“Magic sand” might help us understand the physics of granular matter
Children's toy an ideal modifier for interparticle adhesion and mechanical propertiesCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo ...
Study reveals how egg cells get so big
Oocyte growth relies on physical phenomena that drive smaller cells to dump their contents into a larger cellCredit: Jasmin Imran ...
Survey identifies factors in reducing clinical research coordinator turnover
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Strong, collaborative relationships with principal investigators are a key factor of longevity in clinical research ...
New ‘split-drive’ system puts scientists in the (gene) driver seat
Researchers develop tunable system that harnesses the spread of cargo carried by gene drivesCredit: Gerard Terradas, UC San Diego Powerful ...
Online dating: Super effective, or just… superficial?
Credit: Photo by Pratik Gupta on Unsplash According to the Pew Research Center, 1 in 10 American adults have landed ...
UTA engineer aims to reduce natural disaster damage to transportation infrastructure
UTA gauges resilience of highways, bridges during natural disastersCredit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington civil engineering assistant ...
New molecular driver of frontal circuit maturation discovered
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System Mount Sinai Researchers find a new way to prevent attention deficits associated with Fragile X, ...
Leading migraine researcher supported by the NIH wins The Brain Prize 2021
Credit: Courtesy of the Lundbeck Foundation, Denmark. WHAT: The Brain Prize has been awarded to Michael A. Moskowitz, M.D., a ...
Three-layered masks most effective against large respiratory droplets
Credit: Basu et al, 2021 If you are going to buy a face mask to protect yourself and others from ...
Study shows cactus pear as drought-tolerant crop for sustainable fuel and food
Cactus crops remove carbon from the atmosphere, provide biofuel, food and livestock feedCredit: Photo by John Cushman, University of Nevada, ...
How does your brain process emotions? Answer could help address loneliness epidemic
Study finds specific brain regions respond opposingly to emotions related to loneliness and wisdomCredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Research ...
Canadian scientists and Swiss surgeons discover the cause of excess post-surgical scarring
The finding could improve recovery from abdominal and pelvic surgeryCredit: Supplied by Kubes' Lab, Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, Cumming ...
IU researchers discover new potential for functional recovery after spinal cord injury
Credit: IU School of Medicine Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have successfully reprogrammed a glial cell type in ...
Christopher Tunnell wins NSF CAREER Award
Grant will support combined physics and computer science effort to find dark matterCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 5, ...
nTIDE February 2021 Jobs Report: Modest job gains provide hope for economic recovery
National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) - issued semi-monthly by Kessler Foundation and the University of New HampshireCredit: Kessler Foundation ...
The gut mycobiome influences the metabolism of processed foods
New research in mice points to a significant role for fungi to shape metabolism, including fat deposition, and metabolic hormones.Credit: ...
African American breast cancer survivor cardiovascular disease risk high but knowledge low
New research led by George Mason University's College of Health and Human Services faculty Dr. Michelle Williams found that although ...
Tantalizing signs of phase-change ‘turbulence’ in RHIC collisions
Fluctuations in net proton production hint at a possible 'critical point' marking a change in the way nuclear matter transforms ...
Huntington’s disease driven by slowed protein-building machinery in cells
New study shows that mutant huntingtin protein slows ribosomesCredit: Image by Nicolai Urban of Max Planck Institute for Neuroscience in ...
Species are our livelihoods
Biodiversity doesn't feature enough in large-scale assessments of ecosystem servicesCredit: Theresa Hickfang Functioning ecosystems provide the basis for security, basic ...