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Italian researchers say: 'It is possible to reconstruct the map of disease diffusion' infection has been reduced up to 45% at March 25. Thanks to...

Lung-heart super sensor on a chip tinier than a ladybug

The future of socially distanced lung and heart health monitoring could lie in an inconspicuous yet incredibly sensitive MEMS chipCredit: Georgia Tech / Ayazi lab...

Better data framework needed to improve rare disease diagnostic rates

Credit: Gorodenkoff A better framework for the reanalysis of genetic data, a game-changing process which could improve diagnostic rates by up to 32 per cent,...

Untwisting plastics for charging internet-of-things devices

Credit: Takenobu Group Untwisting chains of atoms within a plastic polymer improves its ability to conduct electricity, according to a report by researchers, led by...

Caring for those most vulnerable to COVID-19 requires vigilance

Leading geriatrician provides key updates and resources for front-line nursing home staff and cliniciansCredit: Florida Atlantic University As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic advances so...

International consortium investigates overactive immune cells as cause of COVID-19 deaths

New publication links neutrophil infiltration in the lungs of patients to COVID-19 symptomsCredit: Egeblad lab/CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- In the urgent battle to...

Scripps Research expands international effort to rapidly repurpose drugs against COVID-19

An international research network centers around ReFRAME, the world's leading collection of drugs known to be safe in humansCredit: Calibr/Scripps Research LA JOLLA, CA--With the...

ESO telescope sees star dance around supermassive black hole, proves Einstein right

Credit: ESO/L. Calçada Observations made with ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) have revealed for the first time that a star orbiting the supermassive black hole...

Seeing ‘under the hood’ in batteries

Technique adapted at Berkeley Lab X-ray facility finds growing use for next-gen battery R&DCredit: Marilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab From next-gen smartphones to longer-range electric cars and...

Soil carbon and nitrogen mineralization after the initial flush of CO2

Credit: Alan Franzluebbers Healthy soil should have abundant nitrogen to supply plant growth needs, but it should not all be in the inorganic fraction. Rather,...

Temple treats 1st patient in US in trial of gimsilumab for patients with COVID-19 and ARDS

Credit: Temple University Health System Temple University Hospital has treated the first patient in the United States in the BREATHE clinical trial evaluating the impact...

Depression, anxiety may be side effects as nation grapples with COVID-19

Credit: UTSW DALLAS - April 15, 2020 - Millions of Americans are being impacted by the psychological fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic...

Low-cost imaging system poised to provide automatic mosquito tracking

Better monitoring could bring faster and more targeted control of mosquito-borne diseasesCredit: Adam Goodwin, Johns Hopkins University WASHINGTON -- Mosquito-transmitted diseases such as malaria, dengue...

Applying mathematics to accelerate predictions for capturing fusion energy

Credit: Photo and composite by Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications. A key issue for scientists seeking to bring the fusion that powers the sun and...

Australia’s Centre for Digestive Diseases cures Crohn’s disease in new study