Brain’s structure hangs in ‘a delicate balance’
When a magnet is heated up, it reaches a critical point where it loses magnetization. Called “criticality,” this point of ...
SNMMI elects Jean-Luc C. Urbain, MD, Ph.D., FASNC, as President-Elect at 2024 Annual Meeting
Toronto, Ontario—Jean-Luc C. Urbain, MD, PhD, FASNC, professor of Radiology/Nuclear Medicine and Medicine, has been named president-elect of the Society ...
Novel radiotracer produces high quality images of “Alzheimer’s disease of the heart”
Toronto, Ontario—A newly developed radiotracer can generate high quality and readily interpretable images of cardiac amyloidosis, a condition referred to ...
Webb named Fellow of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
Erin Webb, lead for the Bioresources Science and Engineering group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elected a Fellow ...
Pesticides impair mobility and immune system of Brazilian native stingless bees, study shows
A study conducted by Brazilian researchers affiliated with São Paulo State University (UNESP), the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) ...
NTU Singapore-led study estimates that between 1980 and 2020, 135 million premature deaths could be linked to fine particulate matter pollution
A study led by researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) revealed that fine particulate matter from 1980 to ...
Janet Rossant named as new Stem Cell Reports Editor-in-Chief starting in 2025
The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) announces the appointment of Janet Rossant, President of the Gairdner Foundation and ...
With new omega tool, scientists can rapidly analyze complex biological images through AI-powered ‘conversations’
In a new research article, scientists at Chan Zuckerberg Biohub San Francisco (CZ Biohub SF) describe Omega, an open-source software ...
Statins for heart disease prevention could be recommended for far fewer Americans if new risk equation is adopted
PITTSBURGH – If national guidelines are revised to incorporate a new risk equation, about 40% fewer people could meet criteria for ...
Elephants have names for each other like people do, new study shows
Colorado State University scientists have called elephants by their names, and the elephants called back. Credit: George Wittemyer Colorado State University ...
Multicenter clinical study supports safety of deep general anesthesia
General anesthesia makes it possible for millions of patients each year to undergo lifesaving surgeries while unconscious and free of ...
Romania’s pioneering law establishing the right to personalized medicine
A new Commentary in the peer-reviewed OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology analyzes Romania’s landmark law, the first globally, acknowledging the right of ...
Valentin Fuster, MD, Ph.D., received 2024 Distinguished Award from European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI)
The European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI) is awarding Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, President of Mount Sinai Heart and Physician-in-Chief ...
Lung organoids unveil secret: How pathogens infect human lung tissue
How do pathogens invade the lungs? Using human lung microtissues, a team at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel ...
The discovery of new turbulence transition in fusion plasmas
BackgroundCredit: National Institute for Fusion Science Background Fusion energy is that released when two light nuclei combine to form a ...
Tiny new species of great ape lived in Germany 11 million years ago
Ancient apes in Germany co-existed by partitioning resources in their environment, according to a study published June 7, 2024 in ...
Perturbations simplify the study of “super photons”
Thousands of particles of light can merge into a type of “super photon” under suitable conditions. Physicists call such a ...
Study adds new sea cucumber species to the research toolbox
By Devon McPheeCredit: Perillo et al, Front. Ecol. Evol. 2024 By Devon McPhee WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Scientists have a ...
Simply looking at the natural world in urban areas can reap benefits
New eye-tracking research has shown that simply looking at natural elements during urban walks can offer significant mental health benefits. Credit: ...
Online professional education works for complex topics
Online education is effective for teaching complicated topics like quantum information science (QIS) to high school science educators, according to a ...
