WVU toxicologist earns $3 million NIH grant to study impact of air pollution on lung healing
Credit: Greg Ellis/West Virginia University Each time we breathe in, we're not inhaling just one component that seeps into our lungs. It's a medley of...
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Masks, PPE materials should be hydrophilic
Making masks and personal protective equipment (PPE) with hydrophilic surfaces, where droplets of coronavirus spread out and dry faster, could reduce infection risk.Credit: R. Bhardwaj...
Scientists replace malfunctioning ‘vacuum cleaner’ cells linked to neurological disorders
Credit: Image credit: Xu et al, 2020, Cell Reports Researchers at Fudan University in Shanghai, China have developed three different techniques that successfully replace almost...
Digital content on track to equal half Earth’s mass by 2245
If verified, the mass-energy-information equivalence principle will show that information is a physical, dominant, fifth state of matter, and digital bits will outnumber atoms on...
SUTD researchers create heart cells from stem cells using 3D printing
Researchers 3D printed a micro-scaled physical device to demonstrate a new level of control in the directed differentiation of stem cells, enhancing the production of...
Using physics to improve root canal efficiency
Temperature is a critical parameter in determining cleansing efficiency during a root canalCredit: Hanhui Jin WASHINGTON, August 11, 2020 -- Scientists used computational fluid dynamics...
Virginia Universities will use COVID Health Check to screen for COVID-19 on campuses
George Mason University developed and other Viriginia colleges are adopting the first-of-its-kind screening tool for real-time surveillance, early detection, coordinated reporting of COVID-19Credit: George Mason...
Lab-created molecule achieves positive results in the treatment of arthritis
Tested in mice with genetically induced arthritis, the substance decreased the area affected, reduced local swelling, and assuaged the pain associated with the inflammatory process.Credit:...
Study shows inbreeding reduces cooperation in banded mongooses
Inbreeding can reduce cooperation in banded mongooses according to a recent study by researchersCredit: Dr Hazel Nichols Inbreeding can reduce cooperation in banded mongooses according...
Baycrest researchers to investigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on dementia risk
Credit: Baycrest In addition to its clear impact on physical health, COVID-19 may also have adverse consequences for brain health. Therefore, researchers at Baycrest's Rotman...
Investigating a thermal challenge for MOFs
New research in Nature Communications examines thermal transport in metal organic frameworksCredit: Christopher E. Wilmer / University of Pittsburgh To the naked eye, metal organic...
Researchers find clues to SARS-CoV-2 infection, why it impacts patients differently
Findings suggest there must be other receptors for the virus that regulate its infection of the lungsCredit: McMaster University/University of Waterloo Hamilton, ON (August 11,...
Oil-soluble transition metal-based catalysts tested for in-situ oil upgrading
A paper by Kazan Federal University appeared in early access in FuelCredit: Kazan Federal University Reducing the viscosity of heavy oils for extraction is one...
Long-term risks of joint implants
Metals from implants can accumulate in bone tissueCredit: Naujok/Charité Using highly complex analytical techniques, a group of researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin were able...
Most close relatives of birds neared the potential for powered flight but few crossed its thresholds
Credit: Julius T Csotonyi / Michael Pittman. Uncertainties in the evolutionary tree of birds and their closest relatives have impeded deeper understanding of early flight...
