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Simulation of non-Hermitian quantum mechanics using a quantum computer goes beyond centuries old conventionsCredit: Aalto University Aalto researchers have used an IBM quantum computer to...

Parents Say COVID-19 has disrupted children’s dental care

1 in 3 parents feel COVID-19 has made it harder to get preventive dental care for their child; families with Medicaid may face greater barriers.Credit:...

UTIA Professor receives SAEA Emerging Scholar Award

Karen DeLong recognized for distinguished professional contributionsCredit: Photo courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Karen DeLong, associate professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics...

Peeking at the pathfinding strategies of the hippocampus in the brain

Observed the pattern of change in place cells in animal experiments using cue-poor and cue-rich spatial environments. Suggesting new directions in the treatment of brain...

Membrane building blocks play decisive role in controlling cell growth

Credit: Marta Fratini Lipids are the building blocks of a cell's envelope - the cell membrane. In addition to their structural function, some lipids also...

Strange creatures accidentally discovered beneath Antarctica’s ice shelves

Credit: Dr Huw Griffiths/British Antarctic Survey Far underneath the ice shelves of the Antarctic, there's more life than expected, finds a recent study in the...

Aspirin preferred to prevent blood clots in kids after heart surgery

February 14, 2021

Credit: jesse orrico Aspirin should be favoured over warfarin to prevent blood clotting in children who undergo a surgery that replumbs their hearts, according to...

Researchers propose that humidity from masks may lessen severity of COVID-19

NIH study compares how different face masks affect humidity inside the maskCredit: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Masks help protect the...

Liquid biopsy for colorectal cancer could guide therapy for tumors

Blood and urine samples identify disease that lingers after initial therapyCredit: PETER HARRIS A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis...

Scientists awarded Fulbright scholarships to study climate and the environment

Lora Harris and Christina Goethel to begin research exchange in Finland and IcelandCredit: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science University of Maryland Center for...

NASA’s TESS discovers new worlds in a river of young stars

Credit: Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Download high-resolution images from NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio Using observations from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an...

Young planets with teenage sun give space studies a lift

New planetary system offers glimpse into how planets evolveCredit: Illustration courtesy of NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center HANOVER, N.H. - February 12, 2021 - A newly...

Star-shaped brain cells may be linked to stuttering

UC Riverside-led study examined the effects of the medication risperidone on brain metabolism in stutteringCredit: UCR School of Medicine. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Astrocytes -- star-shaped...

More trees do not always create a cooler planet, Clark University geographer finds

Clark researchers discover some US forests add to global warmingCredit: n/a WORCESTER, Mass. -- New research by Christopher A. Williams, an environmental scientist and professor...

UTIA professor earns SAEA Lifetime Achievement Award