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McLean’s Amy C. Janes, PhD, receives Presidential Honor for Young Scientists
Credit: McLean Hospital McLean Hospital's Amy C. Janes, PhD, has been named a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award...
Researchers build microscopic biohybrid robots propelled by muscles, nerves
Credit: Graphic courtesy Michael Vincent CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers have developed soft robotic devices driven by neuromuscular tissue that triggers...
New SU2C teams accelerate clinical trials for difficult breast & prostate cancers
Credit: Stand Up To Cancer LOS ANGELES - Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) is launching teams of experts to lead...
Gene-targeted cancer drugs, slow release overcome resistance
Promising cancer therapy overcomes body's innate resistance using CRISPR/Cas targeting and drug delivery gelCredit: Mandana Manzari DURHAM, N.C.-- Biomedical engineers...
Business and civic leader Mort Mandel awarded Tel Aviv University Honorary Doctorate
Mandel cited for his visionary philanthropy and establishment of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for STEM and the...
DOE awards ORNL researchers more than $11 million to advance quantum technologies
Credit: Jason Richards/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Sept. 16, 2019--Three researchers at the Department...
Engineers hone our ability to map storm flooding
The radar satellite-based technique that will improve our ability to predict floodingCredit: Xinyi Shen, UConn assistant research professor of civil...
New imaging technology could ‘revolutionize’ cancer surgery
'This is the future, a huge step towards our ultimate goal of revolutionizing surgical oncology'Credit: University of Waterloo Cancer treatment...
Is copper a cause of Alzheimer’s disease?
University of Houston researcher examines the linkCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston chemist is exploring the link between...
For kids who face trauma, good neighbors or teachers can save their longterm health
Previous studies found having adverse childhood experiences can lead to poor health outcomes later in life. New BYU research finds...
New sample holder for protein crystallography
Easier handling and less risk for fragile crystalsCredit: HZB Proteins are huge molecules that often have complex three-dimensional structure and...
KATRIN cuts the mass estimate for the elusive neutrino in half
Credit: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology An international team of scientists has announced a breakthrough in its quest to measure the...
More than lyme: Tick study finds multiple agents of tick-borne diseases
Credit: Santiago Sanchez-Vicente, Stony Brook University In a study published in mBio, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology,...
Army research looks at pearls for clues on enhancing lightweight armor for soldiers
Credit: University of Buffalo RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Round, smooth and iridescent, pearls are among the world's most exquisite...
Palmer amaranth’s molecular secrets reveal troubling potential
Credit: Pat Tranel, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Corn, soybean, and cotton farmers shudder at the thought of Palmer...
The sleep neuron in threadworms is also a stop neuron
Sleep or stop? The RIS neuron has both functions; publication in Nature CommunicationsCredit: Wagner Steuer Costa Wagner Steuer Costa in...
Algae and bacteria team up to increase hydrogen production
Credit: University of Córdoba In line with the fight against climate change and the search for a sustainable future, the...
Tomorrow’s coolants of choice
Scientists assess the potential of magnetic-cooling materialsCredit: HZDR / Juniks Later during this century, around 2060, a paradigm shift in...
New route to carbon-neutral fuels from carbon dioxide discovered by Stanford-DTU team
Credit: Cube3D If the idea of flying on battery-powered commercial jets makes you nervous, you can relax a little. Researchers...
Measuring ethanol’s deadly twin
Credit: Van den Broek J et al. Nature Communications 2019 Methanol is sometimes referred to as ethanol's deadly twin. While...
