The problems with coal ash start smaller than anyone thought
DURHAM, N.C. – Everyone knows that burning coal causes air pollution that is harmful to the climate and human health. But the ash left over...
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Noninvasive modulation of brain hemodynamic and metabolic states by near-infrared light
The human brain is a dominant site for energy metabolism in the body. The intrinsic contraction and relaxation of the vascular walls, also known as...
Researchers target proteins, pathways behind congenital heart disease
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine, UNC McAllister Heart Institute, and the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center characterized the expression of thousands of cardiac...
Significant citizen participation: Study examines the fate of plastic particles
Where do large plastic items such as shopping bags and disposable bottles which end up in the German Bight come from, and how do they...
Julia Mahamid receives EMBO Gold Medal 2023
6 June 2023 – EMBO announces that structural biologist Julia Mahamid is the recipient of this year’s EMBO Gold Medal. Each year, EMBO recognizes a...
A compound from fruit flies could lead to new antibiotics
Scientists at the University of Illinois Chicago have found that a peptide from fruit flies could lead to new antibiotics. Credit: University of Illinois Chicago Scientists...
PCORI to direct up to $600 million in health research funding spanning eight high-need areas impacting the nation’s health
WASHINGTON, DC – The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved PCORI investing up to $600 million in patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness...
CityU invents wireless olfactory feedback system to let users smell in the VR world
A research team co-led by researchers from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) recently invented a novel, wireless, skin-interfaced olfactory feedback system that can release...
WVU researchers look at opioid use disorder treatment through eyes of patients
Patients would be more willing to enter medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder if existing stigmas were reduced and more accessible payment support was readily...
A novel green photoreactor for the synthesis of desirable chiral enantiomers
Chirality of molecules is a crucial consideration in drug development as the enantiomeric purity of a compound can significantly impact its pharmacological properties. Chiral molecules...
New heart valve implant clears way for patient in need of liver transplant and hip replacement
DETROIT (June 6, 2023) – Janice Couch, 62, a retired pre-school teacher from Grand Rapids, Michigan, is finally physically ready to receive two procedures that...
Optimizing the properties and microstructure of bulk superconductors
Superconductors are increasingly finding applications in several areas, such as medical imaging techniques, drug delivery systems, energy storage systems, levitation processes, and water purification methods....
Identification of a misssing archaeal subunit of KEOPS complex supports the archaeal origin of Eukaryotes theory
KEOPS is composed of Pcc1, Kae1, Bud32, Cgi121, and the eukaryotes-specific fifth subunit Gon7, and functions in N6-threonylcarbamoyl adenosine (t6A) modification of tRNAs, DNA repair,...
SwRI markerless motion capture project optimizes baseball pitchers’ movements
SAN ANTONIO — June 6, 2023 —Southwest Research Institute is using markerless motion capture to assess the performance and injury risk of baseball pitchers. The...
More complex than expected: Catalysis under the microscope
Catalysts composed from tiny metal particles play an important role in many areas of technology – from fuel cells to production of synthetic fuels for...
