FAU creates new Department of Biomedical Engineering
In recognition of a rapidly growing field, Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science (COECS) has created a Department of Biomedical Engineering. The...
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Researchers create new chemical compound to solve 120-year-old problem
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (05/02/2024) — For the first time, chemists in the University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering have created a highly...
Why do male chicks play more than females? Study finds answers in distant ancestor
Play is widespread, but far from ubiquitous, across the animal kingdom. Especially common in mammals, play is also known to occur in taxa as diverse...
When good bacteria go bad – New links between bacteremia and probiotic use
Osaka, Japan – Probiotics offer a range of health benefits, but their adverse effects can occasionally lead to bacteremia, wherein bacteria circulate in the bloodstream...
Promising new treatment strategy for deadly flu-related brain disorders
Osaka, Japan – It might start simply, with a cough or sneeze…but in some cases, the flu virus can make its way to your brain,...
Cost-effective, high-capacity, and cyclable lithium-ion battery cathodes
Charge-recharge cycling of lithium-superrich iron oxide, a cost-effective and high-capacity cathode for new-generation lithium-ion batteries, can be greatly improved by doping with readily available mineral...
Artificial intelligence enhances monitoring of threatened marbled murrelet
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Artificial intelligence analysis of data gathered by acoustic recording devices is a promising new tool for monitoring the marbled murrelet and other...
The solution to kidney bleeding and recovery lies within a hemostasis sponge, using the inherent capabilities of the kidneys
Professor Dong-Woo Cho from the Department of Mechanical Engineering along with Jae Yun Kim, a PhD candidate, from the School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering...
Gift to UCR clinic aims to assist local unhoused population
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- The Hulen Place Clinic, which UCR Health, the clinical arm of the School of Medicine (SOM) at the University of California, Riverside, opened in September...
Researchers offer US roadmap to close the carbon cycle
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and six other Department of Energy national laboratories have developed a United States-based perspective for achieving net-zero carbon emissions....
American Thoracic Society receives $400,000 from A. Sonia Buist – Highest lifetime donor in ATS history
NEW YORK, NY – May 01, 2024 – A. Sonia Buist, MD, a past president of the American Thoracic Society and an advocate for global...
Archaea can be picky parasites
A parasite that not only feeds of its host, but also makes the host change its own metabolism and thus biology. NIOZ microbiologists Su Ding...
Identifying risks of human flea infestations in plague-endemic areas of Madagascar
Madagascar is one of the last places where outbreaks of human bubonic plague still happen regularly. Credit: Photo by Adelaide Miarinjara Madagascar is one of the...
Researchers led by physicists at UMass Amherst build new device that is foundation for quantum computing
AMHERST, Mass. – Scientists led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst have adapted a device called a microwave circulator for use in quantum computers, allowing...
AJRCCM “Abstracts Issue” showcases research at the ATS 2024 International Conference
May 01, 2024– Get a sneak-peak at what’s coming up at the ATS 2024 later this month with today’s online release of the “American Thoracic...
