How the South African COVID-19 variant was found
UC Riverside biomedical scientists were part of an international team that identified the coronavirus strainCredit: Stan Lim, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, ...
Adaptation, not irrigation recommended for Midwest corn farmers
Credit: Photo by Jesse Gardner on Unsplash Farmers in the Midwest may be able to bypass the warming climate not ...
The mystery of the missing energy – solved
Competition between triplet pair formation and excimer-like recombination controls singlet fission yieldCredit: Thor Balkhed The efficiency of solar cells can ...
Chemical signal in plants reduces growth processes in favor of defense
Beta-cyclocitral produced by plants after herbivore attack increases defense responses while inhibiting the production of metabolites for growthCredit: Kimberly Falk, ...
Multicellular liver-on-a-chip for modeling fatty liver disease
Credit: Khademhosseini Lab (LOS ANGELES) - Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most prevalent chronic liver disease worldwide. It ...
Mapping functional connectivities in 3D artificial brain model by analyzing neural signals
Overcoming technological limitations that only allow measurement of 2D neural signals; providing a new method of assessing treatments for brain ...
Soft contact lenses eyed as new solutions to monitor ocular diseases
Credit: Purdue University/Chi Hwan Lee WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - New contact lens technology to help diagnose and monitor medical conditions ...
Study uncovers spawning preferences of mahi-mahi
The UM Rosenstiel-led study can help better manage the valuable marine fish and understand climate change impactsCredit: Dan DiNicola MIAMI--In ...
Huge potential for electronic textiles made with new cellulose thread
A research team led by Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, now presents a thread made of conductive cellulose, which offers ...
Experts recommend shared patient – doctor decision-making prior to lung cancer screening
Credit: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center CHAPEL HILL, NC -- In a viewpoint perspective published in JAMA on March 9, ...
Milk prebiotics are the cat’s meow, Illinois research shows
Credit: University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - If you haven't been the parent or caregiver of an infant in recent ...
Precision BrainHealth: Personalized measure, training protocols to impact global health
Center for BrainHealth trial unveils BrainHealth Index as powerful new tool in quest for lifelong brain healthCredit: Center for BrainHealth ...
UD joins Mid-Atlantic Quantum Alliance
Collaboration to help advance quantum revolutionCredit: Illustration by Jeffrey C. Chase The University of Delaware has joined the Mid-Atlantic Quantum ...
Gigantic jet spied from black hole in early universe
Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXO/JPL/T. Connor; Optical: Gemini/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA; Infrared: W.M. Keck Observatory; Illustration: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss Astronomers have discovered evidence for an extraordinarily long ...
Unconscious biases can drive foodborne illness outbreaks, MU researchers find
Study concludes outbreak prevention policies should account for inadvertent behaviors.Credit: University of Missouri COLUMBIA, Mo. - In the midst of ...
Princeton team discovers new organelle involved in cancer metastasis
Princeton cancer researchers discover link between liquid-liquid phase separations and cancer pathologyCredit: Image rendering by Mark Esposito and Gary Laevsky ...
A liquid crystal walks into an optical resonator: new Skoltech research helps model future optoelect
Credit: Timur Sabirov/Skoltech Researchers at Skoltech and their colleagues proposed a photonic device from two optical resonators with liquid crystals ...
Researchers modify air quality models to reflect polluted reality in Latin America
Credit: James East Computational models of air quality have long been used to shed light on pollution control efforts in ...
Floral probiotics reduce apple disease
Credit: Zhouqi Cui, Regan B. Huntley, Neil P. Schultes, Blaire Steven, and Quan Zeng While many celebrate apple blossoms as ...
NYU Abu Dhabi study predicts motion sickness severity
Researchers discover a sensory sensitivity-based predictor of motion sickness, which can be used to personalize Virtual Reality technology and reduce ...