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Helping roadside soils bounce back after construction
Credit: Jamie Luther Everyone hates road construction, even the soils and bodies of water around the roads. Paved roads can't...
Study reveals pre-Hispanic history, genetic changes among indigenous Mexican populations
Recent highlights from the journal Molecular Biology and EvolutionCredit: Ruben Mendoza, National Laboratory of Genomics for Biodiversity (LANGEBIO) - UGA,...
Mixing the unmixable — a novel approach for efficiently fusing different polymers
Credit: Angewandte Chemie Cross-linked polymers are structures where large molecular chains are linked together, allowing exceptional mechanical properties and chemical...
Cyberbullying Linked to Increased Depression and PTSD
Credit: University of Miami Health System Cyberbullying had the impact of amplifying symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder in...
Kirigami designs hold thousands of times their own weight
Credit: Erica Brockmeier The Japanese art of origami (from ori, folding, and kami, paper) transforms flat sheets of paper into...
Bend and snap: New interventions for rib fractures
By stabilizing fractured and partially dislocated ribs, physicians can improve patient quality of life according to a new multicenter studyCredit:...
Improving cardiovascular health of the most vulnerable
Heart disease and stroke are major causes of pre-mature mortality and morbidity in North Carolina, and there are significant racial...
Caterpillar loss in tropical forest linked to extreme rain, temperature events
Caterpillar loss in tropical forest linked to extreme rain, temperature events Plant, caterpillar, parasitoid interaction studied for 22 years by...
Human-sparked fires smaller, less intense but more frequent with longer seasons
Study sheds light on 'new normal' for firefightersCredit: NASA Fires started by people have steadily increased in recent decades, sparking...
Less may be more in next-gen batteries
Rice lab tests cells with silicon anodes, aluminum coatings that protect cathodesCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Jan. 21, 2020)...
Drug combo reverses arthritis in rats
A combination of 2 previously studied osteoarthritis drugs work better than either drug alone, Salk researchers discoveredCredit: Salk Institute LA...
New roles found for Huntington’s disease protein
Crucial role in synapse formation could be new avenue toward treatmentCredit: Caley Burrus, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- A Duke...
Possible Alzheimer’s breakthrough suggested
Researchers say newly found protein is bio-marker for disease; suggest suppression of 'aggregatin' could lead to future treatments to slow...
Ultrafast camera takes 1 trillion frames per second of transparent objects and phenomena
Lihong Wang has adapted his picosecond imaging technology to take pictures and video of transparent objects like cells and phenomena...