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Countries led by women haven’t fared significantly better in the COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: Windsor et al, 2020 (PLOS ONE, CC BY 4.0) Countries led by women have not fared significantly better in...
Researchers measure, model desalination membranes to maximize flow, clean more water
Credit: Image by the Ganapathysubramanian research group/Iowa State University and Gregory Foss/Texas Advanced Computing Center. AMES, Iowa - Nature has...
Multiple mosquito blood meals accelerate malaria transmission
Credit: W. Robert Shaw, 2020 (CCBY 2.0) Multiple bouts of blood feeding by mosquitoes shorten the incubation period for malaria...
Stretching diamond for next-generation microelectronics
Credit: Dang Chaoqun / City University of Hong Kong Diamond is the hardest material in nature. But out of many...
New mutations in malaria parasite encourage resistance against key preventive drug
The mutations are already widespread in parasite populations in Africa and AsiaCredit: Lauren Holden, Wellcome Collection (CC BY 4.0) In...
Spontaneous robot dances highlight a new kind of order in active matter
Credit: Thomas A. Berrueta Predicting when and how collections of particles, robots, or animals become orderly remains a challenge across...
Traditional Ghanaian medicines show promise against tropical diseases
Credit: Osei-Safo 2020 (CC-BY 2.0) The discovery of new drugs is vital to achieving the eradication of neglected tropical diseases...
Asian tiger mosquito poses low risk for Zika virus outbreaks
Credit: Albin Fontaine and Céline Jourdan, 2020 (CCBY 2.0) The Asian tiger mosquito does not pose a major risk for...
Two University of Tennessee leaders honored by Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
UTIA's Neal Schrick and Hongwei Xin recognized as FSLI FellowsCredit: Image provided by FSLI. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Two leaders from...
RedHill announces positive top-line data from P2 COVID-19 study of opaganib
Phase 2 COVID-19 study of opaganib showed that orally-administered opaganib was safe and demonstrated consistent trends of greater improvement in...
Study points the way to boost immunotherapy against breast cancer, other solid tumors
Credit: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center CHAPEL HILL, NC--Boosting immune system T cells to effectively attack solid tumors, such as...
Combined approach could boost breast cancer immunotherapy, study suggests
Credit: © 2020 Xu et al. Originally published in Journal of Experimental Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20200844 Activating an immune signaling pathway best...
Maritime Strategy and Naval Innovation
Technology, Bureaucracy, and the Problem of Change in the Age of CompetitionCredit: US Naval Institute Press The essays in this...
Blood vessel cells implicated in chronic inflammation of obesity
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - Dec. 30, 2020 - When fat cells in the body are stuffed with...
DUAL takes AI to the next level
A brain-inspired computing architecture speeds up complex data processing by running its algorithms inside its memory, significantly saving time and...
Peer-reviewed report on Moderna COVID-19 vaccine publishes
Data from Phase 3 clinical trial confirm vaccine is effectiveCredit: NIH WHAT: The investigational vaccine known as mRNA-1273 was 94.1%...
Study: in social media safety messages, the pictures should match the words
Effective posts led to better understanding among new parentsCredit: The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio -- When using social media...
Transfusions with higher red blood cell levels do not improve preterm baby outcomes
Largest study to-date compares thresholds for blood transfusions in premature babiesCredit: George Mason University Very low birthweight infants are at...
The map of nuclear deformation takes the form of a mountain landscape
Credit: Source: IFJ PAN Kraków, 30 December 2020 The map of nuclear deformation takes the form of a mountain landscape...
Bionic idea boosts lithium-ion extraction
Credit: XIN Weiwen Lithium is an energy-critical element that is considered to be a geopolitically significant resource. However, the supply...
