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Researchers are closer to understanding the earliest beginnings of the circulatory system during embryonic development – a discovery that could lead to ways to repair...

Study links urbanization to poor ecological knowledge, less environmental action

A new study by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and collaborators highlights a sharp contrast between urban and suburban ways...

Taste of the future: Robot chef learns to ‘taste as you go’

A robot ‘chef’ has been trained to taste food at different stages of the chewing process to assess whether it’s sufficiently seasoned.Credit: Bio-Inspired Robotics Laboratory,...

Full Metal Jacket Bullets (left) vs. Semi-Jacketed Bullets (right)

ARRS annual meeting delivers updated primer on imaging ballistic injuries

New Orleans, LA, May 4, 2021—Understanding the most recent mechanisms of ballistic trauma and injury patterns aids to guide radiologists’ interpretation, an award-winning Electronic Exhibit...

Seashell-inspired Sandia shield protects materials in hostile environments

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Word of an extraordinarily inexpensive material, lightweight enough to protect satellites against debris in the cold of outer space, cohesive enough to...

Studying wealth inequality in animals can reveal clues about how their societies evolved

Wealth inequality is a research topic typically reserved for humans. Now, research from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln...

Hidden benefit: Facemasks may reduce severity of COVID-19 and pressure on health systems, researchers find

HAMILTON, May 4, 2022 — McMaster University researchers who study the dynamics of infectious disease transmission have investigated the population-level consequences of a potentially significant––and unobvious––benefit...

Scripps Research study reveals how alcohol cravings get stronger after drinking during withdrawal

LA JOLLA, CA—For some people with alcohol use disorder, it might be the sight of a familiar bar or a favorite bottle; for others, it...

Brain circuit responsible for withdrawal and relapse behaviors

New UCI study reveals brain circuit responsible for cocaine withdrawal-induced anxiety and relapse-related behavior

Irvine, CA – May 3, 2022 – New research from the University of California, Irvine, finds that drug withdrawal-induced anxiety and reinstatement of drug seeking...

NAU graduate student receives national science fellowship from Dept. of Energy to study future of soils

Northern Arizona University graduate student Victoria Monsaint-Queeney has won a fellowship from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to work in one of its national...

Lehigh University Materials Science and Engineering Ph.D. student Evan John Musterman

Lehigh student awarded prestigious DOE grant to conduct research at Brookhaven National Laboratory

A Lehigh University graduate student is one of 80 outstanding students to receive a grant through the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program,...

Combination of drugs for obesity and Type 2 diabetes may be more effective than a single therapy

Canadian and German researchers are teaming up to identify new drug combinations to treat people with obesity and Type 2 diabetes. Credit: Richard Siemens Canadian and...

For stroke survivors, modified cardiac rehabilitation can reduce the chances of death by 76%

Philadelphia, May 3, 2022 — Survivors of serious stroke can reduce their chances of dying within the year by 76% if they complete a modified...

Study preserves memory in mice, offering promising new basis for active immunization against Alzheimer’s disease

LAWRENCE — During experiments in animal models, researchers at the University of Kansas have discovered a possible new approach to immunization against Alzheimer’s disease (AD).Credit: Smith,...

Beetle iridescence a deceptive form of warning coloration, study finds