Even before COVID-19, many adults over 50 lacked stable food supply
Food insecurity disparities by age, health status, race, ethnicity & education seen in National Poll on Healthy Aging; pandemic may have worsened themCredit: University of...
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‘Bug Zapper’ uses UV-C light to enable the sterilization and reuse of N95 masks
Lehigh University team led by Nelson Tansu collaborates with local hospital St. Luke's University Health Network on device to ensure sterile masksCredit: St. Luke's University...
Temple finds link between blood vessel inflammation, malfunctioning cellular powerhouses
Credit: Temple University Health System (Philadelphia, PA) - The vast majority of cells in the human body contain tiny power plants known as mitochondria that...
Chameleon materials: The origin of color variation in low-dimensional perovskites
Credit: Sylvia Germes Some light-emitting diodes (LEDs) created from perovskite, a class of optoelectronic materials, emit light over a broad wavelength range. Scientists from the...
Defective graphene has high electrocatalytic activity
Credit: Daria Sokol/MIPT Press Office Scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Skoltech, and the Russian Academy of Sciences Joint Institute for High...
2020 Dystel Prize for MS research to Dr Ian Duncan for advances in myelin repair
The University of Wisconsin-Madison professor made groundbreaking research on how myelin (the protective nerve coating in the brain and spinal cord) is damaged, particularly in...
Men’s blood contains greater concentrations of enzyme that helps COVID-19 infect cells
Finding may explain why men with heart failure suffer more from the coronavirus than womenCredit: European Heart Journal Evidence from a large study of several...
Cancer research breakthrough as DNA behavior is uncovered in 3D models
Multidisciplined team lead the first ever epigenetic study in 3D model human cancer cellsCredit: Dr Manel Esteller Scientists have used 3D models to break down...
New study examines lifting of pub and nightclub restrictions
Credit: University of Stirling A new University of Stirling study is seeking to understand how the easing of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on licensed premises can...
Which operations can restart first? New guide could help hospitals decide
Data on a broad range of common operations shows which ones will draw most on scarce resourcesCredit: Joe Hallisy, University of Michigan As fast and...
Pediatric coronavirus disease (COVID-19) x-ray, CT in review of new lung disorders
Distribution, lung zone preference, symmetry of abnormalities, and unique findings such as halo sign offer narrower differential diagnosis of COVID-19 in pediatric patients, says AJRCredit:...
CT scan database of 1000 sets was created for teaching AI to diagnose COVID-19
The largest CT scan database in the world with COVID-19 features has been collected in RussiaCredit: Moscow Diagnostics and Telemedicine Center Earlier, scientists of the...
OSU study shows grange a ‘natural partner’ for expanding health outreach
Credit: Courtesy Lilly Anderson, Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. -- In the ongoing struggle to address health care disparities in rural communities across the U.S.,...
World’s X-ray facilities team up to battle COVID-19
Credit: Image by Argonne National Laboratory. Leaders from the world's best X-ray facilities, including Argonne's Advanced Photon Source, have developed a strategy for cooperatively combating COVID-19....
Individualized mosaics of microbial strains transfer from the maternal to the infant gut
A microbiome 'fingerprint' method allows tracking of mothers' microbial strains inherited by infantsCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Microbial communities in the intestine -- also known...
