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Dogs (not) gone wild: DNA tests show most ‘wild dogs’ in Australia are pure dingoes
It's time to take dingoes out of the doghouseCredit: Chontelle Burns / Nouveau Rise Photography. Almost all wild canines in...
U-M Depression Center to be named for Eisenberg family, in recognition of $30M in giving
Nation's first center focused on depression and bipolar illnesses enters 20th year with transformational gift and enhanced capacity for scientific...
Leap forward’ in risk management of rectal cancer
Images from a probe, combined with deep learning, better differentiated residual cancerous tissue from recovered healthy tissue after chemoradiation treatmentCredit:...
Salk scientists receive $1.5 million from The Conrad Prebys Foundation’s inaugural grant cycle
Credit: Salk Institute. LA JOLLA--(March 25, 2020) Salk Professor Thomas Albright has been awarded $1 million and Assistant Professor Edward...
Risk prediction to reduce minority disparities in USPSTF lung cancer screening guidelines
Updated USPSTF LCS guidelines based solely on age, pack-years, and quit-years perpetuate eligibility disparities among racial and ethnic minorities, although...
Study exposes global ripple effects of regional water scarcity
Computer model shows how human economic activity can transmit and magnify climate change impactCredit: Drought.gov Water scarcity is often understood...
Study reveals bias among doctors who classify X-rays for coal miner’s black lung claims
UIC researchers first to publish data on B-reader financial conflicts of interestCredit: UIC University of Illinois Chicago researchers are the...
Wireless tech a ‘game changer’ for nuclear power plants
Rudy Shankar (Energy Systems Engineering, Lehigh University) leads team of global experts behind newly published IAEA report outlining benefits of...
Eat me: The cell signal of death
An 'eat-me' signal displayed on cell surfaces requires activation of a lipid-scrambling protein by a nuclear protein fragmentCredit: Mindy Takamiya/Kyoto...
A T-cell stimulatory protein and interleukin-10 synergize to prevent gut inflammation
This study will aid the understanding of, and future research on, inflammatory bowel disease, which afflicts about 1.6 million AmericansCredit:...
Researchers harvest energy from radio waves to power wearable devices
Credit: Larry Cheng, Penn State From microwave ovens to Wi-Fi connections, the radio waves that permeate the environment are not...
Chemists achieve breakthrough in the production of three-dimensional molecular structures
New dimensions in organic chemistry through light-mediated synthesis; publication in 'Science'Credit: Peter Bellotti A major goal of organic and medicinal...
No evidence that people alter daily travel after having symptoms that could be COVID-19
New George Mason University College of Health and Human Services study is one of first individual-level studies to track movements...
Pediatric heart transplant method developed by U of A doctors allows for more surgeries, better outcomes: Study
Blood type-incompatible heart transplant surgery for infants under the age of two pioneered in Canada, now used worldwideCredit: Lindsey Kemp...
New class of versatile, high-performance quantum dots primed for medical imaging, quantum computing
An atomically defined interlayer embedded into a quantum dot emits single photons at room temperature and allows tuning a wavelength...
When synthetic evolution rhymes with natural diversity
Credit: Parys/GMI/UNC-Chapel Hill Researchers at GMI - Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences,...
Scientists uncover a process that stands in the way of making quantum dots brighter
The results have important implications for today's TV and display screens and for future technologies where light takes the place...
Fast-acting, color-changing molecular probe senses when a material is about to fail
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Materials that contain special polymer molecules may someday be able to warn us...
Genomic sieve analysis can inform SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development
New paper describes how this research technique provides insights on potential mechanisms of vaccine protection and on risks for future...
Therapeutic bed can help keep preterm newborns’ brain oxygen levels stable
Credit: Photo credit: Liisa Holsti A medical device that has been shown to manage pain among babies born preterm can...