Flat-faced dogs may seem more helpless and infant-like to owners
Flat-faced or brachycephalic dogs breeds such as English and French bulldogs may be likely to display ‘helpless’ traits by looking at humans more often than...
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Specially appointed Professor Katsumi Ida to receive the Chandrasekhar Award
Research is being conducted around the world to confine high-temperature plasma in a magnetic field to realize nuclear fusion power generation. The most important issue...
SwRI, UTSA collaborate to measure the felt heat on San Antonio’s West Side
SAN ANTONIO — Sept. 25, 2023 —Southwest Research Institute and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) are collaborating to study the “felt heat”...
New study sheds light on the impact of in-stream video advertising on ad information encoding
The effects of in-stream video advertising on ad information encoding have long remained a mystery. A recent study, led by Professor Sung-Phil Kim and his research...
Rivers contain hidden sinks and sources of microplastics
Significant quantities of microplastic particles are being trapped in riverbed sediments or carried through the air along major river systems, a new study has shown.Credit:...
Loma Linda University researchers find contaminated water in fast-food soda fountains
Loma Linda University (LLU) researchers found microbial contamination in common sources of drinking water in the Eastern Coachella Valley, including soda fountains at fast-food restaurants....
Uncovering novel mechanisms of endocytosis and intracellular trafficking
Endocytosis is an important cellular process through which cells internalize substances such as water and nutrients. These substances are first transported as cargo to the...
Global study provides new insights into barriers to effective cardiovascular rehabilitation for women and why women are less likely to participate
Philadelphia, September 25, 2023 – Cardiovascular rehabilitation (CR) improves health outcomes and well-being and can reduce death and re-hospitalization rates by 20%. However, programs are...
NIH awards researchers $1.2M to develop robotic eye examination system
A collaboration between researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Duke University has developed a robotic eye examination system, and the National Institutes of...
Nanofluidic device generates power with saltwater
There is a largely untapped energy source along the world’s coastlines: the difference in salinity between seawater and freshwater. A new nanodevice can harness this...
Kinase-targeted therapy in subsets of colorectal cancer
“We have summarized some of our findings regarding the response of various subsets of CRC to kinase inhibitors .”Credit: Patricia M. Gomez Barila and Jan...
Texas A&M researchers show endangered parrot species is thriving in urban areas
A Texas A&M-led research team has discovered that a population of endangered red-crowned parrots is thriving in urban areas of South Texas. The parrots are...
Clinical trial to test immune modulation strategy for hospitalized COVID-19 patients begins
A clinical trial has launched to test whether early intensive immune modulation for hospitalized COVID-19 patients with relatively mild illness is beneficial. The placebo-controlled study,...
UC San Diego Health named national leader in delivering high-quality patient care
UC San Diego Health has been recognized as a top performer in the 2023 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Ranking by Vizient, Inc. for...
Editorial addresses clinician burnout with unifying systems medicine model
A new editorial published in the Heart and Mind journal proposes an innovative systems medicine approach to address the epidemic of clinician burnout and holistically...
