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Saint Louis University chemist asks ‘could life begin in oil?’
Credit: Ellen Hutti, Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS - Paul Bracher, Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of chemistry at...
Harnessing rich satellite data to estimate crop yield
URBANA, Ill. - Without advanced sensing technology, humans see only a small portion of the entire electromagnetic spectrum. Satellites see...
Fizzy soda water could be key to clean manufacture of flat wonder material: Graphene
Credit: University of Illinois Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering Whether you call it effervescent, fizzy, or sparkling, carbonated water...
HIIT helps combat high insulin resistance — a warning sign for diabetes
A new study published in Frontiers in Physiology suggests that High-Intensity Interval Training is an efficient, effective way of cutting...
New federal grant to fund JAX studies of microbiome’s role in multiple sclerosis
A five-year federal research grant totaling $1,887,049 to Jackson Laboratory (JAX) Research Scientist Yanjiao Zhou, M.D., Ph.D., will fund studies...
City College researchers produce smart fabric to neutralize nerve gas
From the lab of City College of New York chemical engineer and Fulbright Scholar Teresa J. Bandosz comes a groundbreaking...
Subarachnoid hemorrhage and the need for expert treatment
PHOENIX, Ariz. Aug. 16, 2017 -- Research led by the head of the Barrow Neurological Institute and published in the...
UTSA professor receives $1.5 million grant to study male infertility
(SAN ANTONIO, August 16, 2017) -- Brian Hermann, assistant professor of biology at The University of Texas at San Antonio,...
Biophysics explains how immune cells kill bacteria
Credit: Scientific Reports (Tokyo, August 16) A new data analysis technique, moving subtrajectory analysis, designed by researchers at Tokyo Institute...
Multicolor MRIs could aid disease detection
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have developed a method that could make magnetic resonance imaging--MRI--multicolor. Current...
UMass Amherst researchers find ‘switch’ that turns on immune cells’ tumor-killing ability
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Molecular biologists led by Leonid Pobezinsky and his wife and research collaborator Elena Pobezinskaya...
University of Stirling team discovers new plant in Shetland
Credit: University of Stirling Scientists at the University of Stirling have discovered a new type of plant growing in Shetland...
Could olfactory loss point to Alzheimer’s disease?
Odor identification tests may help scientists track the evolution of the disease in persons at risk By the time you...
CU Anschutz and UC San Diego researchers find creosote bush could treat deadly infections
AURORA, Colo. (August 16, 2017) - Researchers at the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of...
The environmental injustice of beauty
Credit: Courtesy of Snapshot WASHINGTON, DC (August 16, 2017)-- Women of color have higher levels of beauty-product-related chemicals in their...
Navigation and spatial memory: New brain region identified to be involved
Navigation in mammals including humans and rodents depends on specialized neural networks that encode the animal's location and trajectory in...
Understanding how fish grow their hearts could help humans, professor finds
It's already known some fish have big hearts - at least during the winter. Now a U of G professor...
Genetic variants found to play key role in human immune system
Credit: Study authors NEW YORK (August 16, 2017) - It is widely recognized that people respond differently to infections. This...
Predators preserve existing animal species
Credit: Photographer is Christian Skov. A new study from Lund University in Sweden increases knowledge of how boundaries and barriers...
Study: Playing smartphone app aids concussion recovery in teens
Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Generally, after suffering a concussion, patients are encouraged to avoid reading, watching...
