New predictors of metastasis in patients with early-stage pancreatic cancer
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine with an international team have used liver biopsies to identify cellular and molecular markers that can potentially be used to...
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No evidence that England’s new ‘biodiversity boost’ planning policy will help birds or butterflies
A new legal requirement for developers to demonstrate a biodiversity boost in planning applications could make a more meaningful impact on nature recovery if improvements...
Visual explanations of machine learning models to estimate charge states in quantum dots
A group of researchers has successfully demonstrated automatic charge state recognition in quantum dot devices using machine learning techniques, representing a significant step towards automating...
US states shape foreign policy amid national China unease, research shows
State-level officials such as governors, state legislators and attorneys general are shaping U.S.-China relations as the two countries navigate a strained geopolitical relationship, according to...
Research and efforts to combat schistosomiasis earn geographer David López-Carr several high-profile awards
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) — What if you could take an ecologically degraded environment that presents a public health problem, and devise a powerful and elegant...
June research news from the Ecological Society of America
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) presents a roundup of four research articles recently published across its six esteemed journals. Widely recognized for fostering innovation...
NIH-sponsored trial of enterovirus D68 therapeutic begins
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is sponsoring a clinical trial to evaluate the safety of an investigational monoclonal antibody to treat enterovirus D68 (EV-D68),...
Invasive ants spread by hitchhiking on everyday vehicles
Insects are masters of transportation and get around by flying, crawling, swimming, burrowing, and even gliding. Now, ants have been observed using a new method...
The most obese children with dengue are more than twice as likely as others to be hospitalized with dengue, according to study of 4,782 10- to 18-year-olds in Sri Lanka
The most obese children with dengue are more than twice as likely as others to be hospitalized with dengue, according to study of 4,782 10-...
Under pressure: How comb jellies have adapted to life at the bottom of the ocean
The bottom of the ocean is not hospitable: there is no light; the temperature is freezing cold; and the pressure of all the water above...
Clean Water Act leaves about 55% of water flowing out of rivers vulnerable to pollution, new study suggests
EMBARGOED Credit: Craig B. Brinkerhoff EMBARGOED AMHERST, Mass. – The Supreme Court ruled last year that rivers that only flow in response to weather events—called...
Pacific cod can’t rely on coastal safe havens for protection during marine heat waves, OSU study finds
During recent periods of unusually warm water in the Gulf of Alaska, young Pacific cod in near shore safe havens where they typically spend their...
Printed sensors in soil could help farmers improve crop yields and save money
MADISON — University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers have developed low-cost sensors that allow for real-time, continuous monitoring of nitrate in soil types that are common in Wisconsin....
Vaccination may reduce memory loss from COVID-19 infections
Since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, 10 to 30 per cent of the general population has experienced some form of virus-induced cognitive impairment, including...
DeepEvo: An “intelligent” strategy for engineering customized proteins
Engineering proteins for desirable traits has been the holy grail of modern biotechnology. For example, the food industry can benefit from engineered enzymes which have...
