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New radiology research shows promising results for focused ultrasound treatment of Alzheimer’s
Credit: Caylie Silveria/West Virginia University West Virginia University scientists used MRI scans to show what happens when ultrasound waves target...
New ONC, NLM funding supports data exchange and response to COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- LOINC® at Regenstrief, an international health data standard critical to health information exchange, has received...
Toronto’s COVID-19 bike lane expansion boosted access to jobs, retail
A study by University of Toronto Engineering researchers found Toronto's temporary cycling infrastructure increased low-stress road access to jobs and...
Salk Professors Satchin Panda and Tatyana Sharpee honored with endowed chairs
Credit: Salk Institute. LA JOLLA--(February 25, 2021) Professors Satchin Panda and Tatyana Sharpee have both been recognized for their contributions...
New treatment location challenges thoughts on addiction
MUSC researchers prove motor cortex is successful target for pain and addiction treatment, which suggests an overlooked area of the...
Male lyrebirds create an “acoustic illusion” to snare potential mates
Researchers discover unexpected role for mimicryCredit: Alex Maisey, University of Wollongong Ithaca, NY--Famous for their uncanny ability to imitate other...
Harnessing the power of proteins in our cells to combat disease
UNLV scientist Gary Kleiger at the forefront of a potential new drug modality; research published in the journal Nature.Credit: Lonnie...
Comet makes a pit stop near Jupiter’s asteroids
Credit: Credits: NASA, ESA, and B. Bolin (Caltech) After traveling several billion miles toward the Sun, a wayward young comet-like...
Freshwater outflow from Beaufort Sea could alter global climate patterns
Arctic Ocean's salinity balance at risk, new model showsCredit: Francesca Samsel and Greg Abram (University of Texas at Austin). High-resolution...
Getting ahead of climate change
Earth observation data could help the humanitarian community reduce the destruction of natural disastersCredit: Nauman et al. As climate change...
Scientists induce artificial ‘magnetic texture’ in graphene
Quantum science advancement could help lead to powerful spintronic devices, such as semiconductors and quantum computersCredit: University at Buffalo. BUFFALO,...
Theory could accelerate push for spintronic devices
Rice University models help ID materials for advanced electronics, computer memoriesCredit: Sunny Gupta/Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 25, 2021) -...
Chip simplifies COVID-19 testing, delivers results on a phone
Programmed magnetic nanobeads enable diagnostic device designed at Rice UniversityCredit: Lillehoj Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 25, 2021) -...
Tiny crustaceans’ show fastest repeatable movements ever seen in marine animals
New research shows that amphipod claws make snapping movements at 100 kilometres per hour and can accelerate nearly as fast...
Population of critically endangered Bahama Oriole is much larger than previously thought
New study suggests there are at least 10 times as many Bahama Orioles as previously believed, and offers insights that...
Researchers map metabolic signaling machinery for producing memory T cells
Discovery of a metabolic pathways that inhibit memory T cell production has potential for enhancing the immune system's ability to...
New research on hagfish provides insight into evolutionary origin of the eye
U of A biologists studying hagfish eyes uncover unexpected similarities to those of other vertebrates, including humans.Credit: Ryan Wayne The...
Johns Hopkins study shows mother’s diet may boost immune systems of premature infants
Credit: C. Sodhi, W. Fulton and D. Hackam, Johns Hopkins Medicine Medical researchers have long understood that a pregnant mother's...
Light unbound: Data limits could vanish with new optical antennas
New research throws wide open the amount of information that can be simultaneously transmitted by a single light sourceCredit: Image...
A solid solvent for unique materials
Credit: (Source: IFJ PAN) Materials impossible to obtain with existing methods can be produced using a solid, nanostructured silica solvent....
