Red Sea plankton communities ebb and flow with the seasons
Credit: © 2020 KAUST The communities of tiny picoplankton in oceans reveal a great deal about the health of marine ecosystems and food webs. KAUST...
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NIH launches analytics platform to harness COVID-19 patient data to speed treatments
Credit: National Center for Translational Sciences The National Institutes of Health has launched a centralized, secure enclave to store and study vast amounts of medical...
Your brain shows if you are lonely or not
New insight into how the brain maps our interpersonal tiesCredit: Figure provided by Andrea L. Courtney and Meghan L. Meyer Social connection with others is...
Calling for nursing support amid COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (June 15, 2020) - There are close to 28 million nurses around the world who comprise a global workforce that delivers...
Taking a landslide’s temperature to avert catastrophe
A new model for deep-seated landslides that takes into account the temperature of a thin, unstable layer of clay could help stop catastrophes in their...
Directly printing 3D tissues within the body
Researchers take a step closer to 3D printing living tissues in patientsCredit: Ohio State University (LOS ANGELES) - In the TV series Westworld, human body...
Genetic rescue of SHANK3 is potential therapy in rare forms of autism spectrum disorder
A mouse model and previous studies suggest that genetic intervention in SHANK3-related ASD may be most effective earlier in developmentCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A...
New fossil discovery shows 50 million-year-old Canada-Australia connection
Credit: Copyright: The Canadian Entomologist. Used by permission. The discovery of a tiny insect fossil is unearthing big questions about the global movement of animals...
Barriers exist to using risk stratification tools to evaluate pulmonary embolism in the ED
Credit: Kirsty Challen, B.Sc., MBCHB, MRES, Ph.D., Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, United Kingdom DES PLAINES, IL -- Common barriers exist to the use of risk stratification...
New study of bats could provide clues to protection against coronaviruses
Credit: Jon Flanders STONY BROOK, NY, June 15, 2020 - Some bat species seem to carry coronaviruses but rarely be affected by them. Scientists are...
COVID-19 pandemic could decimate outdoor environmental, science education programs
11 million children at risk of losing access to educational and health benefits of outdoor educationCredit: UC Berkeley photo courtesy of Lawrence Hall of Science...
Rochester researchers unlock clues to a dramatic chapter of Earth’s geological history
Credit: Akshay Mehra / Princeton Grinder Lab photo Imagine Earth completely covered in ice. While it's hard to picture all of today's oceans and land...
Cell wall research reveals possibility of simple and sustainable method to protect crops
Credit: Antonio Molina While crop diseases have devastating consequences on agriculture, causing losses of up to 30% in some crops, plants constantly evolve to maintain...
In virtual presentation, geriatrics research addresses key concern: medications
Credit: (C) 2020, American Geriatrics Society New insights on a host of factors impacting medication use for older adults will anchor a special research presentation...
NASA follows Tropical Storm Nuri’s path
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview An animation of four days of imagery from NASA's Terra satellite showed the progression and landfall of Tropical Storm Nuri. At...
