Chemistry
Research shows that short-term debt makes capital more costly
A new study finds that investors want to be compensated, in the form of higher returns, for holding the stock...
Light as a tool for the synthesis of complex molecules
Chemists at the University of Münster have developed a novel and straightforward way to produce complex organic molecules. Mild reaction...
Lyme disease diagnoses increased 357 percent in rural areas over past 15 years, according to private insurance claims
NEW YORK, NY—August 2, 2022—Lyme disease has experienced notable growth in the United States over the past 15 years and,...
Buying a net-zero carbon home
The concrete industry is just one of many looking at new manufacturing methods to reduce its carbon footprint. These efforts...
Children who lack sleep may experience detrimental impact on brain and cognitive development that persists over time
Elementary school-age children who get less than nine hours of sleep per night have significant differences in certain brain regions...
PPPL launches project to build the Princeton Plasma Innovation Center
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) moved forward with plans to build the Princeton Plasma Innovation...
Common table sugar key to allaying safety concern in aqueous zinc batteries
Due to their low cost and environmental friendliness, aqueous zinc batteries have the potential to play an important role in...
Octopus lures from the Mariana Islands found to be oldest in the world
An archaeological study has determined that cowrie-shell artifacts found throughout the Mariana Islands were lures used for hunting octopuses and...
AI researchers to help Indiana manufacturers reduce energy use
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University researchers are using artificial intelligence and machine learning to help small and mid-sized Indiana manufacturers...
Weill Cornell Medicine receives $14 million grant to study emerging technologies for older adults
A Weill Cornell Medicine-led consortium has been awarded a five-year, $14.7 million renewal grant from the National Institute on Aging...
Idoteas are the sea’s bees
Are sea animals involved in the reproductive cycle of algae, like pollinating insects on dry land? Dispersal of the male...
Researchers take first-ever cryo-EM images of nitrogenase in action
Previously, it has been impossible to capture the high-resolution images of nitrogenase, the only enzyme capable of reducing nitrogen into...
Research Brief: Importance of teaching physician advocacy to medical students
The Journal of Public Health Management & Practice published a study from University of Minnesota researchers highlighting the Dr. Pete...
Aging | Age-related neuroendocrine, cognitive, and behavioral co-morbidities are promoted by HIV-1 Tat expression in male mice
“The current work provides potentially actionable information that could help to limit premature or accentuated aging in the context of...
Online chair yoga viable exercise for isolated older adults with dementia
Dementia doesn’t just involve cognitive decline, it also involves deteriorating physical function. This major cause of limitation in activities of...
Two studies look at female athletes’ mental, physical resilience
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – Two new studies will examine female athletes’ mental and physical resilience via two newly funded grants,...
Cell by cell, scientists are building a high-resolution map of brain changes in Alzheimer’s disease
If you compare the brain of someone who has died from neurodegenerative disease to that of a healthy person, you...
AI performs as well as medical specialists in analyzing lung disease
A Nagoya University research group has developed an AI algorithm that accurately and quickly diagnoses idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a lung...
Magnetic quantum material broadens platform for probing next-gen information technologies
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory used neutron scattering to determine whether a specific material’s atomic...
Prehistoric roots of ‘cold sore’ virus traced through ancient herpes DNA
Ancient genomes from the herpes virus that commonly causes lip sores – and currently infects some 3.7 billion people globally...
