The price of cancer
A new study calculated the economic cost of cancers around the world, helping policymakers allocate resources appropriately and enact policies to curb the increase in...
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Unusual atom helps in search for Universe’s building blocks
An unusual form of caesium atom is helping a University of Queensland-led research team unmask unknown particles that make up the Universe.Credit: The University of...
The war in Ukraine could trigger a land investment rush as happened during the 2008 financial crisis
Milan, 24 February 2023– One year after the start of the war in Ukraine, researchers Maria Cristina Rulli of the Politecnico di Milano, Jampel Dell'Angelo...
Low income, race, and rural residence among risk factors for low telemedicine literacy
February 24, 2023 – Demographic factors including low income and living in a rural area are linked to low telemedicine literacy – which may limit access to...
Discovery suggests new way to prevent common causes of vision loss
UVA Health scientists have discovered an unknown contributor to harmful blood vessel growth in the eye that could lead to new treatments for blinding macular...
World’s fastest laser camera films combustion in real time
By illuminating a sample surface with short laser beam pulses, it is possible to film sequences of various chemical and physical reactions. A research team...
Healing the brain: Hydrogels enable neuronal tissue growth
Synthetic hydrogels were shown to provide an effective scaffold for neuronal tissue growth in areas of brain damage, providing a possible approach for brain tissue...
Faster and sharper whole-body imaging of small animals with deep learning
It takes a few moments for the sound of thunder to reach our ears after a flash of lightning. This phenomenon is due to the...
National Institutes of Health grant funds interdisciplinary stem cell research
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A team of Purdue University scientists led by Shihuan Kuang has received a $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to define the...
Superhydrophobic biosensor could measure sweat vapors on the body
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Sweat contains biomarkers that help doctors make health diagnoses. Wearable sensors can be used to monitor a person’s perspiration rate and...
Tisca Dorsey hired as Jefferson Lab business and finance director
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has hired Tisca Dorsey as a Director of Business and...
Effort to help pollinators shows successes, limitations
Although not quite the bee’s knees, a three-year effort to conserve bee populations by introducing pollinator habitat in North Carolina agricultural areas showed some positive...
Normal gastrointestinal biopsy not protective against later IBD, study finds
Individuals with a gastrointestinal (GI) biopsy that comes back normal still have a heightened risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the years following that...
Malaria infection harms wild African apes
Endangered great apes get malaria, just like humans. New evidence from wild bonobos shows us the infection harms them, too.Credit: Sean M. Lee Endangered great...
Electrodes grown in the brain – paving the way for future therapies for neurological disorders
The boundaries between biology and technology are becoming blurred. Researchers at Linköping, Lund, and Gothenburg universities in Sweden have successfully grown electrodes in living tissue...
