Learning on the fly
Computational model demonstrates similarity in how humans and insects learn about their surroundingsCredit: University of Sussex Even the humble fruit fly craves a dose of...
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A bridge from classroom to providing actual patient care: A study of the Regenstrief tEMR
Anonymized real-world platform gives learners realistic experience with health ITCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - As electronic medical records (EMRs) are increasingly used across the United...
PCB contamination in Icelandic orcas: a matter of diet
Accurate forecasting of health risks to killer whale populations may depend on looking at individual variations in their dietCredit: Filipa Samarra - Icelandic Orca Project...
Molecular analysis identifies key differences in lungs of cystic fibrosis patients
Researchers' catalog of airway cell types could reveal targets for future genetic therapiesCredit: Image courtesy of Nature Medicine LOS ANGELES (May 6, 2021) -- A...
Researchers develop mathematical model predicting disease spread patterns
With a wealth of information available from county health agencies, the research team has presented a model that predicts where the disease will spread from...
Story tip from Johns Hopkins experts on COVID-19
Credit: Robert Stevens How can scientists predict a covid-19 outbreak? There's an app for that. Media Contact: Rachel Butch; [email protected] "COVID Control" using self-reported virus...
Why do some neurons degenerate and die in Alzheimer’s disease, but not others?
New Gladstone research points to a mechanism driven by a protein associated with a higher risk of developing the diseaseCredit: Photo: Michael Short/Gladstone Institutes SAN...
In graphene process, resistance is useful
Rice lab uses laser-induced graphene process to create micron-scale patterns in photoresistCredit: Tour Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (May 6, 2021) - A Rice University laboratory...
‘Molecular glue’ makes perovskite solar cells dramatically more reliable over time
Credit: Padture lab/Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A research team from Brown University has made a major step toward improving the long-term reliability of perovskite...
Hollings researchers study SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in asymptomatic & symptomatic individuals
Call to action for SC scientists, cross-disciplinary research spurs SARS-CoV-2 antibody discoveriesCredit: MUSC/Marquel Coaxum MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers added to the understanding of the...
Ice core data show why, despite lower sulfur emissions in US and Western Europe, air pollution is
Credit: Hokkaido University The air in the United States and Western Europe is much cleaner than even a decade ago. Low-sulfur gasoline standards and regulations...
New grant-funded research could help improve therapies for sepsis
Credit: University of Kentucky A University of Kentucky College of Medicine professor has been awarded a $1.9 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant for...
COVID-19 vaccine is associated with fewer asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital COVID-19 screening and vaccination program for employees offers early evidence that vaccine protects against asymptomatic infection, which has fueled the...
By age 10, retinoblastoma patients’ learning and life skills rebound
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital researchers studied how retinoblastoma survivors fared years later at home and at school.Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Retinoblastoma starts...
Top prizes in ethics cartooning contest address COVID-19 and more
Credit: Alyssa Wiener Five prizes were awarded in the fourth annual Morgridge Institute for Research Ethics Cartooning Contest, which invites participants to make a cartoon...
