Science has spoken: Tell the truth on Facebook or risk your reputation
Online social networks (OSN) like Facebook and Twitter have created a space for people to easily express their opinions, which can encourage open dialogue and...
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UNC blood clot expert working with NASA to study blood flow, clot formation in zero gravity
CHAPEL HILL, NC – Are astronauts more likely to develop blood clots during space missions due to zero gravity? That’s the question NASA is trying...
Boosts access reliability in wireless communications
With the emerging Internet-of-Things, that holds promise for operating everything from smart homes to smart cities, fifth-generation wireless communication must be able to handle the...
SwRI-led team finds younger exoplanets better candidates when looking for other Earths
SAN ANTONIO — May 3, 2022 — As the scientific community searches for worlds orbiting nearby stars that could potentially harbor life, new Southwest Research...
Researchers discover overlooked Jurassic Park of lizards
New research published today in eLife by researchers from the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP) and the University of Bristol (UB) moves back...
Repairing tendons with silk proteins
(LOS ANGELES) – Just mentioning a ruptured Achilles tendon would make anyone wince. Tendon injuries are well known for their lengthy, difficult and often incomplete...
New technology offers fighting chance against grapevine killer
Scientists at UC Riverside have a shot at eradicating a deadly threat to vineyards posed by the glassy-winged sharpshooter, just as its resistance to insecticide...
Study finds healthy-appearing lupus skin predisposed to flares, rashes
People with lupus have overactive immune systems that attack their own tissue, causing inflammation throughout the body.Credit: Justine Ross, Michigan Medicine. People with lupus have...
Lessons from the Tuskegee experiment, 50 years after unethical study uncovered
LIVE PRESS EVENT: Join Dr. Tobin for a Q & A on this paper at 1:00 p.m. ET on April 28. Register now.Credit: ATS LIVE...
ARRS Annual Meeting: Impact of COVID-19 on ventilation/perfusion scintigraphy
New Orleans, LA | Leesburg, VA | May 3, 2022—A Scientific E-Poster presented during the 2022 ARRS Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA discussed how to...
Study fills knowledge gaps about surgery outcomes for Inuit in Canada
A team of Canadian researchers, including Inuit and other Indigenous researchers, have published the first study of Inuit surgical outcomes today in CMAJ Open. The...
Bacteria make a beeline to escape tight spaces
A newly published study by researchers at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa revealed that bacteria alter their swimming patterns when they get into tight...
Creator of breakthrough coronavirus technology to receive inaugural McGuire Prize
Dartmouth has announced that the inaugural McGuire Family Prize for Societal Impact will be presented to Jason McLellan, a structural biologist whose groundbreaking coronavirus research...
Affirmative action bans had ‘devastating impact’ on diversity in medical schools, UCLA-led study finds
Link to abstract when embargo lifts at 5 p.m. ET on May 2, 2022: https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M21-4312 Credit: UCLA Health Link to abstract when embargo lifts at...
Family planning: Research singles out the omission that might kill 27,000 people per year
Restricting US foreign aid for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that provide information on or access to abortion-related services in developing countries may have harmful effects on...
