Ageism and health: Study shows close links
Nearly all older adults have experienced some form of ageism in their everyday lives, a new study finds -- whether it’s seeing ageist messages and...
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Checking coral reef health one tile at a time
A blueprint for measuring calcium carbonate on the ocean floor could help marine scientists monitor coral reef health around the globe.Credit: © 2022 KAUST; Sean...
Benjamin Han, MD, MPH recognized with 2022 AFAR Terrie Fox Wetle Rising Star Award in Health Services and Aging Research
New York, NY – The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), a national non-profit organization whose mission is to support and advance healthy aging through biomedical...
Parasitic worms reveal new insights into the evolution of sex and sex chromosomes
Studying two highly divergent phyla of worms that contain numerous parasites that cause human and livestock diseases, the research group of Qi Zhou from the...
Mechanical transmission enables EMT cancer cells to drive epithelial cancer cell migration to guide tumor spheroid disaggregation
Recently, Dr. Feng Lin from College of Engineering, Peking University, published a research paper entitled "Mechanical transmission enables EMT cancer cells to drive epithelioid cancer...
Opioid use disorder: Flexible treatment at home proves effective
Did you know that more than 26,500 Canadians died from opioid intoxication between January 2016 and September 2021? Or that more than 350,000 people who...
IIT and INAIL: New prototype exoskeletons for workers in the future
Genova (Italy), 15th June 2022 – Researchers at IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology) and INAIL (Italian Worker’s Compensation Authority) designed and realized innovative...
Genetic discovery could spell mosquitoes’ death knell
A UC Riverside genetic discovery could turn disease-carrying mosquitoes into insect Peter Pans, preventing them from ever maturing or multiplying. Credit: Lewis Hun/UCR A...
SNMMI Image of the Year: New biomarker predicts severity of cardiac remodeling after heart attack
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada—Poor functional outcomes after a heart attack can be predicted with a new PET imaging agent, 68Ga-FAPI-46. According to research presented at...
SNNMI Abstract of the Year: Targeted radionuclide treatment achieves high response rate, minimal toxicities for advanced-stage neuroendocrine tumors
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada—A targeted radionuclide alpha therapy, 225Ac-DOTATATE, has been shown to have long-term anti-tumor effects in patients with advanced-stage gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs)....
Aiming to improve joint connection technologies for light-weight and high-strength structures
OverviewCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Overview The research team (led by Professor Yukihiro Matsumoto) formed by Department of Architecture and...
Native bee key to social evolution
Studying the unusual social behaviour of an Australian native bee has enabled Flinders University researchers to obtain a clear understanding about the earliest stages of...
Novel radiopharmaceutical pair detects and treats melanoma; study shows potential for broad application in solid tumors
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada — A newly developed small-molecular radiopharmaceutical pair has successfully visualized and treated melanoma in a preclinical study, according to new research presented at...
Moth wing-inspired sound absorbing wallpaper in sight after breakthrough
Experts at the University of Bristol have discovered that the scales on moth wings act as excellent sound absorbers even when placed on an artificial...
Revolutionary technology shortens cardiac scan time, provides high-quality SPECT images
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada — A cardiac SPECT imaging system performs scans 10 to 100 times faster than current SPECT systems, according to new research presented...