Liquid crystals are best known as the active materials inside televisions, smartphones, and computer monitors. Yet their scientific potential extends far beyond the familiar world...
A new complex medical diagnosis may do more than reshape a patient’s treatment plan. It may also influence which health insurance system that patient chooses,...
Influenza A virus (IAV) may target the lung’s most vulnerable cells not because they allow the virus to enter more efficiently, but because they are...
Dryland dumpsites may be doing far more than storing discarded plastic. A new review suggests that the intense sunlight, dramatic temperature swings, abrasive winds and...
Lung cancer screening can detect tumors before symptoms appear, when treatment is more likely to succeed, yet a national analysis suggests that the conversation needed...
A new review suggests that the next generation of biomedical hydrogels could be designed less like uniform gels and more like precisely engineered miniature landscapes,...
A corporate merger can make medicines cheaper to produce without making them cheaper to buy. New research examining the 2019 combination of the consumer healthcare...
Perianal diseases, including hemorrhoids, anal fissures, and anal fistulas, affect millions of people and are often attributed to constipation, straining, sedentary behavior, pregnancy, or dietary...
Three University of Virginia computer science professors have been selected among the inaugural 80 members of the Software Engineering Academy, a new international honor society...
A single oral dose of an experimental therapy protected mice from otherwise lethal whole-body radiation while leaving radiation’s ability to attack cancer intact, according to...
The University of Oklahoma has emerged as a major participant in the U.S. Department of Energy’s ambitious Genesis Mission, a national effort to accelerate scientific...
Deep brain stimulation may offer a new way to restore speech and swallowing after traumatic brain injury, according to a proof-of-concept study from the University...
Myopia correction has long been framed as a choice between permanence and flexibility: laser surgery can reduce or eliminate dependence on glasses and contact lenses,...
Glioblastoma is often described as a tumor that grows too quickly for the brain to contain, but a new study suggests that one of its...
A hidden partnership between aging plastic waste and agricultural pesticides could be changing how long chemical pollutants remain in soil. New research shows that tiny...
