Novel method identifies patients at risk for HIV who may benefit from PrEP strategies
NIH-funded studies demonstrate the value of automated prediction algorithms that could be used to prevent new HIV infections Researchers have ...
New technique allows real-time microscopy at high heat and loading
Credit: North Carolina State University Researchers have demonstrated a technique that allows them to track microscopic changes in metals or ...
The OSA Foundation provides grants to student chapters in support of LGBT STEM Day 2019
Six student chapters of The Optical Society to hold events worldwide that will amplify efforts to increase diversity, inclusion in ...
Exploiting green tides thanks to a marine bacterium
Credit: Wilfried THOMAS, Service Mer, Station Biologique de Roscoff (CNRS/Sorbonne université) Ulvan is the principal component of Ulva or "sea ...
Is nonmedical opioid use by adolescents associated with later risk of heroin use?
What The Study Did: This observational study used data from a survey of behavioral health that included students from 10 ...
One-molecule-thick coating to help improve disease and drug testing
A new breakthrough has the potential to improve sensors used to test for diseases and detect doping in sportsCredit: Dr. ...
Skoltech and DI Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology launch together a new bachelor program
Collaboration of D. I. Mendeleev University and Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology resulted in opening a unique education program ...
Fighting drug resistance with fast, artificial enhancement of natural products
Credit: Image by Caitlin Devor, The University of Tokyo, CC-BY Researchers in Japan have identified multiple promising new drug candidates ...
Using an embryonic pause to save the date
Credit: 2019 KAUST Vinicius Lube Dates are one of the most significant fruit crops grown in the Middle East; however, ...
Heat transport can be blocked more effectively with a more optimized holey nanostructure
Credit: University of Jyvaskyla/Ilari Maasilta The group of professor Ilari Maasilta at the Nanoscience Center, University of Jyväskylä specializes on ...
Cannabis dosage studied to reduce seizures in children with severe epilepsy
Medicinal cannabis can reduce or end seizures in children with severe, drug-resistant epilepsyCredit: Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation, Canada Medicinal ...
Uncovering possible role of polyphosphate in dialysis-related amyloidosis
Researchers from Osaka University find that a naturally occurring biopolymer encourages the formation of rogue protein aggregates that can lead ...
Killing the seeds of cancer: A new finding shows potential in destroying cancer stem cells
The finding could provide an important step toward drugs that help prevent recurrent cancersCredit: Daniel Miller, The University of Toledo ...
Producing graphene from carbon dioxide
Direct synthesis of technological material graphene from greenhouse gas carbon dioxide -- Publication in ChemSusChemCredit: E. Moreno-Pineda, KIT The general ...
Climate change and deforestation together push tropical species towards extinction
Scientists at the University of Sheffield have discovered how climate change and deforestation interact to push species towards extinction Between ...
Is caregiver depression associated with more emergency department visits by patients with dementia?
Bottom Line: An observational study of 663 caregivers and the patients with dementia they care for suggests caregiver depression is associated ...
A new rare metals alloy can change shape in the magnetic field
Scientists developed multifunctional metal alloys that emit and absorb heat at the same time and change their size and volume ...
Researchers show that the composition of human skin microbiome can be modulated
An international team of scientists have used mixtures of different skin microbial components to temporarily modulate the composition of recipient ...
Dual-polarization radars for forecasting heavy rainfall in China: Research and development
Credit: Gang Chen China is an example of a country that suffers severe damage caused by high-impact weather and accompanying ...
Development of 3D particle model for single particles in battery electrodes
Development of 3D electrochemical model to improve battery energy density and efficiency of electric vehiclesCredit: DGIST A model that can ...
