AI may predict the next virus to jump from animals to humans
Most emerging infectious diseases of humans (like COVID-19) are zoonotic – caused by viruses originating from other animal species. Identifying high-risk viruses earlier can improve...
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Living retina achieves sensitivity and efficiency engineers can only dream about
DURHAM, N.C. – If you wanted to design the most perfect, low-energy, light-detecting device for a future camera or a prosthetic retina, you’d reach for...
Oncotarget: Treating unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
Oncotarget published "Safety and initial efficacy of ablative radioembolization for the treatment of unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma" which reported that to investigate safety, response, and survival after...
Unbreakable glass inspired by seashells
Scientists from McGill University develop stronger and tougher glass, inspired by the inner layer of mollusk shells. Instead of shattering upon impact, the new material...
Tracking muscle activity with clothes on your back
WASHINGTON, September 28, 2021 -- Bioelectrical sensors on the skin can be used to measure electrical signals in the body, like heart activity and muscle...
Whole-heart computational modeling provides insights for individualized treatment
WASHINGTON, September 28, 2021 -- Whole-heart ventricular modeling has come a long way in recent years and is currently witnessing the evolution of a variety...
Memetics and neural models of conspiracy theories
Multitude of conspiracy theories people believe in all over the world is astonishing. They actually accompany each significant event: a catastrophe, assassination, death of a...
Looking to lose weight? Diet drinks might not be the sweet spot, according to new USC study
A synthetic aftertaste might not be the only side effect of switching to diet soda, especially if you’re trying to lose weight.Credit: Ricardo Carrasco III...
Nanoparticles to protect animals from skin parasites
An international researcher team of Louisiana Tech University, Gubkin University and Kazan Federal University reported the fabrication of nanoscale insecticidal hair coating for prolonged anti-lice...
New BiCIKL project to build a freeway between pieces of biodiversity knowledge
In a recently started Horizon 2020-funded project, 14 European institutions from 10 countries, representing both the continent’s and global key players in biodiversity research and...
Quantifying change on barrier islands highlights the value of storms
Researchers have developed a methodology for quantifying landscape changes on barrier islands and, in doing so, have found the storms that can devastate human infrastructure...
How high-fat diets allow cancer cells to go unnoticed
A high-fat diet increases the incidence of colorectal cancer. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Fellow Semir Beyaz and collaborators from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have discovered...
Researchers report on new way to deliver healing stem cells to kidney injury patients
Durham, NC – Scientists are reporting promising results in the early stages of a clinical trial designed to gauge the feasibility of a new type...
Bird poop reveals that when birds migrate, their gut bacteria change
The trillions of bacteria living in our guts play a crucial role in our ability to digest food and fight off disease. All other animals...
“They do not care about us. They have forgotten us.” New research shows disability organisations were ‘unsung heroes’ of the COVID-19 pandemic
Three new publications by Inclusive Futures have revealed how people with disabilities were not only disproportionately and ‘catastrophically’ excluded from COVID-19 pandemic planning and relief...
