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Thirteen new ant species discovered in Hong Kong
Thirteen new ant species discovered by HKU EcologistsCredit: @The University of Hong Kong "If you believe that all life surrounding...
New study questions effects of reintroducing top predators
Credit: Daniel Stahler For years, scientists have assumed that when top predators are reintroduced to an ecosystem, the effects are...
study looks to iron from microbes for climate help
Research examines remediation potential of releasing iron powder into the atmosphereCredit: Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Distributing iron particles produced...
Racial disparities persist in access to kidney transplants
New Haven, Conn. -- In a new study of patients awaiting kidney transplants, Yale researchers found significant racial disparities. This...
China’s acceptance of certain non-animal testing methods for the regulation of cosmetics
Gaithersburg, MD - April 3, 2019 - The Institute for In Vitro Sciences (IIVS) applauds China's National Medical Products Administration...
Fellowship to further international research links in Huntington’s disease
A researcher from the University of Plymouth has been awarded a fellowship from the Royal Society to help tackle the...
Strong link between air pollution in Southwestern Ontario and adverse birth outcomes
A study by researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute, Western University and Brescia University College has found evidence of a...
Optical tweezers achieve new feats of capturing atoms
Credit: Mark Brown Trapping single atoms is a bit like herding cats, which makes researchers at the University of Colorado...
Dermatology students improve Wikipedia entries on skin disease
They edited entries, made them more complete/understandable AURORA, Colo. (April 3, 2019) - A group of medical students recruited to...
PolyU hosts the first-of-its-kind international Marine Robotics Forum in HK
Exploring disruptive robotic technologies to be deployed under the seasCredit: PolyU This is one of the major events initiated by...
First clinical trial of reformulated epileptic drug to treat medically refractory epilepsy
AURORA, Colo. (April 3, 2019) - A currently approved epileptic drug to treat seizures has been modified by a University...
Otherworldly mirror pools and mesmerizing landscapes discovered on ocean floor
Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute GULF OF CALIFORNIA, MEXICO - While exploring hydrothermal vent and cold seep environments, Dr. Mandy Joye...
New campaign encourages organ and tissue donation to advance medical research
Credit: Janine McCarthy, M.P.H. & Kristie Sullivan, M.P.H. WASHINGTON--The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine--a nonprofit with more than 175,000 members...
NIH begins first-in-human trial of a universal influenza vaccine candidate
Investigational vaccine designed to provide broad, durable protection from fluCredit: NIAID The first clinical trial of an innovative universal influenza...
Project to integrate and decentralize HIV, diabetes, and hypertension services in Africa
INTE-AFRICA aims to scale up care for two chronic conditions whose prevalence is high and rising in sub-Saharan AfricaCredit: C....
Springer Nature publishes its first machine-generated book
Innovative book prototype provides a compelling machine-generated overview about the latest research on lithium-ion batteries, automatically compiled by an algorithm...
The brain’s auto-complete function
Collaboration between Birmingham and Bonn yields new insights into associative memoryCredit: © Cognitive and Clinical Neurophysiology Group/Uni Bonn When looking...
Virtuoso of mobile sensing technology receives ACM Prize in Computing
Shwetak Patel broke new ground in IoT research and brought innovative products to marketCredit: University of Washington ACM, the Association...
More policy work needed to reduce use of smokeless tobacco, say researchers
Researchers at the University of York have shown that regulations on smokeless tobacco are still lacking, despite 181 countries agreeing...
Changing how a country types: New keyboard standard makes typing in French easier
New standard created with state-of-the-art algorithm adopted by FranceCredit: Aalto University Helsinki, Finland--Keyboards touch our everyday lives yet, despite the...
