COVID-19 possibly striking more children than expected
Credit: mvps.org The number of children infected with the coronavirus is far more extensive than what is currently reported -- a hidden detail that could...
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New nanocarrier drug delivery technology crosses the blood-brain barrier
Credit: Professor Sumio Ohtsuki A Japanese research team has developed a cyclic peptide (a chain of amino acids bonded circularly) that enhances blood-brain barrier (BBB)...
Earth Day alert to save our frogs
Study warns of amphibian conservation shortfallsCredit: Kate Mason With climate action a theme of Earth Day 2020 (22 April 2020), a new research paper highlights...
Trade friction: Adaptiveness of swarms of complex networks
Credit: Copyright© 2020 Springer Nature Trade friction between industries involved in information communication technology (ICT) have become apparent in recent years. Those trade frictions have...
3D models of mountain lakes with a portable sonar and airborne laser
Credit: J. Fernández-Lozano/ R. Andrés-Bercianos The information of the territory provided by the laser technology from an airplane can be combined with data collected in...
The origin of feces: coproID reliably predicts sources of ancient poop
New method of discerning sources of ancient feces makes this archaeological find far more informativeCredit: Jada Ko, courtesy of the Anhui Provincial Institute of Cultural...
Lactic acid bacteria present in kimchi cabbage and garlic carry out the fermentation
Identification of the origin source and the fermentation characteristics of lactic acid bacteria responsible for kimchi fermentationCredit: World Institute of Kimchi (WiKim) The World Institute...
KIST and UNIST joint research team develop a high-capacity battery material using salmon DNA
Stabilizing the surface of over-lithiated layered oxides using DNA from salmon and carbon nanotubes. Improved catalyst performance and lifespan found through the use of integrated...
How did an ancient plant from Latin America become Asia’s second-most-important cash crop?
Valued at dining room tables and factory floors alike, cassava is worth about $10 billion in Asia. The continued growth of the commodity faces challenges...
WVU-engineered intubation boxes to help reduce risk to clinicians during COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: West Virginia University A global pandemic, a worried wife and a campus that, like its home state, is full of connections, were the impetus...
Solving the puzzle of Mitchell disease
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine When a patient with puzzling neurological symptoms enrolled in the Undiagnosed Diseases Network, researchers led by Dr. Hugo J. Bellen...
New electrode material developed to increase charge capacity of lithium batteries
Credit: Yokohama National University Lithium batteries hold a lot of promise for the future of many applications, including electric vehicles, but tend to be prohibitively...
Trust in humans and robots: Economically similar but emotionally different
Credit: Chapman University Orange, Calif. - In research published in the Journal of Economic Psychology, scientists explore whether people trust robots as they do fellow...
AJR review of COVID-19 studies cautions against chest CT for coronavirus diagnosis
Regarding sensitivity, specificity, and clinical practice, CT should be reserved for evaluation of complications of COVID-19 pneumonia or for assessment if alternative diagnoses are suspectedCredit:...
Mystery solved, rotavirus VP3 is a unique capping machine
Credit: CDC / Bryon Skinner After eluding researchers for more than 30 years, the VP3 protein of rotavirus has finally revealed its unique structure and...
