CT chest findings in marijuana smokers
2021 ARRS Virtual Annual Meeting research reveals increased rates of emphysema in marijuana smokers, compared to both non-smokers and tobacco-only ...
HKBU-led research reveals hyocholic acids are promising agents for diabetes prediction and treatment
Credit: Hong Kong Baptist University A series of studies led by researchers from Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have revealed ...
Stem cell transplants prevent relapses of most common childhood cancer
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Children and young adults who receive CAR T-cell therapy for the most common childhood ...
Thicker-leaved tropical plants may flourish as CO2 rises, which could be good for climate
Credit: Scott Ableman/Flickr How plants will fare as carbon dioxide levels continue to rise is a tricky problem and, researchers ...
Possible trigger for Crohn’s disease identified
Adherent-invasive E-coli (AIEC) strongly implicatedCredit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (April 1, 2021) - People living with the often-debilitating effects of ...
A statistical solution to processing very large datasets efficiently with memory limit
Scientists develop a statistical randomness-based framework to optimally classify extremely large datasets without needing large memoriesCredit: Ryo Maezono from JAIST. ...
Chemo for glioblastoma may work better in morning than evening
Study indicates timing of chemotherapy could improve treatment for deadly brain cancerCredit: Washington University School of MEdicine An aggressive type ...
Scientists find genetic link to clogged arteries
Independent of cholesterol, gene variants raise risk of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressureCredit: In-Hyuk Jung, PhD, Stitziel Lab High ...
New study supports the effectiveness of the ForsythKids school-based dental program for reducing untreated tooth decay
Credit: Forsyth Institute In a longitudinal study published earlier this month in the Journal of the American Dental Association, researchers ...
Fast, portable test can diagnose COVID-19 and track variants
The field test, called NIRVANA, can simultaneously detect and sequence SARS-CoV-2, influenza and other virusesCredit: Mo Li/KAUST LA JOLLA--(March 31, ...
A Skoltech method helps model the behavior of 2D materials under pressure
Credit: ACS Nano (2021). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c10609 Scientists from the Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology (CEST) have developed a ...
Novel pharmacological strategies to treat alcoholism. Focus on epigenetics
This article by Dr. F. David Rodriguez is published in the journal, Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2021Credit: Dr. F. David Rodriguez ...
CU Cancer Center researcher reveals new effects of oxygen deprivation in cancer cells
Joaquin Espinosa, PhD, and his team investigated the role of hypoxia-inducible factors in tumor growth and suppressionCredit: Joaquin Espinosa, PhD ...
Even without a brain, Penn Engineering’s metal-eating robots can search for food
Credit: University of Pennsylvania When it comes to powering mobile robots, batteries present a problematic paradox: the more energy they ...
Decades of hunting detects footprint of cosmic ray superaccelerators in our galaxy
Record-breaking gamma rays bathe the Milky Way in an energetic hazeCredit: HEASARC / LAMBDA / NASA / GFSC An enormous ...
First images of freshwater plumes at sea
Surface-towed marine controlled-source electromagnetic (CSEM) imaging can be used to map oceanic freshwater plumes in high-resolutionCredit: University of Hawai'i The ...
Study: Race made no difference in ICU Outcomes of COVID-19 patients
Henry Ford Hospital researchers said patients of color had lower 28-day mortality than white patientsCredit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT ...
Study: Female monkeys use males as “hired guns” for defense against predators
Female putty-nosed monkeys use calls just to recruit males when certain predators are detectedCredit: C. Kolopp/WCS BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo ...
NIST ‘agricomb’ measures multiple gas emissions from … cows
Credit: Hanacek/NIST After the optical frequency comb made its debut as a ruler for light, spinoffs followed, including the astrocomb ...
Getting to the core of HIV replication
HIV-1 viral capsid simulations on XSEDE-allocated Stampede2, Bridges, Darwin systems uncover nucleotide entry mechanismCredit: Xu, et al. Viruses lurk in ...