$1.9 million award could keep Zika virus at bay
Project will investigate how the virus beats human defensesCredit: Rong Hai/UCR A UC Riverside virologist has won a $1.9 million award to help prevent the...
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Indigenous land-use reduced catastrophic wildfires on the Fish Lake Plateau
Credit: S. Yoshi Maezumi If you were to visit the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau a thousand years ago, you'd find conditions remarkably familiar to...
Superbug killer: New nanotech destroys bacteria and fungal cells
Nanothin antimicrobial coating could prevent and treat potentially deadly infectionsCredit: RMIT University Researchers have developed a new superbug-destroying coating that could be used on wound...
Rapid decreases in resting heart rate from childhood to adulthood may indicate heart trouble ahead
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University While a slow resting heart rate is generally considered a good thing, investigators have some of the first evidence that...
Dueling evolutionary forces drive rapid evolution of salamander coloration
Credit: Sean Giery, Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Two opposing evolutionary forces explain the presence of the two different colors of spotted salamander egg...
Cascading effects of noise on plants persist over long periods and after noise is removed
A first-of-its kind study shows decreased seedlings and saplings years after the removal of noise pollutionCredit: Photo by Sarah Termondt Though noise may change moment...
Chemical modification of RNA could play key role in polycystic kidney disease
New findings suggest dietary modification and new molecular targets may control common genetic disorderCredit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - April 13, 2021 - A...
World’s protected areas need more than a ‘do not disturb’ sign
Credit: Sue Nichols, Michigan State University Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability Lessons learned from the world's protected forests: Just declaring a plot of land...
Unlocking richer intracellular recordings
CMU/ITT researchers develop novel microelectrode platform to access and record intracellular activityCredit: College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University Behind every heartbeat and brain signal is...
UMass Amherst joins partnership to develop sustainable food products
Big Idea Ventures chooses university collaborators for $125 million Generation Food Rural Partners fundCredit: UMass Amherst The University of Massachusetts Amherst is among nine institutions...
There is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to treat severe asthma; this study shows why
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, April 13, 2021 - Wheezing, coughing that doesn't stop, a pale and sweaty face: clinically, severe asthma attacks look very similar from...
Finding resiliency in local, community news gathering
Study by journalism professors at University of Missouri and University of Kansas explores impact of COVID-19 on US community newspapersCredit: University of Missouri When the...
UBCO engineer cautions pregnant women about speed bumps
The slower the better while driving over them, says researcherCredit: UBC Okanagan Slow down. Baby on board. So says UBC Okanagan researcher and Associate Professor...
NIH trial of anti-CD14 antibody to treat COVID-19 respiratory disease begins
Credit: NIAID A clinical trial testing the safety and efficacy of an investigational monoclonal antibody for treating people who are hospitalized with respiratory disease and...
Airborne laser scanning of gaps in Amazon rainforest helps explain tree mortality
The researchers concluded that water stress, soil fertility and human-induced forest degradation cause gaps in the world's largest tropical forestCredit: Ricardo Dal'Agnol/INPE A group of...
