SwRI scientists compile Cassini’s unique observations of Saturn’s rings
SAN ANTONIO — Oct. 18, 2022 — Southwest Research Institute scientists have compiled 41 solar occultation observations of Saturn’s rings from the Cassini mission. The...
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Needs and challenges for COVID-19 boosters and other vaccines in the U.S.
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), which was immediately endorsed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
New data demonstrates novel genomic technology provides ultra-sensitive detection of gene fusions from RNA
Credit: Biofidelity Journal BMC Medical Genomics DOI 10.1186/s12920-022-01363-0 Subject of Research Not applicable Article Title Ultra-sensitive molecular detection of gene fusions from RNA using ASPYRE...
Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, named President of Mount Sinai Heart
Mount Sinai Health System’s globally acclaimed cardiologist Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, has been named President of Mount Sinai Heart, a newly created position, effective Sunday,...
A new comprehensive assessment of ocean warming highlights future climate risks
A research study just published in Nature Reviews provides new information about how much the planet has warmed and what warming we may expect in...
Psoriasis does not appear to increase heart attack risk in people with significant kidney disease
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Oct. 18, 2022) – Studies have suggested that psoriasis is an independent risk factor for heart attack in the general population, but investigators...
Polyester chemistry highlights possible role of microdroplets in the origin of life
Scientists have long been fascinated with the origin of life on Earth, namely the transition from simple pre-biotic organic molecules to living cell systems. How...
Nanotechnology, messenger RNA combined in possible new ‘universal’ COVID-19 treatment
PORTLAND, Ore. – A study led by an Oregon State University pharmaceutical sciences researcher has produced a proof of principle for a new “universal” means...
Scientists discover structure of adult brain – previously thought to be fixed – is changed by treatment
Scientists believe that the structure of the adult brain is generally rigid and incapable of rapid changes; now new work has shown that this is...
Test for carbon monoxide poisoning is unreliable and should not be used
Berlin, Germany: Pulse oximetry is an unreliable method for spotting people suffering with carbon monoxide poisoning and it should not be used for this purpose,...
Project examines mental health care training in South Africa
It is almost impossible to imagine the long-term psychological problems faced by the over 16 million orphans and vulnerable children in the global society, difficult...
Diversifying the next generation of TB vaccines
SAN ANTONIO (October 17, 2022) – Mirroring the all-hands-on-deck collaborative approach that accelerated the development of a variety of COVID-19 vaccines during the pandemic, the National Institutes...
Isotope data strengthens suspicions of ivory stockpile theft
In January 2019, a seizure of 3.3 tons of ivory in Uganda turned up something surprising: markings on some of the tusks suggested that they...
Neanderthals appear to have been carnivores
A new study published on October 17th in the journal PNAS, led by a CNRS researcher, has for the first time used zinc isotope analysis...
Gladstone data scientist elected to the National Academy of Medicine
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Data scientist and statistician Katie Pollard, PhD, director of the Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology, has been elected to the National...
