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St. Jude achieves Magnet designation for nursing services for the second time
Magnet® designation is the highest honor bestowed in nursing and serves as a benchmark for patients to measure the quality...
Fellow at Sandia Labs appointed to National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee
Credit: Randy Montoya, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sandia National Laboratories Fellow Gil Herrera has been appointed to the...
New medtech manufacturing capability launches in Brisbane
Credit: Translational Research Institute Brisbane, Australia: The Hon Karen Andrews, Minister for Industry, Science and Technology is opening the Translational...
Researchers discover a cell type responsible for cardiac repair after infarction
The researcher of the University of Malaga Adrián Ruiz-Villalba leads an international study that has revealed the molecular mechanisms involved...
Machine-learning technique from Sandia Labs could improve fusion energy outputs
Building a better reactor by modifying its wallsCredit: Photo: by Randy Montoya) Click on the thumbnail for a high-resolution image....
A call for more comprehensive smoking cessation programs for cancer patients who smoke
Credit: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--Programs designed to help cancer patients stop using tobacco should be considered...
Ed Fry selected as The Oceanography Society’s 2020 Jerlov Award recipient
For significant advances in knowledge of how light interacts with the oceanCredit: Texas A&M University Dr. Edward S. Fry, distinguished...
Layer of strength, layer of functionality for biomedical fibers
Polymer fibers with layers of different properties have a wide variety of promising biomedical applications, including the creation of antiviral...
Record high values of peak power with picosecond generators
Compact solid-state pulsed power generators achieve shorter, more powerful pulsesCredit: Sergei Rukin WASHINGTON, October 13, 2020 -- Powerful picosecond generators...
New grant fuels better nutrient management in vineyards
Credit: Dan Bell ITHACA, N.Y. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a...
Literal rise of the internet enables new climate science
NSF helps Rice University professor crunch data on atmospheric gravity wavesCredit: Loon HOUSTON - (Oct. 12, 2020) - An unintended...
Menacing assaults on science causing alarming and avoidable deaths in the U.S.
FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers publish commentary on COVID-19Credit: Florida Atlantic University COVID-19 is now the third leading cause...
University of Houston partners with AuraVax Therapeutics on COVID-19 vaccine
Exclusive option agreement covers inhalation vaccine developed by UH professorCredit: University of Houston The University of Houston has entered into...
University of Cincinnati researcher examines genetic role in addiction
Study is among the first to examine methods of preventing opioid use disorderCredit: Colleen Kelley/UC Creative + Brand In one...
Study first to tally biomass from oceanic plastic debris using visualization method
Scientists obtain quantitative number for biomass -- First estimate of its kindCredit: Shiye Zhao, Ph.D. Trillions of plastic debris fragments...
ALSA Ventures launches European biotech clinical accelerator ‘Eclipse’
ALSA Ventures, a London based European biotech investment firm today announced the launch of Eclipse, a novel clinical development accelerator...
UC Davis creates new college program for students with intellectual disabilities
The fully integrated program is the first of its kind in CaliforniaCredit: UC Davis Health The UC Davis MIND Institute...
Proactivity and partnership pay off for nursing homes in a pandemic, study suggests
Advance planning, universal testing and connection with a medical center kept COVID-19 activity low in three facilities in new studyCredit:...
KU, industry partners to advance gas-separation with green materials made for soda bottles
Credit: Hills Inc. LAWRENCE -- A $1 million, 18-month collaboration between the University of Kansas School of Engineering and the...
Modelling extreme magnetic fields and temperature variation on distant stars
Credit: University of Leeds New research is helping to explain one of the big questions that has perplexed astrophysicists for...
