Brookhaven’s Brandenburg named 2022 Blavatnik Regional Awards finalist
UPTON, NY —James (Daniel) Brandenburg, a Goldhaber Distinguished Fellow uncovering clues about the makeup of visible matter at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven...
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Improved data sharing policies will boost public trust in research
Public trust in science can be boosted if major funding bodies adopt improved, standardized policies for data sharing and open access research, say the authors...
A consistent lack of sleep negatively impacts immune stem cells, increasing risk of inflammatory disorders and heart disease
Chronic, insufficient sleep can negatively affect immune cells, which may lead to inflammatory disorders and cardiovascular disease, according to a new study from the Icahn...
How to tell if that plastic bottle or bag has recycled material in it
To encourage more recycling, the U.K. taxes single-use plastic products containing less than 30% recycled material. But aside from a manufacturer’s word, there isn’t an...
Electronic laboratory notebook for materials science: A lossless data management platform for machine learning and sharing of experimental information
In the field of materials science, even small variations in experimental parameters and protocols can lead to unwanted changes in the properties of a material....
Durable platform makes sustainable fuel from seawater
Seawater could be the perfect stockfeed for sustainable fuel: it is renewable, abundant, economic and contains exactly the right ingredients to produce high-quality hydrogen. The...
ANEMEL receives €3 million to generate green hydrogen from salty water
Green hydrogen is a key ingredient towards the decarbonisation of the European economy. ANEMEL, a new project funded by the European Innovation Council, will explore...
Rare human gene variant in ADHD, autism exposes fundamental sex differences
The prevalence, age of onset, and clinical symptoms for virtually all neuropsychiatric disorders differ between men and women. Among the disorders with pronounced sex bias...
JDRF announces launch of global type 1 diabetes index
NEW YORK, September 21, 2022—JDRF, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, announces the launch of the Type 1 Diabetes Index...
New research shows children exposed to natural disasters in the womb have higher rates of developmental psychopathology in a sex-specific manner
New York, September 21, 2022 – New data from the longitudinal Stress in Pregnancy Study (SIP Study) have identified earlier onset and higher rates of...
New study explains mechanisms of salt transport and could help treat cystic fibrosis
In a recently published research article, Pablo Artigas, Ph.D., from the Center for Membrane Protein Research at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC)...
2022 Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists Honorees announced
NEW YORK – September 21, 2022 – The Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences today announced the three Winners and six...
New MIT Sloan research identifies which countries may be better positioned to accept a “new normal” of living with COVID-19
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., September 21, 2022 – With the eradication of COVID-19 out of reach, are we close to a “new normal” in which we can...
Chemical cocktail in skin summons disease-spreading mosquitoes
Mosquitoes that spread Zika, dengue and yellow fever are guided toward their victims by a scent from human skin. The exact composition of that scent...
Looking at images of people smiling at you extends antidepressant effects of ketamine
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 21, 2022 – Simple computer-based neurocognitive training—using positive words and pictures designed to boost self-worth—prolongs the antidepressant effects of ketamine in people with...