Inexpensive, portable detector identifies pathogens in minutes
Credit: Graphic courtesy Brian Cunningham CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Most viral test kits rely on labor- and time-intensive laboratory preparation and analysis techniques; for example, tests...
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An obesity protein discovery may lead to better treatments
The discovery comes just as new data are revealing that some of the hardest hit victims of COVID-19 suffer from obesity and other chronic conditionsCredit:...
Novel coronavirus detected, monitored in wastewater
Within weeks of arriving on the world stage, SARS-CoV-2 has managed to encircle the globe, leaving illness, mortality and economic devastation in its vast wake....
Study suggests 3D face photos could be a sleep apnea screening tool
Credit: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine DARIEN, IL - Facial features analyzed from 3D photographs could predict the likelihood of having obstructive sleep apnea, according...
Searchable atlases of 3D images will offer new tool for researchers, clinicians
David Mayerich wins CAREER award to build 'google maps' for whole-organ imagingCredit: University of Houston Researchers at the University of Houston last year reported a...
Study shows fewer kids enrolling in cancer clinical trials
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Historically, pediatric cancer patients have been much more likely than adult cancer patients to enroll in clinical trials as...
Iron deficiency in corals?
When iron is limited, microalgae that live in coral cells may compensate with other metalsCredit: Todd LaJeunesse, Penn State When iron is limited, the tiny...
Helping a helper: Uncovering how different proteins cooperate in DNA repair
Credit: Tokyo Tech Background DNA contains the information essential for life. It is therefore critically important to maintain the integrity of DNA. However, due to...
SPIE to launch new Journal of Optical Microsystems in January, and JM3 to be renamed
The Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS to become two distinct journalsCredit: SPIE BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA - SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics,...
North Atlantic right whales are in much poorer condition than Southern right whales
Credit: Photos: Fredrik Christiansen (left & center-left), Stephen M. Dawson (center-right), John W. Durban and Holly Fearnbach (right). BOSTON, MASS. (April 23, 2020) - New...
Argonne scientists fashion new class of X-ray detector
Credit: Dave Tsai/Los Alamos New perovskite-based detectors can sense X-rays over a broad energy range. Getting an X-ray at the dentist or the doctor is...
Engineers share 3D-printed ventilator adapter design to help during COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, NY -- Engineers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have made their designs for...
A cellular mechanism protecting against cancer
Bayreuth geneticists discover a mechanism that leads to the programmed death of potentially diseased cellsCredit: Image: Olaf Stemmann. Susanne Hellmuth and Olaf Stemmann from the...
Sensor detects biomarker of early-stage multiple sclerosis
Diagnostic strategy developed by Brazilian researchers can also be used to distinguish MS from neuromyelitis optica, another demyelinating disorder. The two diseases have similar symptoms...
New study takes the pulse of a sleeping supervolcano
Credit: Osvaldo González-Maurel Under the volcanoes in the Andes where Chile, Argentina and Bolivia meet, there is a gigantic reservoir of molten magma. For several...
