Global sentiments towards COVID-19 shifts from fear to anger
Credit: NTU Singapore The fear that people developed at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak has given way to anger over the course of the...
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New organic material unlocks faster and more flexible electronic devices
Credit: Jack Fox, ANU Mobile phones and other electronic devices made from an organic material that is thin, bendable and more powerful are now a...
Learning the wiring diagram for autism spectrum disorders
New study uncovers brain circuit involved in dysfunctional social, repetitive, and inflexible behaviors characteristic of ASDCredit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - July 14, 2020...
A nanomaterial path forward for COVID-19 vaccine development
Credit: UC San Diego From mRNA vaccines entering clinical trials, to peptide-based vaccines and using molecular farming to scale vaccine production, the COVID-19 pandemic is...
Boosting immune memory could reduce cancer recurrence
Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, July 15, 2020 - Blocking a newly identified "immune memory checkpoint" in immune cells could improve immunotherapy and help prevent...
Experts strongly recommend varenicline over the patch for adult smokers hoping to quit
ATS publishes new practice guideline on tobacco dependence treatmentCredit: ATS July 15, 2020 - Smoking cessation initiatives notwithstanding, along with provocative public health campaigns and...
Genetic editing milestone in mouse model of Rett Syndrome
Editing technique repairs mutant MeCP2 RNA and restores MeCP2 protein functionCredit: Rett Syndrome Research Trust A genomic error that causes Rett Syndrome, a serious lifelong...
Growing up trilobite
New study is first to describe growth rate of one of the most common and abundant trilobites and compare with second speciesCredit: M. Hopkins/© AMNH...
Geoengineering’s benefits limited for apple crops in India
Abruptly ending climate intervention might backfire rapidlyCredit: Jyoti Singh Geoengineering - spraying sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere to combat global warming - would only temporarily...
Invasive alien species may soon cause dramatic global biodiversity loss
Experts identify future tipping point due to rapid spread of non-native plants and animalsCredit: Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS (CC BY 2.0) https://flic.kr/p/HRBQXq An increase of 20...
KIST develops “dielectrophoretic tweezer” technology for toxic nanoparticles
Technology developments for 'nanogap electrodes' to purify various ultra-fine floating particles in the air and water. Single particle? Scalable massive methodology control makes application in...
How much fluorine is too much fluorine?
Credit: James Hanly For most of us, our closest encounter with the element fluorine is likely to be our toothpaste or a municipal water supply...
Lack of trust in local government halted UK COVID-19 track and trace systems
Opinion article by Lord David BlunkettCredit: UK Parliament Lord David Blunkett has argued that a lack of funding for the UK civil service, combined with...
Experimental COVID-19 vaccine safe, generates immune response
NIAID-sponsored phase 1 trial tested mRNA vaccineCredit: NIAID WHAT: An investigational vaccine, mRNA-1273, designed to protect against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019...
LOINC joins international council fostering development of global digital health standards
Joint initiative council members include prominent standards organizationsCredit: Joint Initiative Council for Global Health Informatics Standardization INDIANAPOLIS -- LOINC®, the international health data standard created...
