Researchers create 3D-printed nasal swab for COVID-19 testing
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - In response to the critical shortage of nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs early in the COVID-19 pandemic,...
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Eye exam could lead to early Parkinson’s disease diagnosis
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - A simple eye exam combined with powerful artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning technology could provide...
Understanding ion channel inhibition to open doors in drug discovery
Credit: Paper authors Scientists have discovered how drug-like small molecules can regulate the activity of therapeutically relevant ion channels - and their findings could transform...
Using strain to control oxynitride properties
A chance discovery leads to a simple process that can introduce 'oxygen-missing layers' into perovskite oxynitrides, changing their properties.Credit: Mindy Takamiya/Kyoto University iCeMS Japanese scientists...
Some parents prioritize Thanksgiving traditions over reducing COVID-19 risks
National Poll: Over half of parents say it's important for children to see extended family and share in holiday rituals but many also want to...
Airflow studies reveal strategies to reduce indoor transmission of COVID-19
Scientists studying the aerodynamics of infectious disease share steps to curb transmission during indoor activities.Credit: Kelby Kramer and Gerald J. Wang VIRTUAL MEETING (CST), November...
From lab to industry? Ideally ordered porous titania films, made at scale
High-throughput double anodization to make ordered titania through-hole membranesCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have realized high-throughput production of...
Accelerator makes cross-country trek to enable laser upgrade
Jefferson Lab ships its final accelerator section for a project to upgrade the world's brightest X-ray laserCredit: DOE's Jefferson Lab Today, the U.S. Department of...
Science reveals secrets of a mummy’s portrait
Scientific analysis of an ancient portrait pigment reveals long-lost artistic detailsCredit: The Walters Art Museum. How much information can you get from a speck of...
After more than a decade, ChIP-seq may be quantitative after all
Credit: Courtesy of Van Andel Institute GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Nov. 20, 2020) -- For more than a decade, scientists studying epigenetics have used a powerful...
Adipose tissue may be the source of inflammatory factors that aggravate COVID-19
Preliminary results of patient tissue analysis show that the virus infects adipocytes and alters the quantity of signaling molecules released by these cells into the...
Study: Countering hate on social media
Credit: Garland et al, EMNLP 2020 The rise of online hate speech is a disturbing, growing trend in countries around the world, with serious psychological...
TTUHSC scientist takes next step in search for bone disease treatment
Das study indicates KLF2 induction in DPSCs can promote osteoblastCredit: TTUHSC For more than a decade, Hiranmoy Das, Ph.D., has been investigating how Kruppel-like Factor...
Arturo Azcorra, recipient of the Reginald Fessenden Award
The director of the IMDEA Networks Institute has been recognised for his contribution to the development of 5G technologyCredit: IMDEA Networks Institute Arturo Azcorra, Director...
Lehigh’s Plasma Control Group awarded $1.5 million DOE grant for fusion research
Professor Eugenio Schuster leads new project at the National Spherical Torus Experiment Upgrade (NSTX-U) that will contribute to the eventual design of energy-producing tokamak reactorsCredit:...
