Luzio, who lived in São Paulo 10,000 years ago, was Amerindian like Indigenous people now, DNA reveals
An article to be published on July 31 in Nature Ecology & Evolution reveals that Luzio, the oldest human skeleton found in São Paulo state...
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Way cool: UVA professor developing ‘freeze ray’ technology for the Air Force
You know that freeze-ray gun that “Batman” villain Mr. Freeze uses to “ice” his enemies? A University of Virginia professor thinks he may have figured...
To spread or slide? Scientists uncover how foams are spread on surfaces
Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have uncovered the physics behind how foams are spread on surfaces. Balls of foam placed on a...
Registration opens for Pennington Biomedical’s 2023 Men’s Health Summit
The 2023 Men’s Health Summit at Pennington Biomedical Research Center returns Saturday, Aug. 26, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Themed “Empowering Men to Live...
New study findings underscore the importance of timely newborn screenings in early care for cystic fibrosis
Aurora, Colo. (July 28, 2023) – The Journal of Pediatrics has published a manuscript by Stacey Martiniano, MD, pulmonary specialist at Children’s Hospital Colorado and associate...
Royal Society of Chemistry honors Hong with fellow selection
The Royal Society of Chemistry has named Yi Hong, a distinguished university professor of bioengineering at The University of Texas at Arlington, as a fellow.Credit:...
A wearable ultrasound scanner could detect breast cancer earlier
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- When breast cancer is diagnosed in the earliest stages, the survival rate is nearly 100 percent. However, for tumors detected in later...
Michael Bayewitch, PhD named Head of BD and Licensing North America for Insilico Medicine
Insilico Medicine, a clinical-stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company, has appointed Michael Bayewitch, PhD, as Head of Business Development and Licensing North America,...
University hospitals nationally recognized for commitment to high-quality stroke care
CLEVELAND—University Hospitals (UH) has received numerous American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke achievement awards for demonstrating commitment to following the...
Unique Mexican black and pinto bean varieties are high in healthy compounds
URBANA, Ill. – Common beans are important food sources with high nutritional content. Bean seeds also contain phenolic compounds, which have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties...
Circadian clock gene helps mice form memories better during the day
A gene that plays a key role in regulating how bodies change across the 24-hour day also influences memory formation, allowing mice to consolidate memories...
NASA research on sustainable aviation receives phase 2 funding
AE Professor Phil Ansell set the bar high for phase 1 of a NASA-funded University Leadership Initiative program: to develop new technologies using cryogenic liquid...
How atomic nuclei vibrate
Using ultra-high-precision laser spectroscopy on a simple molecule, a group of physicists led by Professor Stephan Schiller Ph.D. from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) has...
Cell biology: How cellular powerhouses call for help when under stress
FRANKFURT. As life propagated across Earth in the form of the widest variety of single-celled organisms, sometime between 3.5 and a billion years ago one...
Recent advances and perspective of photonic bound states in the continuum
The interactions between light and matter are a central research focus in the field of photonics. Resonant cavities with high quality factors (Q) are capable...
