New lead screening method zooms in on highest-risk areas in Georgia
The method could be applied to any area in the United StatesScreening index scores for low-level lead exposure in Georgia. ...
Estimating risk of airborne COVID-19 with mask usage, social distancing
The Contagion Airborne Transmission inequality model illustrates correlation between physical distancing and protection, the efficacy of face masks and the ...
Powering the future: new insights into how alkali-metal doped flexible solar cells work
Scientists place another piece of the puzzle on how introducing alkali metals into crystals of thin-film flexible solar cells improves ...
Real-time opioid overdose tracking system helps show rise after COVID-19’s arrival
Suspected overdose deaths and naloxone rescue attempts by EMS up sharply in Michigan compared with 2019; first responders and public ...
Hidden losses deep in the Amazon rainforest
Credit: Vitek Jirinec, LSU Few places on Earth are as rich in biodiversity and removed from human influence as the ...
CRISPR screen identifies genes, drug targets to protect against SARS-CoV-2 infection
Credit: Sanjana Lab of New York Genome Center/New York University NEW YORK, NY (October 26, 2020) - To identify new ...
Discovery adds new species to Rice lab’s ghoulish insect menagerie
Rice, UNAM team's four new wasp species are the 'tip of the iceberg'Credit: Photo by Scott Egan/Rice University HOUSTON - ...
Study shows how exercise stalls cancer growth through the immune system
Credit: Stefan Zimmerman People with cancer who exercise generally have a better prognosis than inactive patients. Now, researchers at Karolinska ...
Shifts in flowering phases of plants due to reduced insect density
Research group of Jena University and iDiv uses novel research method to study effect of insect decline on plant biodiversityCredit: ...
Tiny golden bullets could help tackle asbestos-related cancers
Credit: Arsalan Azad Gold nanotubes - tiny hollow cylinders one thousandth the width of a human hair - could be ...
ALS and frontotemporal dementia: early diagnosis thanks to an experimental test
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Land management in forest and grasslands: How much can we intensify?
A first assessment of the effects of land management on the links between biodiversity, ecosystem functions and ecosystem servicesCredit: Pete ...
New genes related to autism spectrum disorder
Transposon domestication in the BEX/TCEAL cluster and autismCredit: University Of Barcelona - Andalusian Centre For Development Biology The lack of ...
Data reveals evidence of molecular absorption in the atmosphere of a hot Neptune
Credit: Ethen Schmidt, Kansas University An international team of scientists recently measured the spectrum of the atmosphere of a rare ...
Low cost, customized prosthesis using 3D printing
SUTD, together with Tan Tock Seng Hospital, developed a novel 3D printed non-metallic self-locking prosthetic arm for a patient with ...
Super-resolution microscopy and machine learning shed new light on fossil pollen grains
Credit: Anna Barnes Plant biology researchers at the University of Illinois and computer scientists at the University of California Irvine ...
Solar hydrogen: let’s consider the stability of photoelectrodes
Credit: HZB Hydrogen is a versatile fuel that can store and release chemical energy when needed. Hydrogen can be produced ...
Scientists establish NanDeSyn Database to support international cooperation on industrial microalgae
Credit: QIBEBT Industrial oil-producing microalgae can use light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into oils on a large ...
Destroying cancer cells with non-surgical ultrasound treatment
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Hydrogen sulfide helps maintain your drive to breathe
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba find that a gas that smells like rotten eggs allows mammals to breathe easyCredit: ...
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