dissatisfaction predicts vulnerability to financial exploitation in older adults
Researchers who study elder abuse have long believed that when older adults face loneliness or relationship problems, they are more ...
Hunting for the immune cells that predispose people to severe COVID-19
When a virus makes its way into a person’s body, one of the immune system’s first responders is a set ...
Ultrasound-assisted laser technique vaporizes artery plaque #ASA182
DENVER, May 24, 2022 – Atherosclerosis, a buildup of plaque, can lead to heart disease, artery disease, and chronic kidney ...
Even in the operating room, team chemistry matters, study finds
Toronto - From flying a plane to swinging on a trapeze, there are plenty of high performance jobs where people ...
Capturing cortical connectivity close-up
The brain is made up of a complex series of networks—signals are constantly bouncing between those networks to allow us ...
Polymersomes efficiently deliver siRNA to treat breast cancers in preclinical model
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Small interfering RNAs, or siRNAs, hold promise to treat tumors, through their ability to specifically knock down ...
New gene identified in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy
Researchers from the group of Eva van Rooij used advanced sequencing technology to better understand the heart disease arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, in ...
COVID vaccine trial locations influenced in vaccine efficacy results
A new study by a University of Arkansas information systems researcher and his colleague at the University of Waikato in ...
Silk improves function of surgical masks
University of Cincinnati biologists found that a double layer of silk in combination with a surgical mask can enhance its ...
Type 2 diabetes accelerates brain aging and cognitive decline
Scientists have demonstrated that normal brain aging is accelerated by approximately 26% in people with progressive type 2 diabetes compared ...
While the fetal clock develops, mom’s behavior tells the time
During fetal development, before the biological clock starts ticking on its own, genes within the fetus’s developing clock respond to ...
Data contradict fears of COVID-19 vaccine effects on pregnancy and fertility
New experiments conducted in mice add to mounting evidence in opposition to a popular claim that COVID-19 vaccination during early ...
Listening can be exhausting for older cochlear implant users #ASA182
DENVER, May 24, 2022 – Degraded acoustic signals can make hearing difficult for anyone, but differences in cognitive abilities, age-related ...
The BrightFocus Foundation grants an Alzheimer’s Disease Research Standard Award to a CNIC project
The US nonprofit organization BrightFocus Foundation has granted an Alzheimer’s Disease Research Standard Award to the project ‘Understanding the impact ...
Wax worm saliva contains enzymes capable of breaking down plastics
A team of CSIC researchers has discovered that wax worm saliva degrades plastic; a discovery with numerous applications for treating ...
Stem cell cloning experts unraveling cystic fibrosis
Two nationally recognized experts in cloning and stem cell science from the University of Houston are taking the first step ...
Diverse social networks reduce accent judgments #ASA182
DENVER, May 24, 2022 – Everyone has an accent. But the intelligibility of speech doesn't just depend on that accent; ...