Neurotrauma Reports launching Spring 2020
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 30, 2020--Neurotrauma Reports, a new peer-reviewed open access companion to the highly regarded Journal of...
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COVID-19 personal protective equipment causes serious skin injuries
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 30, 2020--A new study of medical staff treating COVID-19-infected patients found 42.8% experienced serious skin...
Machine learning enhances light-matter interactions in dielectric nanostructures
The research is published in the SPIE-CLP journal Advanced PhotonicsCredit: SPIE BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA - A paper published in Advanced Photonics "Enhanced light-matter interactions in...
A world first: Assessing kidney quality before transplantation using photoacoustic imaging
Researchers discover non-invasive method to visualize damage in donor kidneys - empowering doctors to match kidney quality with patient life expectancy for longer-lasting transplantation outcomes.Credit:...
Nanodevices for the brain could thwart formation of Alzheimer’s plaques
Credit: Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory Alzheimer's disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, affecting one in 10...
NASA’s Webb Telescope to unravel riddles of a stellar nursery
Credit: Credit: ESO/M.McCaughrean et al. (AIP) A bustling stellar nursery in the picturesque Orion Nebula will be a subject of study for NASA's James Webb...
Marine litter in the Bay of Biscay
The 'Materials+Technologies' research group of the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country analyses all the studies published to date on the presence of microplastics in the...
Better understanding of nature’s nanomachines may help in design of future drugs
Credit: McGill University Many of the drugs and medicines that we rely on today are natural products taken from microbes like bacteria and fungi. Within...
Douglas R. Green, Ph.D., of St. Jude elected to the National Academy of Sciences
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital immunologist recognized for his contribution to understanding the mechanism of cell death and survivalCredit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Douglas...
Pharmacists warn against malarial drugs as a cure for coronavirus
Credit: University of Huddersfield PHARMACY experts at the University of Huddersfield are urging caution over claims that widely-available antimalarial drugs could be a "magic bullet"...
African skeletons from early colonial Mexico tell the story of first-generation slaves
An interdisciplinary study into the origins and health status of three African skeletons unearthed in Mexico shows evidence of forced migration, physical trauma, and the...
‘Breathable’ electronics pave the way for more functional wearable tech
Credit: Yong Zhu, NC State University Engineering researchers have created ultrathin, stretchable electronic material that is gas permeable, allowing the material to "breathe." The material...
The story of three African slaves during Spanish colonialism, as told by their bones
Credit: Collection: San José de los Naturales, Post Graduate Studies Osteology Laboratory, Escuela Nacional de AntropologÃa e Historia Photo: Rodrigo Barquera Despite the infamy of...
UToledo teams with partners across US to accelerate promising new solar technology
US-MAP is working together to boost US commercialization of perovskite technology in partnership with leading domestic companiesCredit: NREL Advancing our country's global leadership in solar...
Blood clotting a significant cause of death in patients with COVID-19
Credit: Maxwell Photography A study led by clinician scientists at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has found that Irish patients admitted to hospital...
