New ethane-munching microbes discovered at hot vents
Researchers find deep-sea microbes that feed on ethane and grow them in the laboratory; what is particularly exciting: The mechanism ...
UTSA professor wins grant to protect wearable tech and mobile devices
Credit: Photo courtesy of UTSA Assistant Professor Dr. Murtuza Jadliwala of the Computer Science (CS) Department has been awarded the ...
Cost-effective canopy protects health workers from COVID infection during ventilation
Credit: Photo courtesy of Prof. Yochai Adir. Researchers have designed a cost-effective, constant flow plastic canopy system that can help ...
Low-cost, easy-to-build ventilator performs similarly to high-quality commercial device
Ventilator could support coronavirus treatment in low-income regions or where supplies are limitedCredit: Photos courtesy of Prof. Ramon Farré. A ...
Lizards develop new ‘love language’
Animal chemical signals shift after only four generationsCredit: Colin Donihue Relocated in small groups to experimental islands, lizards rapidly and ...
What’s old is new again
Researchers repurpose classic chemotherapy drug to overcome cancer therapy resistanceCredit: Image/Art credit: Mark Miller, Stowers Institute KANSAS CITY, MO--Drug resistance ...
CUNY SPH Weekly COVID-19 Survey Update Week 6
New Yorkers say: Don't re-open the economy before JuneCredit: CUNY SPH Nearly half (49%) of New York City residents believe ...
First official ATS practice guidelines for Sarcoidosis cover diagnosis and detection
Credit: ATS April 20, 2020--New guidance is available for physicians who must go through a number of steps to provide ...
Researchers delay onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in laboratory models
Credit: Courtesy of University of Toronto TORONTO, ON - A team of researchers led by scientists at the University of ...
US researchers collaborate with scientist quarantined in China during COVID-19 outbreak
Credit: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS -- Putting together research for publication can be a challenging and time-consuming process, ...
Hubble observes aftermath of massive collision
The Hubble Space Telescope offers insight into the nature of exoplanet Fomalhaut bCredit: ESA/NASA, M. Kornmesser What astronomers thought was ...
Segregation and local funding gaps drive disparities in drinking water
Ongoing legacies raise risk that many US community water systems can't cope with future droughtCredit: Megan Mullin, Duke University DURHAM, ...
Cholera studies reveal mechanisms of biofilm formation and hyperinfectivity
A series of publications from microbiologist Fitnat Yildiz's lab provides new understanding of cholera biofilms and why the bacteria in ...
Mind over body: The search for stronger brain-computer interfaces
Credit: Aimee Obidzinski/University of Pittsburgh When people suffer debilitating injuries or illnesses of the nervous system, they sometimes lose the ...
Lung injury in COVID-19 is not high altitude pulmonary edema
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 20, 2020--A group of researchers with experience in treating high ...
Ants restore Mediterranean dry grasslands
Credit: © Renaud Jaunatre/IMBE/CNRS In nature, certain species are able to regulate the cycling of soil nutrients and vegetation diversity ...
Social grooming factors influencing social media civility on COVID-19
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 20, 2020--A new study analyzing tweets about COVID-19 found that ...
Oak genomics proves its worth
Landmark 10 article collection clarifies oak evolutionCredit: New Phytologist Lisle, Ill. (April 20) - A year and a half following ...
$3 million NSF grant supports search for heat-tolerant tomatoes
Credit: WFU / Ken Bennett When your tomato plants won't bear fruit during the dog days of summer, a team ...
Revealed: the secret life of godwits
Geolocators give new insights into nesting behaviourCredit: Jan van de Kam To find out more about birds such as the ...
