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Antidepressant may prevent severe COVID-19, trial suggests
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications The antidepressant fluvoxamine appears to prevent COVID-19 infections from worsening and may help keep...
Dissecting the immune characteristics of severe COVID-19 responses
Initial study flags IL-10 as potential severity markerCredit: Carlos Roca (Babraham Institute) and Julika Neumann (VIB Center for Brain and...
Circular RNA regulates neuronal differentiation by scaffolding an inhibitory transcription complex
Credit: Christian Kroun Damgaard and Anne Kruse Hollensen. In a screening for a functional impact to the neuronal differentiation process,...
Rise in antibiotics prescribed to dental patients in England during COVID-19 lockdown
FDI World Dental Federation (FDI) releases new White Paper on antibiotic resistance to mark World Antimicrobial Awareness WeekCredit: FDI World...
Preparing for a human mission to Mars
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 12, 2020--Future human missions to Mars depend on field research...
Computer vision app allows easier monitoring of diabetes
Credit: James Charles A computer vision technology developed by University of Cambridge engineers has now been developed into a free...
Handles and holes in abstract spaces: how a material conducts electricity better
Recent theoretical research has used the tools of topology, a branch of mathematics that studies the properties of geometric figures...
History of temperature changes in the Universe revealed
First measurement using the Sunyaev-ZeldovicCredit: D. Nelson / Illustris Collaboration. How hot is the Universe today? How hot was it...
TU Graz launches Christian Doppler laboratory for solid-state batteries
The focus of the new CD laboratory is the reduction of interface resistances within the solid-state battery; the aim is...
UCLA researchers create armored emulsions as tiny test tubes for parallel reactions
Advance shows path for 'lab-on-a-particle' technologies to democratize scientific research and health diagnosticsCredit: Di Carlo Research Group/UCLA If you have...
Success in controlling perovskite ions’ composition paves the way for device applications
Credit: Tachikawa Takashi Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites (*1) have received much attention as potential next generation solar cells and as materials...
Researchers develop ultra-fast polymer modulators that can take the heat
Silicon-polymer hybrid modulators capable of optical data rates of 200 Gbit/s at temperatures up to 110 °C could help reduce...
With or without allergies, outcomes similar for hospitalized patients with COVID-19
Study shows similar rates of ICU admission and severity of diseaseCredit: ACAAI ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill (November 13, 2020) - During...
Pearls may provide new information processing options for biomedical, military innovations
Credit: Purdue University/Chris Adam WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Pearls have long been favored as objects of beauty. Now, Purdue University...
First non-human primate study showing promise of gene therapy for stroke repair
Credit: Jinan University Stroke is a leading cause of death and severe long-term disability with limited treatment available. A research...
Massachusetts is the best state for technology and science, says Milken Institute
New index uses 105 metrics to determine state knowledge economiesCredit: Milken Institute Los Angeles - Nov. 12, 2020 - Massachusetts...
Student medical records at UC San Diego make epic change and a California first
Improved medical record management means better care during COVID-19 pandemicCredit: UC San Diego Health Across the nation, top universities offer...
Once-discounted binding mechanism may be key to targeting viruses
Rice, MD Anderson team models complex that immune system uses to recognize virusesCredit: Kavraki Lab/Rice University HOUSTON - (Nov. 12,...
Weather-proof chip aims to take self-driving tech, wireless communications to next level
Credit: The University of Texas at Austin. Modern communications technology, regardless of use, relies on a similar formula: devices send...
Researchers make key advance for printing circuitry on wearable fabrics
Credit: OSU College of Engineering CORVALLIS, Ore. - Electronic shirts that keep the wearer comfortably warm or cool, as well...
