Rice nuclear physics team tapped to lead $15 million Large Hadron Collider upgrade project
A team of physicists at Rice University led by Wei Li has been awarded a five-year, $15.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy...
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Inflammation-reducing drug shows no benefit for dry age-related macular degeneration in NIH trial
The drug minocycline, an antibiotic that also decreases inflammation, failed to slow vision loss or expansion of geographic atrophy in people with dry age-related macular...
Artificial intelligence to reconstruct particle paths leading to new physics
Cracow, 20 March 2024Credit: Source: IFJ PAN Cracow, 20 March 2024 Artificial intelligence to reconstruct particle paths leading to new physics Particles colliding in accelerators...
Wiley expands its Raman spectral collections for the identification of materials, pigments, & dyes
Hoboken, NJ — March 20, 2024 — Wiley, one of the world’s largest publishers and a global leader in research and learning, today announced further expansion of...
A new way to quantify climate change impacts: “Outdoor days”
For most people, reading about the difference between a global average temperature rise of 1.5 C versus 2 C doesn’t conjure up a clear image...
The next antioxidant superfood? Canadian sea buckthorn berries offer diabetes and obesity potential
New research, published in SCI’s Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture illuminates the untapped potential of the shrub sea buckthorn as a rich...
International graduate and postdoctoral trainees in biomedicine are struggling with career confidence, study says
Chapel Hill, NC – Biomedical programs in the United States attract a significant number of graduate and postdoctoral trainees from around the world. Non-citizen trainees face...
How butterflies choose mates: gene controls preferences
Tropical Heliconius butterflies are well known for the bright colour patterns on their wings. These striking colour patterns not only scare off predators – the...
Mysterious exporter for brassinosteroid first identified
When you are reading this article, there are multiple hormones working diligently inside your body to stabilize your health status. Same as human beings, it...
Henry Ford Health performs first commercial “limflow” patient procedure in Michigan
DETROIT (March 21, 2024) – The first commercial procedure on a patient in Michigan using the LimFlow System was performed earlier this month by vascular...
Occurrence of antibiotic resistance genes in the western Qinghai Lake basin
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) have been widely detected in water, sediment, gut and even the phycosphere of algae. In strong anthropogenic activity areas, antibiotic resistance...
Testing method could point thousands more cancer patients to lifesaving treatment
Not all cancer therapies are successful, but cancer researchers increasingly are able to identify the right treatments for the right patients at the right time....
Bridging the lexical divide: A unified approach to combat plant invasions in Australia
In a leap towards managing the ecological challenge posed by alien plant species, a recent study outlines a methodology for integrating and harmonising data on...
NSF awards grant for evolution-inspired design of therapeutic RNAs
A team led by Dr. Samie Jaffrey, the Greenberg-Starr Professor of Pharmacology at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been awarded a three-year, $1.65 million grant for RNA...
Harvard grid accelerator funds six projects in science & engineering for global impact
The Harvard Grid Accelerator announced awards to six interdisciplinary projects that have transformative potential in health, climate, and manufacturing. The Grid Accelerator identifies and supports...
