A wearable ultrasound scanner could detect breast cancer earlier
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- When breast cancer is diagnosed in the earliest stages, the survival rate is nearly 100 percent. However, for tumors detected in later...
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Michael Bayewitch, PhD named Head of BD and Licensing North America for Insilico Medicine
Insilico Medicine, a clinical-stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company, has appointed Michael Bayewitch, PhD, as Head of Business Development and Licensing North America,...
University hospitals nationally recognized for commitment to high-quality stroke care
CLEVELAND—University Hospitals (UH) has received numerous American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke achievement awards for demonstrating commitment to following the...
Unique Mexican black and pinto bean varieties are high in healthy compounds
URBANA, Ill. – Common beans are important food sources with high nutritional content. Bean seeds also contain phenolic compounds, which have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties...
Circadian clock gene helps mice form memories better during the day
A gene that plays a key role in regulating how bodies change across the 24-hour day also influences memory formation, allowing mice to consolidate memories...
NASA research on sustainable aviation receives phase 2 funding
AE Professor Phil Ansell set the bar high for phase 1 of a NASA-funded University Leadership Initiative program: to develop new technologies using cryogenic liquid...
How atomic nuclei vibrate
Using ultra-high-precision laser spectroscopy on a simple molecule, a group of physicists led by Professor Stephan Schiller Ph.D. from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) has...
Cell biology: How cellular powerhouses call for help when under stress
FRANKFURT. As life propagated across Earth in the form of the widest variety of single-celled organisms, sometime between 3.5 and a billion years ago one...
Recent advances and perspective of photonic bound states in the continuum
The interactions between light and matter are a central research focus in the field of photonics. Resonant cavities with high quality factors (Q) are capable...
Researchers tickle rats to identify part of the brain critical for laughter and playfulness
To study play behaviors in animals, scientists must be able to authentically simulate play-conducive environments in the laboratory. Animals like rats are less inclined to...
Curved post-garnet phase boundary may explain puzzled subducting slabs and upwelling plumes
An international research group led by Dr. Takayuki Ishii from HPSTAR and Okayama University, Institute for Planetary Materials, in collaboration with colleagues from Bayerisches Geoinstitut, University of...
Scientists show how female gametes control fertilization recovery in flowering plants
Researchers led by Dr. LI Hongju from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have revealed that the...
Alternative cellular ‘fuels’ boost immunity
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (July 28, 2023) — A metabolic by-product that is more prevalent during fasting may supercharge immune cells as they fight infection and...
Crowd control
On a rush-hour train or an oversold flight, you might draw your limbs in close, shrinking as people crowd the space. As it turns out,...
Uncovering how the Golgi apparatus impacts early postnatal neuron development
Neurons are the cells that constitute neural circuits and use chemicals and electricity to receive and send messages that allow the body to do everything,...
