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High blood pressure linked to increased risk of dying from COVID-19
Credit: European Heart Journal Patients with raised blood pressure have a two-fold increased risk of dying from the coronavirus COVID-19...
Center for Alcohol Research in Epigenetics at UIC receives $8M from NIH
Continued research will test alcohol effects on whole epigenome and brain functionCredit: UIC Photos Services The University of Illinois at...
Scientists made a single-cell-resolution map of brain genes in humans and other primates
Credit: Pavel Odinev/ Skoltech A group of scientists led by Philipp Khaitovich, a professor at Skoltech, conducted a large-scale study...
Ancient DNA provides new insights into the early peopling of the Caribbean
New study reveals multiple waves of settlement and connections to the American mainlandCredit: Tom Björklund. According to a new study...
Self-assembling, biomimetic composites possess unusual electrical properties
Credit: Mert Vural, Penn State Sometimes, breaking rules is not a bad thing. Especially when the rules are apparent laws...
Mangroves at risk if carbon emissions not reduced by 2050, international scientists predict
Credit: NTU Singapore/Benjamin Horton Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), and an international research team have predicted that...
Cannabis in Michigan: New report documents trends before recreational legalization
U-M Injury Prevention Center compilation of data from state and federal sources will serve as baseline for future studiesCredit: University...
New image of a cancer-related enzyme in action helps explain gene regulation
Credit: Song Tan, Penn State New images of an enzyme in action as it interacts with the chromosome could provide...
Uncuffing nitric oxide production: Beta-arrestin2 complexes regulate NO levels
Beta-arrestin2 is a critical protein that regulates the activity of endothelial nitric oxide synthase and the subsequent production of nitric...
New study reveals areas of brain where recognition and identification occur
Credit: Oscar Woolnough, PhD, postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Neurosurgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth in Houston....
New technique retains nipple color in men after breast reduction
Credit: UTSW DALLAS - June 4, 2020 - Surgeons at UT Southwestern Medical Center have pioneered a new technique that...
Researchers study alternative training tools designed to improve Soldier performance
Credit: US Army photo ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (June 4, 2020) -- As the U.S. Army revamps its small arms...
NASA infrared imagery indicates cristobal’s heavy rainmaking capabilities
Credit: Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson One of the ways NASA observes tropical cyclones is by using infrared data that provides...
Silicon ‘neurons’ may add a new dimension to computer processors
Energy constraints lead to novel ways of efficient, at-a-distance communicationCredit: Courtesy of Chakrabartty lab When it fires, a neuron consumes...
Discovery unlocks ‘hot’ electrons for more efficient energy use
Credit: Illustration by Enrique Sahagún WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Highly energetic, "hot" electrons have the potential to help solar panels...
New discovery may lead to effective and natural treatment for Parkinson’s disease
Certain hormone-like compounds boost dopamine levels in the brainCredit: McLean Hospital Study Highlights The Nurr1 protein maintains the health of...
New clues on how lipid emulsions prevent liver disease in preterm babies
Credit: National Human Genome Research Institute. Infants born prematurely may require parenteral or intravenous nutrition to provide the necessary nourishment,...
IU researchers grow hairy skin from human stem cells
Credit: IU School of Medicine Building on years of groundbreaking discoveries in stem cell research, scientists from Indiana University School...
New material, modeling methods promise advances in energy storage
Work offers promise for lightweight materials for energy technologiesCredit: University of Houston The explosion of mobile electronic devices, electric vehicles,...
‘Artificial chemist’ combines AI, robotics to conduct autonomous R&D
Credit: Milad Abolhasani Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University at Buffalo have developed a technology called "Artificial...
