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Smartphone test spots poisoned water risk to millions of lives
Credit: Marie-Anne Robertson A smartphone device could help millions of people avoid drinking water contaminated by arsenic. Researchers have developed...
Smart wristband developed by Lithuanian researchers can alert about dangerous health conditions
Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania researchers are developing a smart wrist-worn device for monitoring of atrial fibrillation - a...
Student loan forgiveness programs driving physicians to primary care
Debt assistance crucial to mitigating shortfall in physician workforce, according to research in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association...
NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Joaninha affecting Mauritius
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Visible imagery from NASA's Terra satellite showed Tropical Cyclone...
Helmholtz: New AI flagship unit in Munich to strengthen its Germany-wide research network
The central element will be the Helmholtz Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Unit (HAICU), which will receive 11.4 million euros in annual...
Tumor-associated immune cells hinder frontline chemotherapy drug in pancreatic cancer
Researchers have shown how tumor-associated macrophages release compounds that block gemcitabine in the most common type of pancreatic cancerCredit: Leisa...
New gene potentially involved in metastasis identified
Gene named after Roman goddess Minerva as immune cells get stuck in the fruit fly's headCredit: Daria Siekhaus A new...
NYU Tandon professor inducted into biomedical engineering elite
AIMBE honors Jin Kim Montclare for contributions to biomaterials and biocatalyst designCredit: NYU Tandon School of Engineering BROOKLYN, New York,...
Land conservation helps local economies grow
New England-wide analysis shows gains in employment follow gains in land protection Land conservation modestly increases employment rates, a traditional...
The sense of water — and nitrogen: Studies uncover genome-wide responses that limit crop growth
Discovery has implications for global food production, sustainable agriculture A team of researchers has tested how each gene within the...
Duckweed: The low-down on a tiny plant
Low mutation rates contribute to low genetic diversity in duckweedsCredit: Klaus J. Appenroth Duckweeds - for many aquatic animals like...
Widespread losses of pollinating insects in Britain
Study reveals declines in distribution of many species of bees and hoverfliesCredit: Steven Falk Many insect pollinator species are disappearing...
Scientists uncover novel strategy to target common type of cancer
Inhibition of a protein called Werner syndrome helicase could be a novel treatment strategy for cancer patients with microsatellite instability-high...
Control of mosquito-borne diseases
Discovery of a new genetic element in the Wolbachia bacterium Researchers from INRA, CIRAD, CEA, the University of Montpellier, and...
Salmonella could be combated by enhancing body’s natural process
Credit: Dr. Anne-Claire Jacomin/University of Warwick Autophagy - the process of recycling cellular material in the body, can help combat...
Scientists shine new light on how cells coordinate eye growth in fish
A new study reveals how two types of stem cells in medaka fish work together during eye development, and suggests...
BridgIT, a new tool for orphan and novel enzyme reactions
Credit: EPFL Effective protein engineering can give us control over the generated products inside a cell. However, for many of...
Tracing the process of nitrous oxide formation in the ocean
First hydroxylamine measurements in the open ocean conducted by GEOMAR team Just like oxygen, nitrogen is of fundamental importance for...
‘Aneurysm Number’ may help surgeons make treatment decisions
Simple parameter that depends on geometry and flow waveform can classify the flow mode into sidewall or bifurcation aneurysmsCredit: Hafez...
Sound sense: Brain ‘listens’ for distinctive features in sounds
University of Pittsburgh researchers explore how the auditory system achieves accurate speech recognitionCredit: Shi Tong Liu/University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (March...
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