Existence of a new quasiparticle demonstrated
Credit: IST Austria How do molecules rotate in a solvent? Answering this question is a complicated task since the molecular ...
Chemoselective acetalization by a bifuncional cerium phosphate catalyst
Credit: Tokyo Institute of Technology Acid-base bifunctional catalysts exhibit wide applicability for atom-efficient functional group transformation, tandem reactions, and asymmetric ...
Hitgen and Cancer Research UK’s Manchester Institute enter licence agreement in lung cancer
CANCER RESEARCH UK, Cancer Research Technology (CRT), the charity's commercial arm, and HitGen Ltd, a privately held biotech company focused ...
Kids want parental help with online risk, but fear parental freak outs
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Although it may come as no surprise to the Fresh Prince, kids think that parents just don't ...
Scientists reach back in time to discover some of the most power-packed galaxies
Credit: Courtesy of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio CLEMSON, South Carolina -- When the universe was young, ...
Transforming the carbon economy
Credit: Princeton University Most strategies to combat climate change concentrate on reducing greenhouse gas emissions by substituting non-carbon energy sources ...
Statins do not benefit patients with lung cancer, new study shows
Cholesterol-lowering drugs used alongside chemotherapy have no effect on treatment outcomes for lung cancer patients, according to a new study. ...
Frequent, personalized CA125 testing may help detect ovarian cancer in high-risk women
The combined results of two ovarian cancer screening trials suggest that a personalized strategy involving frequent screening of high-risk women ...
Matching up fruit flies, mushroom toxins and human health
Credit: Thomas Werner Pulling data from 180 different lines of fruit flies, researchers from Michigan Technological University compared resistance to ...
Taking aim at a key malaria molecule
The iron-containing molecule heme is necessary for life. Cells require heme to perform the chemical reactions that produce energy, among ...
NSF CAREER award for bio-inspired research of burrowing animals
Credit: The University of Akron Dr. Junliang (Julian) Tao is the latest University of Akron faculty member to be awarded ...
Good news for kids with epilepsy
MINNEAPOLIS - There's good news for kids with epilepsy. While several new drugs have come out in the last several ...
Light beam replaces blood test during heart surgery
Credit: Andrii Pshenychnyi A University of Central Florida professor has invented a way to use light to continuously monitor a ...
Humans responsible for more wildfires than lightning, longer season and larger fire niche
Credit: Public domain. FEMA/Andrea Booher AMHERST, Mass. - A recent first-of-its-kind analysis of wildfire records over 20 years shows that ...
Humans sparked 84 percent of US wildfires, increased fire season over 2 decades
Humans have dramatically increased the spatial and seasonal extent of wildfires across the U.S. in recent decades and ignited more ...
How your brain makes articles go viral
It is a question that has mystified countless people: Why does one article spread like wildfire through social media and ...
A rose to store energy
Credit: Thor Balkhed In November 2015, the research group presented results showing that they had caused roses to absorb a ...
Volcanic hydrogen spurs chances of finding exoplanet life
ITHACA, N.Y. - Hunting for habitable exoplanets now may be easier: Cornell University astronomers report that hydrogen pouring from volcanic ...
Online security apps focus on parental control, not teen self-regulation
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Mobile apps designed to keep teens safe online are overwhelmingly focused on parental control, which may be ...
Study aims to see how children with cochlear implants learn words
Loading video... Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Research has proven the importance of early access to sound ...
