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X-ray experiments zero in on COVID-19 antibodies
Scientists reveal potential coronavirus therapy using structural biology and the Advanced Light SourceCredit: NIAID As scientists across the globe race...
NEJM Group releases COVID-19 Rx for interactive learning
Credit: NEJM Group NEJM Group today released Covid-19 Rx: Treatment Simulations, a series of five Covid-19 interactive cases that range...
Comedy club performances provide insights on how robots, humans connect via humor
Credit: Johanna Carson, OSU College of Engineering CORVALLIS, Ore. - Standup comedian Jon the Robot likes to tell his audiences...
When a spinning toy meets hydrodynamics: Point-of-care technology is set in motion
A fidget spinner inspired microfluidic chip can diagnose infectious diseases at the time and place of patient care.Credit: IBS About...
Mount Sinai first in US using artificial intelligence to analyze COVID-19 patients
Credit: BioMedical Engineering and Imaging Institute (BMEII) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Mount Sinai researchers are...
Good news for menopausal women taking hop supplements: Tests show no drug interactions
Credit: Photo courtesy Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Hop-based dietary supplements that many women use to ease the night...
First-in-class drug candidate developed through NFCR funding commences phase IIB clinical trials
Three decades of NFCR basic and translational research funding to primary investigator Dr. Yung-Chi Cheng advances new systems biology paradigm...
A spreadable interlayer could make solid state batteries more stable
Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Solid state batteries are of great interest to the electric vehicle industry. Scientists at...
Urban heat waves imperil LA’s most vulnerable communities
As heat waves intensify, low-income and disadvantaged communities across south Los Angeles are most at risk, USC researchers say. Disruptions...
Location, location, location: The cell membrane facilitates RAS protein interactions
Salk scientists uncover how RAS proteins bind and get destroyed, which may improve cancer therapeuticsCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(May 18,...
CUNY SPH weekly COVID-19 survey update week 10
Before the economy reopens, New Yorkers need more testing and assurances of safety in the workplaceCredit: CUNY SPH In the...
Scientists use pressure to make liquid magnetism breakthrough
Credit: Daniel Haskel It sounds like a riddle: What do you get if you take two small diamonds, put a...
Aluminum may affect lead levels in drinking water
Researchers find aluminum in water could affect lead's solubility -- in certain casesCredit: Washington University in St. Louis It is...
Quantum Hall effect ‘reincarnated’ in 3D topological materials
2D order protects several entangled states that could be used in quantum computingCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON -- (May 18,...
Study examines impact of Chicago River reversal on region’s aquatic environments, fauna
Credit: Wesley Tucker Prior to European settlement, wetlands, lakes and streams were the major landscape features of the Chicago region....
USC’s Mark Humayun wins IEEE Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology
Credit: USC Roski Eye Institute Mark Humayun, MD, PhD, director of the USC Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg Institute for...
Pregnant and lactating women with COVID-19: Scant clinical research
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 18, 2020--Pregnant and breastfeeding women have been excluded from clinical...
Penn engineers develop first tunable, chip-based ‘vortex microlaser’ and detector
Encoding information in twisting beams of light could break bandwidth bottleneck in optical communicationsCredit: University of Pennsylvania As computers get...
Scientists discover mutation that enhances plant defense
Credit: Irene Serrano Sometimes scientists begin research and find exactly what they expected. Other times they discover something unexpected. Such...
Probing materials at deep-Earth conditions to decipher Earth’s evolutionary tale
Learning how liquid silicates behave at these extreme temperatures and pressures has been a longstanding challenge in the geosciences.Credit: Greg...
