Kids mount a COVID-19 immune response without detection of the SARSCoV- 2 virus
Credit: MCRI Children in a Melbourne family developed a COVID-19 immune response after chronic exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus from their parents, a new case...
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Case Western Reserve University researchers study how the immune system responds to COVID-19
School of Medicine awarded $2.6M; receives two of 13 grants nationallyCredit: CWRU School of Medicine CLEVELAND--New research funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) aims...
Study reveals how smoking worsens COVID-19 infection in the airways
Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/Cell Stem Cell UCLA researchers using a model of airway tissue created from human stem cells have pinpointed how...
Oil droplet predators chase oil droplet prey
Researchers design system that emulates life-like behavior in non-living systemCredit: Zarzar Laboratory/Nature Chemistry Oil droplets can be made to act like predators, chasing down other...
Financial penalties imposed on large pharmaceutical firms for illegal activities
UNC Charlotte research shows price pharmaceutical firms pay for illegal practicesCredit: UNC Charlotte Some pharmaceutical companies have received criticism for engaging in illegal activities, such...
Driver behavior influences traffic patterns as much as roadway design, study reports
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Urban planners may soon have a new way to measure traffic congestion. By capturing the different routes by...
Spintronics advances — Controlling magnetization direction of magnetite at room temperature
Scientists develop an energy-efficient strategy to reversibly change 'spin orientation' or magnetization direction in magnetite at room temperatureCredit: Tokyo University of Science Over the last...
Drug discovery: First highly scalable method to monitor protein levels and localizations
Credit: © Andreas Reicher / CeMM Until now, scientists typically studied the changes of proteins and their roles in the cell by using a fluorescent...
Study of non-COVID-19 deaths shows 2020 increase in several demographics
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- March through May saw a significant increase in deaths over previous years - and not just...
COVID-19 highlights risks of wildlife trade
International research team including Göttingen University makes urgent call for more effective wildlife trade legislationCredit: Kit Magellan Many diseases, such as COVID-19, have made the...
NIST sensor experts invent supercool mini thermometer
Credit: Wheeler/NIST Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have invented a miniature thermometer with big potential applications such as monitoring the...
A patented solution for dry mouth relief and food product development
Credit: Anwesha Sarkar/University of Leeds A team of scientists from the University of Leeds have developed a new hydrogel that has significant potential for oral...
Microbial remedies target chemical threats in the environment
Credit: The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University Across America, hazardous waste sites pose an ongoing threat to human and environmental health. The most severe...
Metal-organic frameworks become flexible
Combined efforts of experiment and simulation pave the way to new applicationsCredit: Astrid Eckert / TUM Materials consisting of inorganic and organic components can combine...
SGS and Graz University of Technology open Lamarr Security Research
The non-profit research center focuses on information security and establishing trust in digital systems and productsCredit: Phil Lihotzky Cybersecurity is one of the biggest challenges...
