Tiny price gaps cost investors billions
UVM and MITRE studies show that near-light-speed differences in stock prices may be exploited by traders with faster information systemsCredit: ...
Life’s Frankenstein beginnings
New evidence shows the first building blocks of life on Earth may have been messier than previously thoughtCredit: Don Kawahigashi/Unsplash ...
Pilot launched in Greater Manchester pharmacies to improve outcomes for patients with mental health
A new pilot has launched to support people with their mental health at 10 pharmacies across Greater Manchester.It has been ...
Integrate micro chips for electronic skin
Researchers from Dresden and Osaka present the first fully integrated flexible electronics made of magnetic sensors and organic circuits which ...
Fungal diversity and its relationship to the future of forests
Credit: Kabir Peay If you indulge in truffles, or porcini and chanterelle mushrooms, you have enjoyed a product of ectomycorrhizal ...
How to keep boron inside cells during radiotherapy: a novel approach to cancer treatment
Credit: Tokyo Tech The growing knowledge about cancer biology has enhanced the development of many therapeutic strategies that involve selective ...
Major NSF-sponsored grant will help researchers discover ways to improve urban sustainability
Credit: Jan Thompson AMES, Iowa - Dense urban areas use up more energy, water and food resources than they can ...
Scientists identify gene that puts brakes on tissue growth
Findings in worm with regenerative prowess could aid human tissue engineering methodsCredit: Northwestern University The planarian flatworm is a simple ...
Solving a biological puzzle: How stress causes gray hair
Harvard scientists uncover link between the nervous system and stem cells that regenerate pigmentCredit: Hsu Laboratory, Harvard University When Marie ...
The SPR honors Dr. Dani Dumitriu with the New Member Outstanding Science Award
Dani Dumitriu, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Attending Physician, Well-Baby Nursery Columbia University, Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry New ...
Autoimmunity may explain why an important immune system is absent in many bacteria
Credit: Ellinor O. Alseth New findings from University of Exeter researchers reveal how bacterial immune systems can be harmful for ...
Novel coronavirus: ECDC updates risk assessment for Europe
Further global spread likely along with moderate likelihood of imported cases being detected in EU/EEA countriesCredit: ECDC The novel coronavirus ...
Texas A&M engineers develop recipe to dramatically strengthen body armor
Credit: Texas A&M University College of Engineering According to ancient lore, Genghis Khan instructed his horsemen to wear silk vests ...
Montana State researcher harnesses microorganisms to make living building materials
Credit: MSU Photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez BOZEMAN -- To make a building material that's alive, Montana State University researcher Chelsea ...
Scientists isolate biomarkers that can identify delirium risk and severity
Opens door to easy, early identification of individuals at risk for delirium complicationsCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- Regenstrief Institute and ...
CPRIT grant bolsters Rice biosciences
Texas initiative brings synthetic biologist Caroline Ajo-Franklin to explore biological, inorganic interfacesCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Jan. 22, 2020) ...
What it’s like to live without a sense of smell
Credit: University of East Anglia The smell of cut grass, freshly baked bread, childhood memories, lost loved ones, Christmas. What ...
Light at the end of the tunnel for most individuals with low-vision
Vision loss after damage to the retina, optic nerve or brain is in part reversible, reports a special issue of ...
Genetic identification of human remains from the Spanish Civil War and the dictatorship
A research team at the UPV/EHU is working to optimise genetic analyses for identifying victims who disappeared during the Spanish ...
University of Miami study explores cognitive function in people with mental illness
Credit: University of Miami Health System A study funded by the Veterans Administration and directed by researchers at the University ...
