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Artificial light in the arctic
New study examines how artificial light from research vessels affects fish countsCredit: Photo by Michael O. Snyder The Arctic polar...
ATS publishes new guidance on COVID-19 management
Credit: ATS April 06, 2020─ An American Thoracic Society-led international task force has released a guidance document to help clinicians...
How understanding the dynamics of yeast prions can shed light on neurodegenerative diseases
Credit: Tokyo Tech Prions are a class of misfolded proteins that form aggregates called "amyloid fibrils." These aggregates are the...
New therapy could combat persistent joint infections in horses
Credit: Dr, Lauren Schnabel, North Carolina State University A new therapy could combat persistent joint infections in horses, potentially saving...
The Milky Way’s satellites help reveal link between dark matter halos and galaxy formation
Credit: Ralf Kaehler/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Just as the sun has planets and the planets have moons, our galaxy has...
NASA finds Tropical Storm Irondro’s heavy rainfall displaced
Credit: NASA/JAXA/NRL NASA analyzed Tropical Storm Irondro's rainfall and found heaviest rainfall was being pushed far southeast of the center...
Tested and testing: UC San Diego Health expands COVID-19 diagnostics
Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences From the beginning, the ability of front line clinicians to test patients for COVID-19...
Supporting organizations to quickly respond to the Covid-19 pandemic
Credit: African Academy of Sciences "In this global crisis, it is important for organizations on the frontlines of responding to...
Scientist proposes clinical trials with low-dose rapamycin to protect elderly from COVID-19
Friday, 3rd of April, 2020, London, UK - The Biogerontology Research Foundation, a registered UK charity supporting and promoting aging...
Making stronger concrete with ‘sewage-enhanced’ steel slag
A by-product of steel making can be used to both treat wastewater and make stronger concreteCredit: RMIT University Researchers have...
Lancaster academic sees positives in first published clinical trial of COVID-19 treatment
Credit: Lancaster University A Lancaster University statistician who worked on the first published large randomised clinical trial for a potential...
Curbing the rising toll of adults with complex care needs
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (April 6, 2020) - Data show that the number of people with clinically complex health and...
Efforts to control livestock disease PPRV should focus on herd management style, not age
Credit: Rod Waddington/Flickr UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The risk of transmitting the virus PPRV, which produces a highly infectious and...
What is the Asian hornet invasion going to cost Europe?
Credit: Prof. Franck Courchamp Since its accidental introduction in 2003 in France, the yellow-legged Asian hornet (Vespa velutina nigrithorax) is...
Synthesis against the clock
Novel radiopharmaceutical for the diagnosis of tumor-relevant transport proteins developedCredit: HZDR/ Bodo Tiedemann Radiolabeled molecules, so-called radiotracers, help nuclear physicians...
Surgical masks good for most COVID-19 treatment: McMaster
Credit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (April 6, 2020) - The N95 respirator masks should be preserved for health-care workers involved...
Invasive species with charisma have it easier
Credit: Jonathan Jeschke It's the outside that counts: Their charisma has an impact on the introduction and image of alien...
APS tip sheet: First results from the Belle II experiment
The Belle II experiment reports its first measurementsCredit: KEK / Belle II Collaboration At the SuperKEKB Collider, scientists have performed...
The ocean responds to a warming planet
New research indicates that upper ocean water masses are shrinking in a changing climateCredit: Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences We're...
X-rays reveal in situ crystal growth of lead-free perovskite solar panel materials
Credit: G. Portale, University of Groningen Lead-based perovskites are very promising materials for the production of solar panels. They efficiently...
