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Belinda N. Mandrell, PhD, RN, named American Academy of Nursing fellow
Credit: St. Jude Belinda Mandrell, PhD, RN, a nurse leader and associate faculty member at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital,...
First US clinical trial testing efficacy of delivering aerosolized chemotherapy
The experimental PIPAC treatment may extend the lives of people with advanced ovarian, uterine, gastric and colorectal cancers whose current...
Clot permeability linked to first-attempt success of aspiration thrombectomy
A posthoc analysis of COMPASS trial data focuses on two clot-removal approaches to major strokes caused by a blocked large...
Classifying galaxies with artificial intelligence
Credit: Credit: NAOJ/HSC-SSP Astronomers have applied artificial intelligence (AI) to ultra-wide field-of-view images of the distant Universe captured by the...
The structural basis of Focal Adhesion Kinase activation on lipid membranes unravelled
Credit: CIB-CSIC A research team led by Daniel Lietha has just published in The EMBO Journal the mechanistic details of...
Malaria discovery could expedite antiviral treatment for COVID-19
New research into malaria suggests targeting enzymes from the human host, rather than from the pathogen itself, could offer effective...
Early neural activity associated with autism
EEG measurements in infants predicted ASD symptoms in toddlersCredit: Society of Biological Psychiatry, Elsevier Philadelphia, August 11, 2020 - Autism...
NASA’s Aqua Satellite shows extent of Apple Fire’s burn scar
Credit: NASA Worldview On Aug. 9, 2020 NASA's Aqua satellite imaged the Apple Fire near Big Bear Lake in California...
COVID-19 Prevention Network launches two research studies evaluating monoclonal antibodies
Credit: CoVPN DURHAM, N.C. - The COVID-19 Prevention Network (CoVPN) today announced two Phase 3 trials to determine whether monoclonal...
Analysis of Ugandan cervical carcinomas, an aid for understudied sub-Saharan women
This is the first comprehensive genomic study of cervical cancers in sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on tumors from 212...
University of Missouri awarded $1.5 million to improve traffic safety, reduce congestion
MU engineers developing real-time, smart traffic management system for first use in greater St. LouisCredit: University of Missouri A $1.5...
New machine learning tool predicts devastating intestinal disease in premature infants
Researchers develop new machine learning approach that shows promise in predicting necrotizing enterocolitis; could lead to improved medical decision-making in...
ETSU, Virginia Tech awarded $2.6 million for project
Grant to establish research infrastructure to support recovery for persons with opioid use disorderCredit: Virginia Tech The National Institute on...
Youth’s risks from first-time opioid prescriptions may not be as high as once thought
Credit: Indiana University Young adults and adolescents who are prescribed opioids for the first time may be at a slightly...
NIH grant to UC Riverside physicist focuses on how pathogens evolve
Research could lead to the design of new and better treatments to fight diseaseCredit: Barton lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif....
Understanding matter at atom-crushing densities
Newly formed center to study principles that affect planetary bodiesCredit: UC Davis photo University of California, Davis, will be part...
Electronic components join forces to take up 10 times less space on computer chips
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Electronic filters are essential to the inner workings of our phones...
Gene therapy targets inner retina to combat blindness
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 10, 2020--Gene therapy to the inner retina prevented blindness in...
Agtech to the rescue in a pandemic: adapting plant labs for human testing
Credit: Pierre-Luc Pradier. Just as redeploying a fleet of small British fishing boats helped during the Battle of Dunkirk, marshalling...
Oxytocin can help prevent osteoporosis
In a laboratory experiment with rats, Brazilian researchers succeeded in reversing natural processes associated with aging that lead to loss...
