CAREER Award: Fixing AI’s blind spot in image analysis
For all the astonishing things artificial intelligence can do, it has a particular blind spot that one University of Virginia researcher seeks to remedy.Credit: University...
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The protein protectors of fertility
Osaka, Japan – You’re likely familiar with RNA, the molecule that plays an important role in protein production and gene expression control. Perhaps you’re less...
New research links early Europeans’ cultural and genetic development over several thousand years
A new DNA study has nuanced the picture of how different groups intermingled during the European Stone Age, but also how certain groups of people...
Over one million acres of tribal land submerged by dams in the US
Dam constructions have flooded over 1.13 million acres of tribal land in the US contributing to the historic and ongoing struggle against land dispossession for...
The voices of indigenous peoples and local communities as an important part of the climate fight
Coinciding with the International Day of Indigenous Peoples, an ICTA-UAB study calls for indigenous peoples' in-depth knowledge of climate change to be considered.Credit: Author Mouna...
Booster shot being developed to avoid recapturing koalas to fight Chlamydia disease
A booster vaccine using implant technology for koalas is being developed by QUT researchers in the fight against the deadly Chlamydia disease.Credit: QUT Media A...
Opioids, methadone and babies
LOS ANGELES (August 8, 2023) — Whatever the opioid crisis calls to mind, it likely isn’t pacifiers and diapers. But when 1 out of every...
UTHealth Houston researcher awarded $3.1M NIH grant to study sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
A five-year, $3.1 million grant to study preventive strategies for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) has been awarded to UTHealth Houston by the National Institutes of...
Inhibiting NLRP3 signaling in aging podocytes improves longevity
“Together, these results suggest a critical role for the NLRP3 inflammasome in podocyte and liver aging.”Credit: 2023 Kaverina et al. “Together, these results suggest a...
Study: Vaccination campaign in Cambodia protects endangered wild cattle from highly contagious potentially fatal skin disease
Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), the Ministry of Environment, and the Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries of the Royal Government of Cambodia...
Pipeline program at Keck School of Medicine boosts primary care residency matches and representation
Primary care provides critical support for the global health care system. But in many communities across the country and around the world, primary care physicians...
Stroke rehab at home is near
The world of at-home stroke rehabilitation is growing near, incredible news for the 795,000 people in the United States who annually suffer a stroke. A...
Researchers use SPAD detector to achieve 3D quantum ghost imaging
WASHINGTON — Researchers have reported the first 3D measurements acquired with quantum ghost imaging. The new technique enables 3D imaging on a single photon level,...
Ammonia as a carbon-free hydrogen carrier for fuel cells: a perspective
Due to the environmental and energy problems caused by fossil fuels, the search for alternative clean and renewable energy solutions has never been more urgent....
Classroom environmental education doesn’t change attitudes – new research
Increasing understanding of conservation issues in schools doesn’t necessarily translate into attitude change, says new research from the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University...
