Blood testing identifies biomarkers of suicidal thoughts
Major depressive disorder affects 16.1 million adults in the United States and costs $210 billion annually. While the primary symptoms of depression are psychological, scientists...
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Study shows exposure to household chemicals can lower odds of getting pregnant
Exposure to phthalates, a group of plasticizing and solvent chemicals found in many household products, was linked to a lower probability of getting pregnant, but...
Molecular trap and zap
Patients struggling with some chronic diseases often must wait years for a proper diagnosis. For example, symptoms such as shortness of breath can be attributed...
Bringing quantum computing to light
As a technology still in its nascent stages, quantum computing holds the promise of revolutionizing various fields, provided it can surmount the challenges of scalability...
Coevolution helps Santa’s reindeer feast after flight
When Santa's exhausted reindeer finally set down their sleigh in the deep snow of the North Pole early Christmas morning, it's not Rudolph's radiant red...
UMSOM researchers discover first ever link between hemoglobin-like protein and normal heart development
BALTIMORE, December 14, 2023– In a landmark study led by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, researchers discovered for the first time that a...
Ultrafast lasers map electrons ‘going ballistic’ in graphene, with implications for next-gen electronic devices
LAWRENCE — Research appearing in ACS Nano, a premier journal on nanoscience and nanotechnology, reveals the ballistic movement of electrons in graphene in real time.Credit: University of...
Frontiers for Young Minds and CERN ‘SPARK’ big questions in health technology
Frontiers for Young Minds, the award-winning, open-access scientific journal for kids, has published the first articles in a new collection in collaboration with CERN, one of the world’s largest centers...
Strategies to limit redox electrolyte-enhanced carbon-based supercapacitor self-discharge
The efficient storage of clean energy is a critical component to achieving carbon neutrality. Capacitors are devices that store energy by separating positive and negative...
Third Pole environment researchers study the risk of glacial lake Outbursts in the Third Pole
The Third Pole, which spans the Tibetan Plateau and the surrounding Himalayas, Hindu Kush, and Tianshan Mountain ranges, is extremely vulnerable to the effects of...
Revolutionary seaweed and carbonated water based hydrogel for treating skin wounds
Acting as the main interface between the internal and the external world, the skin is the largest and most important organ of the human body....
Exploring the effects of vascularization strategies on brain organoids
Cerebral organoids are three-dimensional, in vitro cultured brains that mimic the activities of the human brain. They have emerged as invaluable tools to comprehend evolution,...
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Computational model captures the elusive transition states of chemical reactions
CAMBRIDGE, MA — During a chemical reaction, molecules gain energy until they reach what’s known as the transition state — a point of no return...
UM School of Medicine awarded up to $7.3M from DARPA to drive innovation in trauma triage technology, improve mass casualty response efforts
In an effort to better optimize the triage of patients during mass casualty events, University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers are receiving up...
