Generating power where seawater and river water meet
Scientists have known since the 1950s that it is theoretically possible to generate electricity through the movement of water at the place where seawater and...
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Focused ultrasound foundation and children’s tumor foundation partner on neurofibromatosis study
The Focused Ultrasound Foundation and the Children’s Tumor Foundation (CTF) have established a partnership to advance innovative, noninvasive treatments in pediatrics. For more than 15...
Microbial ´dark matter´: Centuries-old lava caves of Hawaiʻi Island contain thousands of unknown bacterial species
The lava caves, lava tubes and geothermal vents on the big island of Hawaiʻi have higher bacterial diversity than scientists expected, reports a new study...
Protective T cells remain 20 months after COVID-19
Patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 develop protective immune responses, mediated by virus-specific T cells and antibodies, shortly after the infection. There is concern, however, that immunity...
ATS Research Program awards unrestricted grants for 2021-22
July 21, 2022 –The American Thoracic Society Research Program today announced the five recipients of Unrestricted Grants for the 2021-2022 grant cycle. These grants support...
Heart muscle scarring found in patients with hypertension are associated with worse outcomes
Singapore, 21 July 2022 – A recent study conducted by the National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) discovered that myocardial fibrosis is associated with worse cardiovascular...
Physiological features of Japanese black cattle with high methane production
Japan's agricultural sector produced 32.3 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions in 2022, accounting for 2.8% of the country's total emissions. Nearly a quarter of...
Lithiophilic seeds and rigid arrays synergistic induced dendrite-free and stable Li anode towards long-life lithium-oxygen batteries
Recently, Dr. Yue Li and co-workers (from Tianjin University) prepared lithiophilic aluminum oxide (Al2O3) seeds induced rigid carbon nanotube arrays/three-dimensional graphene (Al2O3-CNTA/3DG) as an effective...
Better outcomes when police, ambulance and mental health services attend 111 mental health emergencies together, NZ study finds
Having emergency services work together to attend mental health emergencies reduces the likelihood of the person in crisis ending up in hospital, a study from...
Deep learning for new alloys
When is something more than just the sum of its parts? Alloys show such synergy. Steel, for instance, revolutionized industry by taking iron, adding a...
Post-COVID lung disease shares origins with other scarring lung disorders
While most people recover from COVID-19 within a week or two, up to one-third of survivors experience persistent or new symptoms weeks and months after...
Improving serious illness communication for patients with advanced cancer
LEBANON, NH – Patients with advanced cancer want and need to partner with their care team to make treatment decisions that reflect their own values...
Finding the right target to prevent medulloblastoma relapse
When MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researcher Jezabel R. Blanco, Ph.D., began studying neurosciences, first as a graduate student and later as a postdoctoral fellow, her...
Introducing a protocol for using robotic pets in memory care
You might think it was a typical therapy session at a long-term care facility. In a quiet room, a therapist sets down a pet carrier,...
Six new species of miniature frog discovered
Eric Smith, a professor of biology at The University of Texas at Arlington, and a team of international researchers have discovered six new species of...
