Imaging the proton with neutrinos
Protons and neutrons, the building blocks of atomic nuclei, are themselves made up of strongly interacting quarks and gluons">quarks and gluons. Because the interactions are so strong,...
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Climate crisis calls world’s top scientists to Montreux
World-renowned scientists and thought leaders will gather next month at the Frontiers Forum Live in Montreux, Switzerland, to address critical issues including the climate crisis, improving global...
Aging | Age-related methylation changes in the human sperm epigenome
“ we identified > 1,000 candidate genes with genome-wide significant age-related methylation changes in sperm.”Credit: 2023 Bernhardt et al. “ we identified > 1,000 candidate...
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System awarded $30 million from NIH to support its Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
March 21, 2023—BRONX, NY—Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System have received a seven-year, $30 million grant from the National Institutes of Health...
Defunding prevention and climate change drive rebound of malaria in Peru
DURHAM, N.C. -- Malaria control programs in Amazonian Peru helped reduce the incidence of the deadly parasitic disease by 78 percent. That is, until the...
A recipe for 3D-printing food
WASHINGTON, March 21, 2023 – 3D-printing food could address global challenges in food supply and nutrition. But there are hurdles involved in adapting additive manufacturing...
Healthy men who have vaginal sex have a distinct urethral microbiome
Contrary to common beliefs, your urine is not germ free. In fact, a new study shows that the urethra of healthy men is teeming with...
Cascading failures in urban traffic systems tied to hidden bottlenecks
WASHINGTON, March 21, 2023 – Transportation systems in urban settings are vulnerable to a variety of factors including weather, traffic congestion, and special events. Bottlenecks,...
New intracellular “smoke detector” discovered
Researchers at the Universities of Bonn and Singapore have discovered a new intracellular "smoke detector." The sensor warns of damage to the mitochondria - the...
A persistent influence of supernovae on biodiversity
Extensive studies of the fossil record have shown that the diversity of life forms has varied significantly over geological time, and a fundamental question of...
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution helps lead groundbreaking study on the human and ocean health impacts of ocean plastics
March 21, 2023 — For the first time, leading researchers from the fields of healthcare, ocean science, and social science have collaborated to quantify plastic's...
Forests reduce health risks, new global report confirms
Vienna, March, 21, 2023 - The global scientific evidence of the multiple types of benefits that forests, trees and green spaces have on human health...
Study confirms nitrate can release uranium into groundwater
Eight years ago, the data was sound but only suggestive, the evidence strong but circumstantial.Credit: Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute Eight years ago, the...
Pusan National University researchers develop portable color-changing food spoilage sensor
When foods like fish, meat, and cheese decompose, they release a variety of low molecular weight organic nitrogen compounds known as biogenic amines (BAs). While...
Single-atom vibrational spectroscopy now sensitive at level of chemical bonds
Researchers led by Prof. ZHOU Wu from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) and Prof. Sokrates T. Pantelides of Vanderbilt University have pushed...
