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Protecting the global food supply chain
New study examines making food supply more resilient to natural shocksCredit: Photo courtesy of Kyle Davis As the world grows...
Low genetic diversity in two manatee species off South America
Study raises the alarm for better conservation actionsCredit: Luna, Beaver, Nourisson et al. Worldwide, marine megafauna are at risk of...
NSF funds a robot teleoperation system that could transform the manufacturing workforce
Profs Shuran Song, Steve Feiner, and Matei Ciocarlie are developing a novel platform to enable factory workers to work remotelyCredit:...
Binghamton University awarded SUNY Prepare Innovation Grants to pursue COVID-19 research
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, NY--The State University of New York has awarded grants of up...
Some English bulldogs thought to have cancer may have newly identified syndrome
Credit: Colorado State University DENVER/January 5, 2020 - Some English bulldogs diagnosed with a common cancer may instead have a...
Routine eye scans may give clues to cognitive decline in diabetes
In older people with type 1 diabetes, damage to the retina may be linked to memory problems and other cognitive...
Syracuse researchers awarded $2.1M grant to study causes of congenital heart defects
Credit: Syracuse University Congenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defect, affecting nearly 1% of births in...
Advanced materials in a snap
Sandia Labs shows machine learning could lop a year off technology design cycleCredit: Eric Lundin, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M....
New clues to prostate cancer
Why aggressive subtype can resist treatmentCredit: The Hospital Research Foundation Australian research has identified a new mechanism in which prostate...
Leaf fossils show severe end-Cretaceous plant extinction in southern Argentina
Credit: Elena Stiles The asteroid impact 66 million years ago that ushered in a mass extinction and ended the dinosaurs...
Heat treatment may make chemotherapy more effective
Heating up cancer cells while targeting them with chemotherapy is a highly effective way of killing them, according to a...
New bacterial culture methods could result in the discovery of new species
The culture-dependent study allowed to isolate a surprisingly large number of diverse and previously unreported bacterial strains from the Tabernas...
Sweat, bleach and gym air quality
New study shows high bodily emissions during workouts, intensified by chemical reactions with cleanersCredit: Katie Weeman/CIRES One sweaty, huffing, exercising...
Novel method identifies areas most suitable for conservation of black lion tamarin
The researchers used modeling to show which areas are suitable in terms of forest cover and climate for occupation by...
In sight: A paradigm shift in materials characterization
With industry partnership, Lehigh Univ. materials researchers developing novel instrumentation that could outperform synchrotron-based x-ray absorption spectrometry in giving scientists...
Evolving the surgical microscope
The first comprehensive review of surgical microscopy details technical history and prospects for the evolving surgical microscopeCredit: D. Lee et...
Journal article reviews century of data showing COVID-19 likely to impact the brain
International consortium funded by Alzheimer's Association will study effectsCredit: UT Health San Antonio SAN ANTONIO and CHICAGO - An article...
Repeated ketamine infusions reduce PTSD symptom severity
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System Repeated intravenous (IV) ketamine infusions significantly reduce symptom severity in individuals with chronic post-traumatic stress...
Dental experts discover biological imbalance is the link between gum and kidney disease
Research on link between gum and kidney diseaseCredit: University of Birmingham An imbalance of the body's oxygen producing free radicals...
Machine learning improves particle accelerator diagnostics
A new machine learning system can correctly diagnose particle accelerator component issues in real-timeCredit: DOE's Jefferson Lab Operators of the...
