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Hypertension found in children exposed to flower pesticides
In Ecuador, roses for Mother's Day sold around the world is major export crop, but pesticides used to grow and...
Data science helps engineers discover new materials for solar cells and LEDs
Credit: Yang lab/Energy & Environmental Science Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a high-throughput computational method...
New insights about carbon and ice could clarify inner workings of Earth, other planets
Credit: Natalia Solomatova/École Normale Supérieure de Lyon Most people behave differently when under extreme pressure. Carbon and ice are no...
DOD awards Pitt, CMU contracts to create an autonomous robotic trauma care system
Credit: National Robotics Engineering Center and Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, May 22, 2019 - The University of Pittsburgh School of...
Scientists discover novel genes responsible for regulating muscle cells
York University research could lead to new muscle cancer therapy TORONTO, May 22, 2019 - York University scientists have uncovered...
Artificial photosynthesis transforms carbon dioxide into liquefiable fuels
Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Chemists at the University of Illinois have successfully produced fuels using water,...
Surgery patients are getting older every year
Credit: British Journal of Surgery A new BJS (British Journal of Surgery) analysis reveals that people undergoing surgery in England...
Galaxies as ‘cosmic cauldrons’
Young stars heat molecular clouds and drive hot interstellar gas bubbles throughout galaxies Star formation within interstellar clouds of gas...
Big energy savings for tiny machines
Credit: SFU Inside all of us are trillions of tiny molecular nanomachines that perform a variety of tasks necessary to...
As more veterans die of opioid overdoses, study shows need to focus beyond prescriptions
Most of those overdosing haven't received prescription opioids recently, suggesting a need for more opioid use disorder screening and treatment...
Using fruit flies to identify new treatment for a colorectal cancer patient
A personalized platform identifies trametinib plus zoledronate for a patient with KRAS-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer Erdem Bangi and colleagues demonstrate...
New study estimates preventable cancer burden linked to poor diet in the US
Credit: Nako Kobayashi/Tufts University BOSTON (May 22, 2019, noon EDT)--A new modeling study estimates the number, proportion, and type of...
Detecting bacteria in space
Scientists at Université de Montréal and McGill University have pioneered and tested a new genomic methodology which reveals a complex...
Quantum rebar: Quantum dots enhance stability of solar-harvesting perovskite crystals
Researchers demonstrate that perovskite crystals and quantum dots working together can increase stability of solar materialsCredit: Sanyang Han University of...
Experimental noninvasive tool monitors effectiveness of stem cell transplantation
University of Maryland School of Medicine study shows the potential of transplanted stem cell secretions as a liquid biopsyCredit: Universiyt...
Neptune’s moon Triton fosters rare icy union
Credit: Credit: NASA/JPL Astronomers using the Gemini Observatory explore Neptune's largest moon Triton and observe, for the first time beyond...
Defects in heart valve cilia during fetal development cause mitral valve prolapse
A global research collaborative including Medical University of South Carolina investigators report in today's Science Translational Medicine that defects in...
University forms new center to battle Miami’s HIV epidemic
Behavioral scientists establish a new mental health research center at the University of Miami to halt Miami's AIDS epidemicCredit: Photo:...
Lupus characteristics and progression differ among racial/ethnic groups
In the first epidemiologic study comparing lupus among four major racial/ethnic groups, researchers found that, following a lupus diagnosis, Blacks,...
Study identifies dog breeds, physical traits that pose highest risk of biting children
Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center New research at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and The...
