Hope for children with bow hunter syndrome
New protocol for managing this rare condition can identify its cause and prevent repeat strokesCredit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - Feb. 11, 2021 -...
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Scent detection dogs can identify individuals infected with COVID-19
The use of trained scent detection dogs to detect volatile organic compounds associated with the COVID virus shows promise in early studiesCredit: Tommy Dickey, PhD...
A new strategy to destroy cancer cells using magnetic nanoparticles and fields
Scientists offered a new method for treating leukemia using nanomaterialsCredit: IKBFU Scientists from Scientific and Educational Center «Smart Materials and Biomedical Applications» under the leadership...
Hubble uncovers concentration of small black holes
Credit: ESA/Hubble, N. Bartmann Globular clusters are extremely dense stellar systems, in which stars are packed closely together. They are also typically very old --...
Insights into the role of DNA repair and Huntington’s disease gene mutation open new avenues for drug discovery
A special issue of the Journal of Huntington's Disease focusing on recent genetic advances in the disease synthesizes the latest research and has the potential...
Handgun ownership associated with firearm suicide
Handgun ownership, not shotgun ownership, is associated with greater odds of a person having died from self-inflicted gunshot woundCredit: Raymond Clinkscale, Rutgers School of Public...
Emissions of banned ozone-depleting substance back on decline
International team to tackle atmospheric pollutionCredit: AGAGE/NASA Earth Observatory http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov Two international studies of a consortium including more than a dozen institutions the world over,...
A new way of forming planets
Credit: Image: Jean Favre CSCS. In the last 25 years, scientists have discovered over 4000 planets beyond the borders of our solar system. From relatively...
Protected areas see continued deforestation but at a reduced rate, OSU research shows
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - A survey of more than 18,000 land parcels spanning 2 million square miles across 63 countries shows that...
Study finds even the common house sparrow is declining
Citizen scientists provide the research dataCredit: Donald Metzner, courtesy Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Ithaca, NY--The European House Sparrow has a story to tell about survival...
Compounds from apples may boost brain function
Credit: German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dresden, Germany Natural compounds found in apples and other fruits may help stimulate the production of new brain cells,...
Machine-learning how to create better AAV gene delivery vehicles
Machine learning study initiated at the Wyss Institute in collaboration with Google Research enables unprecedented AAV capsid diversification with potential for improving gene therapiesCredit: Wyss...
Insilico announces MolGrow — a new generative model for hierarchical molecular generation
Insilico presented its new molecular generation model at the 35th AAAI Conference on Artificial IntelligenceCredit: Insilico Medicine February 11, 2021 - Insilico Medicine, a global...
Coronavirus test from a suitcase
Mobile laboratory for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 for AfricaCredit: Dr Ahmed Abd El Wahed The PCR test is the most accurate tool to identify SARS-CoV-2....
Highly efficient metasurface poised to improve communication and biosensing
Nanostructured thin film works over an unprecedented centimeter-scale areaCredit: Maiken H. Mikkelsen, Duke University WASHINGTON -- Researchers have created a new plasmonic metasurface that achieves...
