FAU lands USDA $1 million grant to create South Florida’s first microbiome innovation center
In addition to being one of the largest, most diverse metropolitan areas in the world with a population of 6.1 ...
A new brew: Evaluating the flavor of roasted, lab-grown coffee cells
It may soon be time to wake up and smell the lab-grown coffee made from cultured plant cells. But it’s ...
UTSA establishes new hub to improve management of digital assets
UTSA has received a two-year, $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish the National DigiFoundry (NDF), a ...
Creating a future, together, for rare-disease research
Osaka, Japan – Patients with rare diseases have traditionally been the subjects of medical research. However, in recent years, their ...
UC San Diego Health completes acquisition of Alvarado Hospital Medical Center
On December 11, 2023, UC San Diego Health successfully completed the purchase of Alvarado Hospital Medical Center from Prime Healthcare. ...
UM School of Medicine awarded nearly $30 Million to improve health outcomes of IV drug users
University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Dean Mark T. Gladwin, MD, announced today that the school will receive a ...
NASA’s Webb stuns with new high-definition look at exploded star
Like a shiny, round ornament ready to be placed in the perfect spot on a holiday tree, supernova remnant Cassiopeia ...
Diabetes: examining microvasculature with AI and an optoacoustic skin scanner
Changes in small blood vessels are a common consequence of diabetes development. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) ...
Bee species in Wake County, N.C.: are they missing or just hard to find?
What happens to bee populations in areas of massive human population growth like Wake County, North Carolina, where the population ...
In 7 months, online Target ID course from AI drug discovery company Insilico Medicine surpasses 2,500 users
An online course on Disease Modeling and Target Discovery launched 7 months ago by clinical stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven biotechnology ...
Stem cell study reveals how infantile cystinosis causes kidney failure – and how to cure it
BUFFALO, N.Y. – University at Buffalo research has identified how a misstep in the genesis of a key component of ...
New project will take a step towards answering whether gravity is quantum
Scientists are developing an experiment to test whether gravity is quantum – one of the deepest questions about our universe.Credit: ...
McGovern Medical School names new neurosurgery chair; Tandon takes on role at UTHealth Houston Neurosciences
Jacques Morcos, MD, a renowned neurosurgeon from University of Miami Health System, will join UTHealth Houston as the new chair of the ...
Scientists used large scientific facilities to test the synthesis and characterization of polymeric nitrogen
Polymeric nitrogen (PN), formed under high temperature and pressure conditions, is considered an ideal high energy density material (HEDM). Its ...
A cool (temperature) take on direct air carbon capture
Lehigh University engineering researchers working with a Pennsylvania-based technology company have recently entered the second phase in the development of ...
Chance twists ordered carbon nanotubes into ‘tornado films’
HOUSTON – (Dec. 11, 2023) – Chiral materials interact with light in very precise ways that are useful for building ...
Researchers combine biopolymers derived from the ocean to replace synthetic plastic films
Materials with enhanced structure derived from crustaceans and seaweed could be part of a next-generation answer to the challenge of ...
Separated by war: deforestation and reforestation in the Ukrainian emerald network
Modern warfare profoundly affects not only the population and economy of the countries involved but also their ecosystems. The war ...
Study reveals a protein called snail may play a role in healing brain injury
WASHINGTON (Dec. 11, 2023)--A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Nexus provides a better understanding ...
Revolutionary AI-enhanced model predicts wheat health across diverse soils using drone data
In agricultural and remote sensing research, accurately estimating wheat's Leaf Area Index (LAI) using unmanned aerial vehicle-based multispectral data is ...
