Why the human body has not evolved to make childbirth easier — or has it?
Credit: The University of Texas at Austin. AUSTIN, Texas -- Despite advances in medicine and technology, childbirth isn't likely to get much easier on women...
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Scientists uncover structure of light-driven enzyme with potential biofuel applications
Derived from microscopic algae, the enzyme converts fatty acids into starting ingredients for solvents and fuelsCredit: Damien Sorigue/Universite Aix-Marseille Although many organisms capture and respond...
University, city mark Earth Day with grants for ‘green’ projects
Awards go to community sustainability programsCredit: Ed Brennen for UMass Lowell LOWELL, Mass. - In honor of Earth Day, UMass Lowell and the city of...
COVID-19 vaccine development built on >$17 billion in NIH funding for vaccine technologies
Broad foundation of NIH-funded research for enabling technologies prior to pandemic provided a tool kit for rapid development of COVID vaccinesCredit: © Center for Integration...
Researchers identify predictive factors of delirium in Sub-Saharan Africa
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Severity of illness, history of stroke, and being divorced or widowed were independently predictive of delirium in hospitalized patients in...
Blacks, hispanics, impoverished have worse survival rates among teens, adults under 40 with cancer
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - April 22, 2021 - Being Black or Hispanic, living in high-poverty neighborhoods, and having Medicaid or no insurance...
Stress test finds cracks in the resistance of harmful hospital bugs
Credit: John Innes Centre Research has identified critical factors that enable dangerous bacteria to spread disease by surviving on surfaces in hospitals and kitchens. The...
Among COVID-19 survivors, an increased risk of death, serious illness
Major study details numerous long-term effects of COVID-19, pointing to massive health burdenCredit: Sara Moser As the COVID-19 pandemic has progressed, it has become clear...
Study of ‘breakthrough’ cases suggests COVID testing may be here to stay
Credit: Matthew Septimus/The Rockefeller University In rare cases, people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID and are immune to the virus can nevertheless develop...
How we know whether and when to pay attention
Fast reactions are based on estimates of whether and when events will occurCredit: Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics Fast reactions to future events are...
Clinical trial of therapeutics for severely ill hospitalized COVID-19 patients begins
Patients with acute respiratory failure may now enroll in NIH-sponsored trialCredit: NIAID A new Phase 3 trial to test the safety and efficacy of therapeutics...
First clinical trials set for MRI cancer detection
Case Western Reserve University-developed imaging agent for MRI prostate cancer detection gets FDA approval for safety trials, set to begin in May in ColumbusCredit: Case...
Uniquely sharp X-ray view
Credit: Paul Scherrer Institute/Mahir Dzambegovic Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have succeeded for the first time in looking inside materials using the method...
Individuals in lower-income US counties or high support for former President Trump continue to be less likely to socially distance
A new nearly yearlong study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine finds that lower-income and Republican-leaning communities are less likely to socially distance than...
Multimillion euro funding for the search for ‘new physics’
Prof. Dr. Piet O. Schmidt receives ERC Advanced Grant from the EU -- 2.5 million euros for a five-year projectCredit: (Credit: PTB) It is about...
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