New technique retains nipple color in men after breast reduction
Credit: UTSW DALLAS - June 4, 2020 - Surgeons at UT Southwestern Medical Center have pioneered a new technique that prevents nipple discoloration and preserves...
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Researchers study alternative training tools designed to improve Soldier performance
Credit: US Army photo ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (June 4, 2020) -- As the U.S. Army revamps its small arms training and raises rifle qualification...
NASA infrared imagery indicates cristobal’s heavy rainmaking capabilities
Credit: Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson One of the ways NASA observes tropical cyclones is by using infrared data that provides temperature information and indicates storm...
Silicon ‘neurons’ may add a new dimension to computer processors
Energy constraints lead to novel ways of efficient, at-a-distance communicationCredit: Courtesy of Chakrabartty lab When it fires, a neuron consumes significantly more energy than an...
Discovery unlocks ‘hot’ electrons for more efficient energy use
Credit: Illustration by Enrique Sahagún WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Highly energetic, "hot" electrons have the potential to help solar panels more efficiently harvest light energy....
New discovery may lead to effective and natural treatment for Parkinson’s disease
Certain hormone-like compounds boost dopamine levels in the brainCredit: McLean Hospital Study Highlights The Nurr1 protein maintains the health of neurons that produce dopamine and...
New clues on how lipid emulsions prevent liver disease in preterm babies
Credit: National Human Genome Research Institute. Infants born prematurely may require parenteral or intravenous nutrition to provide the necessary nourishment, as their digestive system is...
IU researchers grow hairy skin from human stem cells
Credit: IU School of Medicine Building on years of groundbreaking discoveries in stem cell research, scientists from Indiana University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical...
New material, modeling methods promise advances in energy storage
Work offers promise for lightweight materials for energy technologiesCredit: University of Houston The explosion of mobile electronic devices, electric vehicles, drones and other technologies have...
‘Artificial chemist’ combines AI, robotics to conduct autonomous R&D
Credit: Milad Abolhasani Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University at Buffalo have developed a technology called "Artificial Chemist," which incorporates artificial intelligence...
Beating COVID-19 through genomic research
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 4, 2020--Next-generation sequencing of the COVID-19 virus is providing powerful metagenomic data, which, combined with...
Deadly bacterial infection in pigs deciphered
Credit: © Conrad von Schubert New-born piglets often die painfully from infection with an intestinal bacterium. A team of researchers from 3 faculties at the...
New role assigned to a human protein in transcription and genome stability
Researchers from the University of Seville and Cabimer discover that the UAP56/DDX39B protein remove DNA-RNA hybrids from the genomeCredit: Universidad de Sevilla Transcription of genetic...
Egg-based coating preserves fresh produce
Rice University lab's protein coating extends shelf life of perishable fruits and vegetablesCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (June 4, 2020) - Eggs that would...
Environmental damage from fog reduction is observable from outer space, find hydrologists
IUPUI-led study is the first to find satellite data can detect fog's impact on vegetation levels under climate changeCredit: Image courtesy of Lixin Wang, Indiana...
