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Samara University is developing a biomodule for nanosatellites
Credit: Samara University So far, nano-satellites have been mainly used to study the Earth's surface and the Earth's atmosphere, as...
USC Stem Cell scientist Andy McMahon and collaborators tune into the organ concert
Credit: Phil Channing Every minute of every day, your organs are using a complex language to communicate with each other...
The first drywood termite known to use snapping stick-like mandibles to defend its colony
Credit: Rudolf Scheffrahn Tasked to defend the colony from attackers, the specialised soldier caste in some termite species has evolved...
Commandeering microbes pave way for synthetic biology in military environments
Credit: US Army Graphic by Autumn Kulaga ADELPHI, Md. -- A team of scientists from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory...
Yongxin Zhao receives NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Yongxin (Leon) Zhao, assistant professor of biological sciences at Carnegie Mellon University has received a National...
NHGRI Scientific Director Dan Kastner named 2018 Federal Employee of the Year
Credit: Braun Film and Video, Inc Daniel Kastner, M.D., Ph.D., scientific director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI),...
Nearly 14 million additional adolescents need HPV vaccination to reach public health goal
ATLANTA -October 2, 2018,- Nearly 14 million additional adolescents (11-12 years of age) beyond those who will be vaccinated based...
Single atoms break carbon’s strongest bond
Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory An international team of scientists including researchers at Yale University and the U.S. Department of Energy's...
How the African elephant cracked its skin to cool off
Credit: Michel Milinkovitch An intricate network of minuscule crevices adorns the skin surface of the African bush elephant. By retaining...
Cross-cutting issues in environmental quality and agriculture symposium
Farmers and agronomists must continue to focus on yield when creating their management plans, as the world's population keeps growing....
Studded winter tires cost more lives than they save
Credit: Ilya Plekhanov Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have now shown that studded winter tyres cost more lives...
UVA’s Jonathan Kipnis receives prestigious NIH Director’s Pioneer Award
Credit: Dan Addison | University of Virginia Communications A University of Virginia School of Medicine neuroscientist who is transforming our...
Liver transplant, weight-loss surgery combination benefits obese patients in long term
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Obese patients who underwent a life-saving liver transplant and weight-loss surgery at the same time were better...
Pathology test uses AI to predict prostate cancer progression following surgery
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System (New York - October 2, 2018) A pathology test that applies artificial intelligence (AI) to...
The immune system of the alpaca reveals a potential treatment for cancer
Credit: Salvador Guardiola and Monica Varese, IRB Barcelona The natural world often provides the answer to unsolved medical problems. On...
Pitt researchers receive prestigious NIH Director’s Awards
Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, Oct. 2, 2018 - Three University of Pittsburgh faculty members have been chosen to receive...
Study examines the effect of alcohol consumption on survival in non-alcoholic fatty liver
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), which is not caused by significant alcohol consumption, has become the most common liver disease...
What kind of sex do German men have at 45?
12,354 men at the age of 45 spoke about sex for a study by the Technical University of Munich (TUM)....
Comparing nocturnal and diurnal rodents helps scientists understand a human eye disease
Light-sensitive cells in the retina come in two main types: rods and cones. Rods are used for vision at low...
Brown scientist wins $1.5 million innovator award for new approach to decoding brain signals
Credit: Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The motor cortex is the portion of the brain that controls movement, but it's...
