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Scientists tackle difficult-to-recycle thermoset polymers
A team of UK scientists has got a step closer to making several different types of plastic much easier to...
Machine learning boosts search for new materials
Scientists from the University of Rochester say deep learning can supercharge a technique that is already the gold standard for characterizing new...
New pilot app supports Missouri farmers’ participation in climate-smart agriculture programs
Missouri is home to 95,000 farms — the second highest number of farms per state in the country. Farming is a way...
UTHSC, Vanderbilt University receive $2.4 million grant to promote diversity in speech-language pathologists for high-need children
The Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and the Department of Hearing...
UTRF Innovation Awards celebrate UTHSC researchers
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) celebrated the researchers whose achievements are making life better locally, nationally, and globally at its...
Groundbreaking hip-focused physical therapy reduces low back pain
When the University of Delaware’s Gregory Hicks started his research career two decades ago, he was one of only a...
Assisted reproductive technologies not associated with body mass index in children, except when using frozen embryos – according to new Danish study
Assisted reproductive technologies not associated with body mass index in children, except when using frozen embryos – according to new...
David Kaplan named fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
David Kaplan, the Stern Family Endowed Professor of Engineering, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Election as...
Sirtuin 6 activation rescues the age-related decline in DNA damage repair in chondrocytes
“ the biological mechanisms linking aging and osteoarthritis prevalence remain largely unknown.”Credit: 2023 Copp et al. “ the biological mechanisms...
Fresh Research for Fresh Air: Harnessing microbes for removing indoor pollutants
Researchers in Chile have designed an indoor air purification prototype which uses microorganisms to capture and degrade pollutants, with efficiencies...
Highlights from the journal CHEST®, December 2023
Glenview, Illinois – Published monthly, the journal CHEST® features peer-reviewed, cutting-edge original research in chest medicine: Pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine and...
Ecuador’s newest tarantulas: just discovered, two new species face imminent threats
In the depths of Ecuador's wilderness, scientists have unveiled the presence of two new tarantula species. Researchers of Universidad San...
URI’s new neuro-learning center to boost brain education
University of Rhode Island students and faculty members in multiple health disciplines will soon have access to state-of-the-art neuroscientific technology...
Pennington Biomedical postdoctoral researcher Flori Corpodean selected for prestigious Resident Research Award
BATON ROUGE – Dr. Florina Corpodean, a postdoctoral researcher and surgical research fellow at Pennington Biomedical, was named as the 2024...
Gentle x-ray imaging of small living specimens
X-ray imaging visualizes hidden structures and processes in living cells and organisms. The radiation that consists of highly energy-rich electromagnetic...
Scientists in Germany develop a new analytical method, which enables improved insight into (mRNA) nanoparticles and similar pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical products
Messenger RNA (mRNA) nanomedicines, a ground-breaking technology that has led to the development of the first approved COVID-19 vaccine, was...
Study uncovers major hidden human-driven bird extinctions
Humans have wiped out around 1,400 bird species – twice as many as previously thought – with major implications for...
Promising new treatment for a common hereditary nerve disease
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) develop a genome-editing technique that reduces disease-causing proteins and related issues in...
Snowflakes swirling in turbulent air as they fall through a laser light sheet. Credit: Singh et al.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2023 – A winter wonderland calls to mind piles of fluffy, glistening snow. But to reach the...
Moderation surpasses excess
Kyoto, Japan -- Down syndrome, a congenital disorder stemming from abnormal cell division and differentiation, is most common in newborns...
