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Neglected 80-year-old antibiotic is effective against multi-drug resistant bacteria
An old antibiotic may provide much-needed protection against multi-drug resistant bacterial infections, according to a new study publishing May 16th...
Drs. Dawn Hershman and Primo Lara elected group co-chairs-elect of SWOG Cancer Research Network
The board of governors of the SWOG Cancer Research Network has elected Primo N. Lara, Jr., MD, and Dawn L....
As patients wait for imaging results, WVU research links delays with how online radiologists get paid
Online workflow systems for off-site radiologists are one reason for health care delays that cost hospitals money and test the...
Dr. David Simon wins Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research Studying Melanoma
The prize, now in its 10th year, is given annually to at least six early-career scientists based in the New...
Suicide prevention: University of Ottawa researcher proposes assisted dying model to transform prevention
Question: In your book you argue the suicidal are oppressed by structural suicidism, a hidden oppression. Alexandre Baril: “I coined...
African smoke over the Amazon
The Brazilian rainforest is one of the world's few continental regions with clean air. However, this is only true during...
Butterflies on the decline
The diagnosis sounds worrying: More than 80% of habitats in the EU are currently considered vulnerable. This has negative consequences...
Journal of Mathematical Physics announces 2022 Young Researcher Award
MELVILLE, N.Y., May 16, 2023 – The Journal of Mathematical Physics has selected Tom Hutchcroft for the 2022 JMP Young...
Study first to examine how early memory changes as we age at a cellular level
How do our brains become capable of creating specific memories? In one of the first preclinical studies to examine memory...
NIH launches largest precision nutrition research effort of its kind
The National Institutes of Health is now enrolling participants in a landmark initiative to advance nutrition research. Nutrition for Precision...
The physics of gummy candy
WASHINGTON, May 16, 2023 – For gummy candies, texture might be even more important than taste. Biting into a hard,...
Timing is everything: New insights into floral development unveil nature’s perfect clock
Ikoma, Japan – The intricate process of flower development has long fascinated scientists seeking to unravel the mysteries behind nature's...
Accomplished molecular biologist to lead new group at MDI Biological Laboratory
Halyna Shcherbata, Ph.D., will lead a new research group at MDI Biological Laboratory, in the Kathryn W. Davis Center for...
High efficiency, salt resistance and high strength desalination achieved with new Janus sponge-like hydrogel solar evaporator
In the face of increasing global scarcity of freshwater resources, desalination is considered one of the most effective ways to...
Emissions reductions of Chinese EVs
Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) drive larger emissions reductions over time, due to increased operating efficiency and a greener electricity mix,...
Magnetic stimulation may improve the pain, nausea of diabetic gastroparesis
AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 16, 2023) – Magnetic stimulation of a group of nerves key to how our gut and brain...
Apochromatic X-ray focusing
Diffractive and refractive lenses are widely used in X-ray analysis and high-resolution X-ray microscopy with many scientific applications in materials...
New paper introduces ethics framework for use of Generative AI in healthcare
A new paper published by leading Australian AI ethicist Stefan Harrer PhD proposes for the first time a comprehensive ethical framework for...
Jaw shapes of 90 shark species show: Evolution driven by habitat
An international research team led by Faviel A. López-Romero of the University of Vienna investigated how the jaw shape of...
BGI Genomics advances precision medicine in Argentina, Brazil and Chile
BGI Genomics recently joined a mission business to South America in April 2023. Given that this continent ranks fourth in...
