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October 26, 2026

Reading to therapy dogs improves literacy attitudes in second-grade students

Credit: Melody Ko for Tufts University Second-grade students who read aloud to dogs in an afterschool program demonstrated improved attitudes...

Bed bugs: Proactive pest management critical in multi-unit housing

Annapolis, MD; May 24, 2017--Amid the persistent threat of bed bug infestations in multi-unit housing, the best advice for property...

Brain’s immune cells linked to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, schizophrenia

Credit: Nicole Coufal LA JOLLA--Scientists have, for the first time, characterized the molecular markers that make the brain's front lines...

Scripps Florida scientist wins $2 million grant to study childhood disorder

Credit: Photo by James McEntee JUPITER, FL - May 31, 2017 - Assistant Professor Seth Tomchik of the Florida campus...

Mayo Clinic, Baxter launch research and development collaboration

(Mayo Clinic) Mayo Clinic and Baxter International Inc. today announced a new research and development collaboration to advance innovation across...

Study shows big smart meter investment yielded ‘very small’ electricity savings

Smart meters and time-of-use electricity pricing have only modestly reduced residential energy demand during the most expensive peak periods, a...

Personalized cell therapy combination achieves complete remission in CLL patients

Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Combining the kinase inhibitor ibrutinib with an investigational personalized cellular therapy known as CTL119 can...

UT study shows virus infection may be linked to Toledo water crisis

KNOXVILLE--In August 2014, toxins from algal blooms in Lake Erie shut down the city of Toledo, Ohio's water supply, leaving...

Case Western Reserve University receives $6 million to study Barrett’s Esophagus

The National Cancer Institute recently awarded a $6 million grant to the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and Case Western Reserve...

Storytime a ‘turbocharger’ for a child’s brain

Credit: Cincinnati Children's While reading to children has many benefits, simply speaking the words aloud may not be enough to...

More to the bunch: Study finds large chromosomal swaps key to banana domestication

Bananas are one of the most important staple crops of the tropics, transported with great care over great distances to...

Study makes breakthrough in understanding of proteins and their impact on immune system

Researchers at the University of Birmingham have made a breakthrough in the understanding of how our genetic make-up can impact...

The Geological Society of America Rocky Mountain Section Meeting

Boulder, Colo., USA: Geoscientists in the North American Rocky Mountain region and beyond will convene on 9-10 June in Calgary,...

Aerospace engineer to get tough on ceramics with Office of Naval Research grant

Namiko Yamamoto, assistant professor of aerospace engineering at Penn State, was recently awarded $447,663 through the Office of Naval Research...

Drone vs. truck deliveries: Which create less carbon pollution?

Credit: University of Washington Delivering packages with drones can reduce carbon dioxide emissions in certain circumstances as compared to truck...

Rice lab creates tough, but tender, cancer fighters

Credit: Nicolaou Group/Rice University Rice University scientists have developed and evaluated analogs of potent anti-tumor agents known as epothilones using...

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Penn physicists discover why drying liquid crystal drops leave unusual ‘coffee rings’

Credit: University of Pennsylvania In previous papers, University of Pennsylvania physicists investigated the "coffee ring effect," the ring-shaped stain of...

Heavy particles get caught up in the flow

Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, NY - By teasing out signatures of particles that decay just tenths of a millimeter...

A glove powered by soft robotics to interact with virtual reality environments