Fighting Zika? Call in the T cells
Stopping emerging viruses could depend on getting T cells and antibodies to work togetherCredit: NIAID LA JOLLA--Where Aedes mosquitoes fly, Zika virus may not be...
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DNA in seawater can reveal fish diversity in the deep ocean
eDNA metabarcoding provides comparable and new insights compared to those of conventional methodsCredit: David Cote, Fisheries and Oceans Canada A new study demonstrates the effectiveness...
Data science pathway prepares radiology residents for machine learning
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - A recently developed data science pathway for fourth-year radiology residents will help prepare the next...
INRS awards an honorary doctorate to biochemist Nahum Sonenberg
Credit: Owen Egan Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) is proud to announce that McGill University biochemist and professor Nahum Sonenberg will be awarded...
Building a quantum network one node at a time
Credit: University of Rochester illustration / Michael Osadciw Researchers at the University of Rochester and Cornell University have taken an important step toward developing a...
Physician advocates screening teen emergency room patients for sexually transmitted infections
University of Cincinnati researcher says it will help combat future health complicationsCredit: Photo by Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati. A University of Cincinnati researcher is recommending...
NASA missions help pinpoint the source of a unique x-ray, radio burst
Credit: Credits: Richard Shaw/UBC/CHIME Collaboration On April 28, a supermagnetized stellar remnant known as a magnetar blasted out a simultaneous mix of X-ray and radio...
Hormone differences
UD researcher studies how birth experience shapes developmentCredit: Graphic illustration by Jeffrey C. Chase It is an experience we all share, as miraculous as it...
Combining Eastern medicine with Western to improve cancer therapy
Can ancient Chinese herbs cure chemotherapy-related diarrhea?Credit: University of Houston University of Houston professor of pharmaceutics Ming Hu is developing and testing an ancient Chinese...
Model for acid-tolerant yeast helps guide industrial organic acid production
Credit: Hoang Dinh and Patrick Suthers, Penn State Microbes and other microscopic organisms could serve as sustainable "factories" to create many types of industrial materials...
Brain region implicated in predicting the consequences of actions
Researchers monitor brain cells in mice that build mental models to simulate the futureCredit: Thomas Akam / Rui Costa / Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown...
Tel Aviv University professor named winner of the first Schmidt Science Polymath Award
Professor Oded Rechavi to receive $2.5 million for unrestricted research as part of prestigious prizeCredit: American Friends of Tel Aviv University (AFTAU) Professor Oded Rechavi...
Biologists create “atlas” of gene expression in neurons, documenting diversity of brain cells
Using gene sequencing and machine learning, NYU researchers discover new types of neurons, find that gene expression is more diverse during developmentCredit: Desplan Lab/NYU New...
Chikungunya may affect central nervous system as well as joints and lungs
Investigation conducted by international group of researchers showed that chikungunya virus can cause neurological infections; risk of death in subacute phase is higher for patients...
Research lays groundwork for ultra-thin, energy efficient photodetector on glass
Credit: Jennifer M. McMann - Penn State Materials Research Institute Though we may not always realize it, photodetectors contribute greatly to the convenience of modern...
