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Discovery of graphene switch
Credit: JAIST Researchers at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) have successfully measured the current-voltage curve of graphene...
Parents twice as likely to be concerned about ticks than of mosquitoes
Just 1 in 3 parents use a bug repellent on their child that contains DEET, which is most effective in...
One minute simultaneous analysis of pungency components in kimchi
The World Institute of Kimchi has developed a high-sensitivity, simultaneous analysis technique for capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin.Credit: The World Institute of...
Scientists unravel the evolution and relationships for all European butterflies in a first
Credit: Dr Martin Wiemers For the first time, a complete time-calibrated phylogeny for a large group of invertebrates is published...
Advanced MRI scans may improve treatment of tremor, Parkinson’s disease
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - June 14, 2020 - Recently developed MRI techniques used to more precisely target...
Circular reasoning: Spiraling circuits for more efficient AI
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from the Institute of Industrial Science at...
UCI researchers uncover cancer cell vulnerabilities; may lead to better cancer therapies
Monitoring RNA hotspots reveals target in cancer tumor cellsCredit: UCI School of Medicine Irvine, CA - June 12, 2020 -...
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awards $3.2 million to top clinical investigators
Credit: Stacey Kratz The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has named four new Damon Runyon Clinical Investigators. The recipients of...
Parasites and the microbiome
In a study of ethnically diverse people from Cameroon, the presence of a parasite infection was closely linked to the...
Protecting bays from ocean acidification
UD research shows that submerged vegetation helps to offset Chesapeake Bay acidificationCredit: Photo courtesy of Wei-Jun Cai and Jeremy Testa...
NASA catches development of Tropical Cyclone Nuri in South China Sea
Credit: NASA/Worldview A low-pressure system that developed in the Philippine Sea and tracked over the central Philippines has moved into...
Study links elevated levels of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) with breast cancer risk
Hollings Cancer Center researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina assess the connection between dietary advanced glycation end products...
Versatile symbionts: Reed beetles benefit from bacterial helpers through all life stages
Bacterial symbionts support their host's larvae and adult insects in different waysCredit: photo/©: Martin Kaltenpoth Insects that feed only on...
Protecting scientific diversity
International researchers demand the active protection and support of diversity, equity and inclusion in scienceCredit: Rejane Santos-Silva @@rejsantossilva In the...
Where have the swans gone?
Wintering area Bewick's swans shifts hundreds of kilometres in 50 yearsCredit: Bart Nolet/NIOO-KNAW Nearly 13 kilometres per year: that is...
Elastomeric masks provide a more durable, less costly option for health care workers
Authors of Journal of the American College of Surgeons article report use of elastomeric masks reduces the number of N95...
Study proposes ‘Microbial Noah’s Ark’ pilot project
The initiative will protect microbial diversity and long-term health of humanityCredit: Joana Carvalho IGC 2020 The Rutgers University's initiative will...
School may be the key to improvement for children in social care
Credit: Linköping University Children in social care have poorer mental health and perform worse in school than other children. But...
Study reveals impacts of climate change on migrating mule deer
Credit: Tayler LaSharr When drought reshuffles the green-up of habitats that mule deer migrate across, it dramatically shortens the annual...
Together they stay alive longer
How tuberculosis pathogens protect themselves from drying out in the airCredit: Elisabeth Pfrommer, Heinrich-Pette-Institute / FZ Borstel Hamburg/Borstel/Leipzig. The tuberculosis...
