Using light’s properties to indirectly see inside a cell membrane
New imaging technique helps resolve nanodomains, chemical composition in cell membranesCredit: Washington University in St. Louis For those not involved ...
Socially isolated elderly more likely to use hospital and emergency room resources
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 25, 2020--Those over age 65 who self-reported as socially isolated ...
Study shines new light on young tree seedlings
Credit: UGA The first few weeks of a tree seedling's life can be the most precarious. As it pushes thin ...
Virtual imaging trials optimize CT, radiography for coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Computational patient models and human phantom with coronavirus abnormalities via multidiagnostic confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 infection yield 'realistic' texture and shapeCredit: ...
Measuring the sensitivity of COVID tests with new material from NIST
Synthetic coronavirus genes from NIST can be used to measure and improve the sensitivity of diagnostic tests for COVID-19Credit: N. ...
NASA gathers nighttime images of Laura becoming a Hurricane
Credit: NASA/NRL Tropical Storm Laura strengthened to a hurricane in the morning hours of Aug. 25, and NASA provided infrared ...
Auralee Edelen and Wai Ling Wu receive 2020 Panofsky Fellowships at SLAC
Their work uses machine learning to transform the way scientists tune particle accelerators for experiments and solve longstanding mysteries in ...
Dartmouth awarded NIH grant for device to detect cancer left behind during surgery
Credit: Dartmouth Engineering Dartmouth engineers have been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of ...
WVU-led study aims to identify, relieve anxiety and depression caused by COVID-19
Credit: West Virginia University With anxiety and depression on the rise amid the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, a West ...
Researchers show potential for subseasonal forecasts to predict dengue outbreaks
Estimates of mosquito abundance four weeks outCredit: DiSera et al., GeoHealth, 2020 A new study demonstrates for the first time ...
A case for botanical gardens to lead in global plant crisis
New call for funding, advocacy for botanical gardens to lead efforts to avert plant extinctionCredit: © The Morton Arboretum LISLE, ...
New tool for identifying endangered corals could aid conservation efforts
Credit: Iliana Baums, Penn State Coral conservation efforts could get a boost from a newly developed genotyping "chip"--the first of ...
Researchers introduce new theory to calculate emissions liability
Credit: Michigan Tech A comparison of the results for conventional point source pollution and bottleneck carbon emissions sources shows that ...
Preclinical study of COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows potent T-cell responses
These potent CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell responses were stimulated in the lungs following a single intranasal administrationCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ...
The Forsyth Institute serving as a critical resource for COVID-19 saliva diagnostic test development
Credit: Photo by Matthew Modoono for Forsyth Institute As a world leader in oral biology and salivary diagnostics, the Forsyth ...
Importance of rainfall highlighted for tropical animals
Credit: Cristian Bonilla Poveda URBANA, Ill. - Imagine a tropical forest and you might conjure up tall trees hung with ...
Enzyme prisons
Credit: Charlotte Konrad, MDC There are up to a hundred different receptors on the surface of each cell in the ...
Changing landscapes, changing diets
Researchers use fossilized teeth to reveal dietary shifts in ancient herbivores and homininsCredit: Zeresenay Alemseged A new study published this ...
Three-dimensional quantum Hall effect and global picture of edge states in Weyl semimetals
Credit: International Center for Quantum Materials, Peking University Since Von Klitzing discovered the quantum Hall effect in a two-dimensional electron ...
Scientists create protein models to explore toxic methylmercury formation
Credit: Connor Cooper, Oak Ridge National Laboratory/U.S. Dept. of Energy. A team led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge ...
