Exotic ‘second sound’ phenomenon observed in pencil lead
At relatively balmy temperatures, heat behaves like sound when moving through graphite, study reports The next time you set a kettle to boil, consider this...
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The sweet spot: Scientists discover taste center of human brain
ITHACA, N.Y. - Researchers long ago mapped sight, hearing and other human sensory systems in the brain. But for taste, which could be considered our...
Dr. David Rubinsztein to present at the 6th Aging Research for Drug Discovery Forum in Basel
Credit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, March 14, 2019 - Today Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing the next generation artificial...
Ancient DNA research shines spotlight on Iberia
The largest-ever study of ancient DNA from the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) suggests that the Iberian male lineages were almost completely replaced between 4,500...
Are we at the limits of measuring water-repellent surfaces
As we develop extremely liquid repellent surfaces, the errors in existing measurement techniques are getting too largeCredit: Maja Vuckovac How liquids are repelled by a...
The CRG awarded the EJE&CON Genderless Talent prize
The EJE&CON Awards to Genderless Talent go to P&G, Room Mate Hotels, CRG, Julia en la Onda of Onda Cero, with special mention for Rebeca...
Pushing past limits
UCSB doctoral student Junkai Jiang receives prestigious Ph.D. Student Fellowship from IEEE Electron Devices Society The steady improvement of the performance and versatility of our...
What makes a cell turn cancerous?
CHLA researcher receives $1.6M grant to study cellular and genetic changes that underlie retinoblastomaCredit: Children's Hospital Los Angeles Retinoblastoma is a tumor of the retina...
Cell therapy could replace need for kidney transplants
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., -- March 13 2019, -- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) scientists are working on a promising approach for treatment of chronic...
Is laughter the best medicine? Find out at EuroPrevent 2019
11 to 13 April in Lisbon, Portugal: Is laughter the best medicine? Find out at EuroPrevent 2019. The annual scientific congress of the European Association...
Engineering treatments for the opioid epidemic
Rudra receives award from National Institute on Drug AbuseCredit: Washington University in St. Louis The U.S. is reeling from a public health crisis driven by...
Older adults with multiple chronic illnesses
AGS releases new action steps to guide care Caring for older adults with multiple chronic conditions can create challenging situations. For example, some treatments may...
Researcher receives NSF CAREER award to mimic the world’s best robot: The human hand
Ramana Vinjamuri has been awarded one of NSF's most prestigious awards for his work in understanding how the brain controls complex hand movements Stevens Institute...
Antiviral therapy improves survival rates for kidney transplant recipients with hepatitis B or C
Large-scale study confirms antiviral therapy should be systematically offered to hepatitis B- and C-infected kidney transplant recipients, reported in the Journal of HepatologyCredit: Journal of...
Social risk factors and readmission penalties
New study shows how these factors can impact penalties for safety net hospitalsCredit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT - New research shows that U.S. safety...
