New test can target and capture most lethal cells in fatal brain cancer
Method signals hope for targeting potential therapeutics to stop most aggressive cellsCredit: Johns Hopkins University A laboratory test developed by ...
Researchers develop framework to identify health impacts of self-driving vehicles
They identified 32 transportation-related risk factors that affect healthCredit: Texas A&M University College of Engineering Autonomous vehicles (AV) are the ...
Gladstone investigators receive 4D Nucleome award from the NIH
Benoit Bruneau and Katie Pollard study DNA folding to identify the genetic causes of congenital heart diseaseCredit: Photo: Gladstone Institutes ...
Study reveals most effective drugs for common type of neuropathic pain
Clinical study tested four different types of medications for efficacy, tolerability and adverse effectsCredit: Justin Kelley More than 20 million ...
Elsa Reichmanis elected AIChE Fellow
Microlithography trailblazer, who recently joined Lehigh University's chemical engineering faculty, recognized for research and innovation that has played a pivotal ...
UCI-led 4D Nucleome project receives $3 million from NIH
Credit: UCI School of Medicine Irvine, Calif. - October 15, 2020 - The National Institutes of Health has awarded a ...
Remnants of ancient parasites could be shaping our response to coronavirus
Credit: Glenn Asakawa/CU Boulder Why are some people more resilient to viruses than others? The answer has eluded scientists for ...
All-terrain microrobot flips through a live colon
Credit: Purdue University video/Elizabeth Niedert and Chenghao Bi WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A rectangular robot as tiny as a few ...
Rutgers astronomer receives Packard fellowship for innovative young scientists
Blakesley Burkhart is working to gain a better grasp of how gas and dust become stars and planetsCredit: Courtesy of ...
Phosphate polymer forms a cornerstone of metabolic control
New work could enable scientists to engineer the metabolism of organisms to be more resilient and productive in a range ...
Rare congenital heart defect rescued by protease inhibition
Small molecule restores normal heart development in model organism with genetic disorderCredit: Greenwood Genetic Center Greenwood, SC (October 15, 2020) ...
Monkey study suggests that they, like humans, may have ‘self-domesticated’
Credit: Rebecca Terrett and Lauren Kelly, Ghazanfar Lab, Princeton University It's not a coincidence that dogs are cuter than wolves, ...
NSF renews Rice-based NEWT Center for water treatment
Partnership primed to introduce game-changing technologies to address global needsCredit: Rice University HOUSTON - (Oct. 15, 2020) - The Nanotechnology ...
Chemical Insights partners with EPA to improve the lives of people with asthma
Chemical Insights offers 3D printer safety and indoor air quality training to EPA's Asthma Community NetworkCredit: Cantilever Instruction & Design ...
Bats save energy by reducing energetically costly immune functions during annual migration
Credit: Christian Voigt, Leibniz-IZW Both seasonal migration and the maintenance and use of an effective immune system come with substantial ...
Inexpensive and rapid testing of drugs for resistant infections possible
Credit: Keren Zhou, Penn State A rapid and simple method for testing the efficacy of antibacterial drugs on infectious microbes ...
NASA finds wind shear affecting Tropical Storm Nangka post-landfall
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Tropical Storm Nangka made landfall south of Haiphong, Vietnam and began to weaken. NASA's Aqua satellite revealed ...
Rice’s Haotian Wang wins Packard fellowship
Five-year grant will support technology to turn greenhouse gases into fuelCredit: Rice University HOUSTON - (Oct. 15, 2020) -Haotian Wang ...
AI traffic congestion research earns Future Leaders Fellowship
Dr. Mauro Vallati has received a prestigious Future Leaders Fellowship for his innovative research into systems driven by artificial intelligence ...
A new approach boosts lithium-ion battery efficiency and puts out fires, too
Adding polymers and fireproofing to a battery's current collectors makes it lighter, safer and about 20% more efficientCredit: Yusheng Ye/Stanford ...
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