Models to predict dengue, zika and yellow fever outbreaks are developed by researchers
Scientists will monitor areas in which these diseases are endemic, such as São Paulo, the Amazon, the Pantanal and Panama, to investigate the factors that...
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MUSC researcher awarded $9.9 million for tuberculosis treatment and prevention
Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Susan Dorman, M.D., an infectious disease physician at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), was recently awarded...
Scientists found in marine mold substance that antidotes paraquat
Credit: FEFU press office Biologically active compounds from the marine fungus Penicillium dimorphosporum protect cells from paraquat, the highly toxic herbicide with no remedy, and...
High-throughput screening for Weyl semimetals with S4 symmetry
Credit: @Science China Press Using the symmetries of the systems, people can define various topological invariants to describe different topological states. The topological materials can...
Transforming urban systems: Toward sustainability
Synthesis of five frameworks seeks to advance global urban scienceCredit: Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program Urban areas are on the rise and changing rapidly in form...
New strategy blocks chronic lung disease in mice
Research involving cytokines and how they're packaged sheds light on inflammation in asthma, COPD, COVID-19Credit: Deb Steinberg/WU Center for Cellular Imaging Inflammatory lung diseases such...
Monoclonal antibodies against MERS coronavirus show promise in phase 1 NIH-sponsored trial
Credit: NIAID and Colorado State University WHAT: A randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 1 clinical trial of two monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) directed against the coronavirus that causes...
Geometallurgist and NSF CAREER awardee breaks down barriers
University of Arizona assistant professor Isabel Barton is bringing together people and ideas from multiple industry specialties, academic disciplines and demographic backgrounds to improve mining...
New comprehensive study on feeding patterns of tiger mosquitos in Europe
Spanish scientists conduct the most complete study to date of the feeding patterns of the tiger mosquito in EuropeCredit: university of granada This study, published...
Scientists propose a new heavy particle similar to the Higgs boson
An international team of scientists proposes a new heavy particle with properties similar to those of the Higgs bosonCredit: university of granada Unlike the Higgs...
Targeted delivery of highly toxic anti-cancer drug to brain tumors
UH researcher develops, tests nano-carrier as potential treatment for glioblastomasCredit: University of Houston With a survival rate of only five years, the most common and...
Elsevier donates original drawings of the Pernkopf Anatomy Atlas to the MedUni Vienna
Donation supports medical history research on National SocialismCredit: Medical University of Vienna/Josephinum Elsevier, an information analytics company specializing in science and health, has donated original...
The unveiling of a novel mechanism of resistance to immunotherapy targeting HER2
HER2 breast cancer cells adopt a strategy to resist clearance by redirected lymphocytes; findings evidence that the disruption of interferon-gamma signaling confers resistance to these...
Study shows new treatment pathway to prevent and treat endometrial cancer recurrence
Credit: Yale Cancer Center In a new study led by Yale Cancer Center, researchers demonstrate sex hormones and insulin growth factors are associated with recurrence...
Tracking melting points above 4000 degrees Celsius
With a new grant, a UC San Diego engineer is developing a better platform to study new materials that melt above 4000 degrees CelsiusCredit: Kenneth...
