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UIC researchers to test new groundwater decontamination technology
$1 million grant advances research from College of EngineeringCredit: Brian Chaplin and Shafigh Mehraeen/UIC Researchers at the University of Illinois...
Relationship between psoriasis treatments and cardiovascular risk explained
New review shows available psoriasis treatments differ in terms of how they affect a patient's likelihood of experiencing adverse cardiovascular...
The race is on, but cooling industry needs to accelerate net zero efforts
First-ever report shows cooling industry slow to join race to net zero emissions; New tools released to support industry to...
Researchers first to link silicon atoms on surfaces
Interdisciplinary team develops highly efficient surface reactions / Results published in 'Nature Chemistry'Credit: Klaasen/Witteler Materials such as gallium arsenide are...
Probing wet fire smoke in clouds: can water intensify the earth’s warming?
One-of-a-kind instrument measures humidity's effects on smoke, filling a key data gap in predicting the scale and long-term impact of...
Paying to clear-cut the rain forests
Credit: Hoang and Kanemoto In the last few years, as climate changes continues to become more severe, there has been...
Researchers notice pattern on surface of leaves, uncover new clue about plant evolution
Uncommon group of aquatic and terrestrial species key to discovery of how plants breatheCredit: Hiroyuki Koga, CC BY 4.0 A...
Chronic viral infections can have lasting effects on human immunity, similar to aging
Researchers identify signatures of immune dysfunction that are shared in aging and chronic viral infections of HIV and Hepatitis CCredit:...
Lab model offers hope for macular degeneration patients
3D lab model using patient-derived tissues could lead to individual treatments or cureCredit: (University of Rochester illustration / Michael Osadciw)...
Decoding smell
Neural code determines instinctual responses to attractive or aversive odorsCredit: Qiang Qiu, PhD, Stowers Institute for Medical Research KANSAS CITY,...
Even with regular exercise, astronaut’s heart left smaller after a year in space
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - March. 29, 2021 - With NASA preparing to send humans to Mars in...
New computational models to understand colon cancer
Credit: Steven Offer Although the development of secondary cancerous growths, called metastasis, is the primary cause of death in most...
New technique provides detailed map of lung pathology in COVID-19
Credit: Images courtesy of André Rendeiro. A team led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian has used advanced...
Brazilian researchers obtain more efficient red bioluminescence
Luciferin-luciferase system developed in collaboration with Japanese researchers produces brighter and longer-lasting far red light. The innovation can be used...
Coastal lupine faces specific extinction threat from climate change
Credit: Eleanor Pardini, Washington University in St. Louis Climate change is altering the world we share with all living things....
Tires turned into graphene that makes stronger concrete
Rice University lab's optimized flash process could reduce carbon emissionsCredit: Tour Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 29, 2021) -...
How cells transport molecules with ‘active carpets’
New research provides insights into the process of diffusion in living systems, with implications from novel active coatings to understanding...
First detailed look at crucial enzyme advances cancer research
Credit: The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University In order to develop more effective drugs against a range of cancers,...
Narwal tusks reveal mercury exposure related to climate change
Like rings in a tree trunk, a narwal's tusk provides a window into changing conditions in the ArcticCredit: Paul Nicklen...
John D. Carpten elected fellow of AACR Academy
American Association for Cancer Research honors distinguished USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center scientistCredit: Keck School of Medicine of USC John...
