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Single cell RNA sequencing uncovers new mechanisms of heart disease
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a heart disease that leads to a stressed, swollen heart muscle. Due to a poor understanding of...
Machine learning framework IDs targets for improving catalysts
UPTON, NY—Chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a new machine-learning (ML) framework that can...
Tooth and claw: New book offers context, strategies for conflicts between humans and wildlife
When Michael Conover first published his seminal book in 2002, the title he chose — Resolving Human-Wildlife Conflicts — carried a...
Study finds the brain searches for the best way to move the body
Research that examines how the body adapts to new movements is shedding new light on how the nervous system learns,...
NASA mission finds Tonga volcanic eruption effects reached space
When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai volcano erupted on Jan. 15, 2022, it sent atmospheric shock waves, sonic booms, and tsunami...
Smartphone app helps locate mosquitoes, eradicate malaria
TAMPA, Fla. (May 10, 2022) – Following his success eradicating a major source of malaria, technology created by a University of...
History professor’s book examines racism in Russia
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Russia, under President Vladimir Putin’s administration, is perhaps the most dangerous country for racial violence in the...
Henry Ford Health first in Michigan to offer robotic high-intensity focused ultrasound for prostate cancer
DETROIT (May 10, 2022) – Henry Ford Health is the first in Michigan to offer Robotic High Intensity Focused Ultrasound...
Study reveals most effective anti-vaping messages for teens
CHAPEL HILL, NC — Effective anti-vaping advertisements geared to teens have the greatest impact when they emphasize the adverse consequences...
Computational sleuthing confirms first 3D quantum spin liquid
HOUSTON – (May 10, 2022) – Computational detective work by U.S. and German physicists has confirmed cerium zirconium pyrochlore is...
What makes some more afraid of change than others?
Humans are undoubtedly altering the natural environment. But how wild animals respond to these changes is complex and unclear. In...
Frozen testicular tissue still viable after two decades
Male testis tissue that is cryopreserved can be reimplanted after more than 20 years and will go on to make...
Researchers use light for thermomagnetic recording on silicon waveguide
WASHINGTON — Researchers have demonstrated, for the first time, light-induced thermomagnetic recording in a magnetic thin-film on silicon waveguides. The...
Study finds cells take out the trash before they divide
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT researchers have discovered that before cells start to divide, they do a little cleanup, tossing out...
At home, do-it-yourself fluid mechanics
WASHINGTON, May 10, 2022 – Although the COVID-19 pandemic caused many disruptions in the educational system, it also led to...
Medication that lowers risk of overdose underused
Less than half of Americans who received treatment for opioid use disorder over a five-year period were offered a potentially...
Exploring dynamics of blood flow in vascular, atherosclerotic diseases
WASHINGTON, May 10, 2022 – Medical interventions, such as improving diet, lowering blood lipids, or controlling blood pressure and blood...
Joubert Syndrome: the link between intellectual disability and defects in the hippocampus
An important link has been found between the intellectual disability experienced by children with the rare disease Joubert Syndrome (JS)...
NRL, SAFCell sign CRADA for exploration of new class of solid acid proton conductors
WASHINGTON – SAFCell Inc. has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Department of the Navy's U.S. Naval Research...
Findings on how gen YWHAZ can alter neuronal development
An article published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry reveals the molecular mechanisms to explain how the YWHAZ gene –related to...
