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Rebuilding soil microbiomes in high-tunnel agricultural systems focus of study
Credit: Laura Kaminsky, Penn State The presence of high salt and nitrogen concentrations in high- tunnel soils may make it...
Tap water access linked to dengue risk
Credit: Ryan, Flickr Dengue virus is among growing number of mosquito-borne viruses that have adapted to spread in urban environments...
New NRL 3D-printed antenna designs reduce cost, weight and size
Credit: (Photo by U.S. Navy photo by Jonathan Steffen) WASHINGTON -- U.S. Naval Research Laboratory experts created and tested 3D-printed...
Most people are naturally armed against SARS-CoV-2
Credit: Mor M, et al., 2021, PLOS Pathogens, CCBY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The majority of the population can produce neutralizing antibodies...
Teaching an old spacecraft new tricks to continue exploring the moon
Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft has far exceeded its planned mission duration, revealing that the...
A new perceptually-consistent method for MSI visualization
Credit: Skoltech Skoltech scientists have proposed a Mass Spectrometry Imaging (MSI) method leveraging the unique features of human vision. The...
Patient education program with mental health component reduces cardiovascular disease risks
Credit: Kathy Kukula, Americares CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- People who participated in a health education program that included both mental health...
Researchers find delirium in hospitalized patients linked to mortality, disability
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Delirium, a form of acute brain dysfunction, is widespread in critically ill patients in lower...
Use of mobile stroke units improves clinical outcomes
Credit: Photo: S. Haase / Berliner Feuerwehr STEMOs (Stroke-Einsatz-Mobile) have been serving Berlin for ten years. The specialized stroke emergency...
Dartmouth engineering faculty elected senior members of the National Academy of Inventors
Credit: Dartmouth Engineering Two Dartmouth Engineering professors have been named to the National Academy of Inventors' (NAI) 2021 class of...
Astronomers confirm solar system’s most distant known object is indeed Farfarout
Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva With the help of the international Gemini Observatory, a Program of NSF's NOIRLab, and other ground-based...
Small mammals climb higher to flee warming temperatures in the Rockies
Credit: McCain Lab The golden-mantled ground squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis) is a popular sight among tourists in the Rocky Mountains--the small...
New study reveals biodiversity important at regional scales
Findings from long-term, landscape-level analyses can help enhance conservationCredit: © C. Patrick/VIMS. New research shows that biodiversity is important not...
Echocardiographic screening for rheumatic heart disease in Nepal
Credit: Th. Pilgrim Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) develops as a long term complication of childhood streptococcal angina. Latent RHD can...
COVID-19 early detection system tested in schools by UC San Diego and San Diego County
The Safer at School Early Alert pilot program tests wastewater and surfaces to detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in schools...
Ebola is a master of disguise
Faculty of Medicine team from University of Ottawa have discovered a druggable pathway the virus uses to trick its way...
Hope for children with bow hunter syndrome
New protocol for managing this rare condition can identify its cause and prevent repeat strokesCredit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS...
Scent detection dogs can identify individuals infected with COVID-19
The use of trained scent detection dogs to detect volatile organic compounds associated with the COVID virus shows promise in...
A new strategy to destroy cancer cells using magnetic nanoparticles and fields
Scientists offered a new method for treating leukemia using nanomaterialsCredit: IKBFU Scientists from Scientific and Educational Center «Smart Materials and...
Hubble uncovers concentration of small black holes
Credit: ESA/Hubble, N. Bartmann Globular clusters are extremely dense stellar systems, in which stars are packed closely together. They are...
