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Looks matter when it comes to success in STEM, study shows
New research finds that racial stereotypes around appearance impact student achievementCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Demand for science, technology, engineering and...
Infection control technique may reduce infections in patients with catheters, drains
Study finds use of antibiotic soap and antibiotic nasal ointment reduces infections by 30 to 40 percent Each year, approximately...
1 in 3 students with ADHD receive no school interventions, study finds
Largest national study of youth with ADHD reveals gaps between student needs and school services, particularly in secondary school and...
BU conducts first experimental evaluation of pharmaceutical industry-led access program
Study of Novartis Access program in Kenya demonstrates it is possible to evaluate major pharmaceutical companies' access programs using robust,...
Study confirms and quantifies Zika-microcephaly link in Brazil
Women infected with Zika virus early in pregnancy are almost 17 times more likely to have a child with microcephaly,...
Distracted drivers 29 times more likely to wreck in a highway work zone
Highway work zone crashes happen every 5.4 minutes. Now, an MU study says an inattentive driver is 29 times more...
Scaling up innovative sensor installation on the Mighty Mac
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - The first 20 prototype infrastructure sensors installed in 2016 on the Mackinac...
Results of trial to stem hospital-acquired bacterial infections published
NIH-sponsored ABATE study shows benefit for subset of hospitalized patientsCredit: NIH New findings from a large, randomized clinical trial that...
NASA’s infrared vision reveals Tropical Cyclone Haleh’s power
Credit: NASA JPL, Heidar Thrastarson Tropical Cyclone Haleh maintained an eye as NASA's Aqua satellite passed overhead and collected temperature...
A study by the UC3M researches the limits of topological insulators using sound waves
Credit: UC3M In these kinds structures, sound signals remain robust and insensitive to noise caused by impurities and defects in...
Modern beer yeast emerged from mix of European grape wine, Asian rice wine yeast
For thousands of years brewers made beer using specialized strains of the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The historical origins of...
New reactor-liner alloy material offers strength, resilience
Tungsten blend resists fractures, could be valuable for magnetic fusion facilitiesCredit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., March 5,...
$23 million from NIH lets translational research institute speed new treatments
Credit: University of Virginia Health System The integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia (iTHRIV) has been awarded a five-year...
MSU lands $5 million NIH grant to connect dots between pesticides and Parkinson’s
A Michigan State University researcher is hoping to make a connection between pesticides, olfactory impairment and early symptoms of neurodegenerative...
Capturing bacteria that eat and breathe electricity
Credit: WSU Last August, Abdelrhman Mohamed found himself hiking deep into the wilderness of Yellowstone National Park. Unlike thousands of...
Analysis of billions of Wikipedia searches reveals biodiversity secrets
This finding, publishing March 5 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology, suggests new ways to monitor changes in the world's...
Scientists levitate particles with sound to find out how they cluster together
Credit: Melody Lim Scientists from the University of Chicago and the University of Bath used sound waves to levitate particles,...
Nuclear medicine imaging monitors effectiveness of therapy for melanoma patients
Credit: Ito et al., Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York. Nuclear medicine imaging with PET/CT can monitor...
A step closer to an HIV cure
Scientists associated with the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg are part of an international team that today published research suggesting...
Heroin users aware of fentanyl, but at high risk of overdosing
Survey of users highlights need for more proactive overdose-prevention strategies Most heroin users in Baltimore, a city heavily affected by...
