Soybean cyst nematode is the most damaging soybean pathogen–and it’s rapidly spreading
Credit: Christopher Marett and Gregory Tylka The soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is the most damaging pathogen of soybean in the United States and Canada and...
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Matching exascale supercomputers work with complex petascale data
Rensselaer faculty member awarded prestigious CAREER award to address problemCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- The next generations of supercomputers will be powerful enough...
TSET HPRC researcher receives federal grant to help low-income Oklahomans quit smoking
Credit: OU Health OKLAHOMA CITY -Darla Kendzor, Ph.D., co-director of the TSET Health Promotion Research Center, was recently awarded a 5-year, $3.1 million grant from...
With new treatments, PET imaging adds valuable information to brain metastasis monitoring
Credit: Image created by N. Galldiks et al., Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany. Reston, VA--For patients with brain metastases, amino acid positron emission tomography (PET)...
UTA researchers combining light waves and nanoparticles to treat battlefield TBIs
New approaches to battlefield brain injuriesCredit: UT Arlington chair of the Bioengineering Department at The University of Texas at Arlington is investigating whether a combination...
Forest fires drive expansion of savannas in the heart of the Amazon
Researchers analyzed the effects of wildfires on plant cover and soil quality in the last 40 years. The findings of the study show that the...
One step closer to efficient cannabis production
Bringing a technique that has been a boon to other plants to the budding cannabis industryCredit: Jessica Lubell-Brand As nurseries and garden centers fill up...
New neuroimaging technique studies brain stimulation for depression
First-in-human study of diffuse optical tomography during rTMS suggests treatment target or parameters may need adjusting to benefit more patients with severe depressionCredit: USF Health/University...
Using 4D printing to enable vascularization, bone tissue regeneration, spinal fusion
4D printing helps create a biomimetic microchannel scaffold made of collagen and hydroxyapatite.Credit: Hanjun Hwangbo, Hyeongjin Lee WASHINGTON, May 4, 2021 -- Spinal fusion is...
New look at a bright stellar nursery
VLA observations reveal changes over timeCredit: CREDIT: DePree, et al.; Sophia Dagnello, NRAO/AUI/NSF; Spitzer/NASA. This overlay shows radio (orange) and infrared images of a giant...
Surfaces can be designed with antiviral properties to mitigate COVID-19
An optimally designed surface can speed the decay of a viral loadCredit: S. Chatterjee, J.S. Murallidharan, A. Agrawal, and R. Bhardwaj WASHINGTON, May 4, 2021...
Cellphone converts into powerful chemical detector
With only $50 worth of components, an ordinary cellphone transforms into a sophisticated scientific instrument, capable of identifying chemicals, drugs, and pathogensCredit: Peter Rentzepis WASHINGTON,...
Pyrosomes: Enigmatic marine inhabitants with an important role in the Cabo Verde ecosystem
New study led by GEOMAR provides fascinating insight into a largely unknown marine life formCredit: JAGO Team, GEOMAR. Pyrosomes, named after the Greek words for...
Cheap but desirable: Generic drugs a great alternative to the brand-names for hypertension
For hypertension, generic drugs could be as good an option as brand-name drugs while costing only half as much, study suggestsCredit: Chinese Medical Journal Hypertension...
New protocol makes Bitcoin transactions more secure and faster than Lightning
A protocol has been developed at TU Wien that makes transactions with cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin faster and more secure.Credit: TU Wien Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin...
