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Cutting COVID-19 infectious period could prevent millions of cases
Simulations highlight potential value of developing ways to reduce how long someone is contagiousCredit: Sarah Rebbert/PHICOR, 2020 (CC-BY) A new...
Cooling vests alleviate perceptual heat strain perceived by COVID-19 nurses
Radboud university medical center and TNO show that cooling vests reduce heat stressCredit: Radboudumc Wearing cooling vests during a COVID-19...
Energy sorghum may combine best of annual, perennial bioenergy crops
CABBI study shows the annual crop behaves more like the perennial grass miscanthus in its efficient use of water and...
Keeping sperm cells on track
Credit: Gadadhar et al. / Science 2021 One essential component of each eukaryotic cell is the cytoskeleton. Microtubules, tiny tubes...
School nutrition professionals’ employee safety experiences during onset of the COVID-19 pandemic
Attention to the safety and concerns of school nutrition employees is vital for continuation of school nutrition programs during the...
Space Station, Cygnus test technology for 5G communications, other benefits
SharkSat is just one example of the wide variety of technology demonstrations supported by the space station for the benefit...
Functional seizures associated with stroke, psychiatric disorders in EHR study
Credit: Donn Jones/Vanderbilt University Medical Center In a large-scale study of electronic health records, Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators have...
Intelligence deficit: Conclusion from the mouse to the human being
Researchers create an animal model for studying GPI anchor deficienciesCredit: © Miguel Rodriguez de los Santos Impaired intelligence, movement disorders...
IU research findings could reduce treatment-related complication for blood cancer patients
Credit: IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS-- Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center published promising...
Chemists invent shape-shifting nanomaterial with biomedical potential
It converts from sheets to tubes and back in a controllable fashionCredit: Conticello Lab Chemists have developed a nanomaterial that...
Researchers question fundamental study on the Kondo effect
Credit: Forschungszentrum Jülich Jülich, Germany, 7 January 2021. The Kondo effect influences the electrical resistance of metals at low temperatures...
Protein that can be toxic in the heart and nerves may help prevent Alzheimer’s
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - Jan. 7, 2020 - A protein that wreaks havoc in the nerves and...
UTSA Artificial Intelligence Consortium receives over $1M in research funding
University led research attempts to close the performance gap between modern artificial intelligence (AI) systems and biological systemsCredit: UTSA Dhireesha...
Nanodroplets and ultrasound ‘drills’ prove effective at tackling tough blood clots
Credit: Leela Goel Engineering researchers have developed a new technique for eliminating particularly tough blood clots, using engineered nanodroplets and...
Study reveals structure of protein and permits search for drugs against neglected diseases
Discovery by Brazilian scientists paves the way for the study of more potent molecules capable of directly destroying parasites underlying...
Unusual sex chromosomes of platypus, emu and duck
Three papers unveil the extraordinary diversity of animal sex chromosomesCredit: © Doug Gimesy Sex chromosomes are presumed to originate from...
Solstice
Liquid metals for energy storageCredit: HZDR / Blaurock Reliable and economical systems for storing large amounts of energy are needed...
Native biodiversity collapse in the Eastern Mediterranean
Most native species are going locally extinct, while introduced tropical species thriveCredit: © Paolo Albano The coastline of Israel is...
Simple bioreactor makes ‘gut check’ more practical
Rice, Baylor device mimics intestines to show how invading bacteria cause diseaseCredit: Rice University/Baylor College of Medicine HOUSTON - (Jan....
Alternative cancer cell fuel source targeted as therapeutic approach for breast cancer
New small molecule inhibitor impairs cancer growth in preclinical models by depriving malignant cells of a critical nutrient sourceCredit: The...
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