Tight spaces tip presence of petrochemicals
Rice engineers' study reveals critical role of molecular confinement in interpreting NMRCredit: Arjun Valiya Parambathu/Rice University HOUSTON - (April 13, 2020) - Rice University engineers...
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Toxic cell atlas guides new therapies for neurodegeneration
New study generates an 'atlas' of toxic immune cells in the brainCredit: Lauren Bayless: Gladstone Institutes A common thread in many inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases,...
Cell membrane proteins imaged in 3D
Scientists used lanthanide-binding tags to image proteins at the level of a cell membrane, opening new doors for studies on health and medicineCredit: Brookhaven National...
Is there a link between the physics of hearing and the ability to interpret music?
UH engineer awarded a Guggenheim fellowship to pursue the questionCredit: University of Houston Pradeep Sharma, a mechanical engineer at the University of Houston, has been...
Loss of smell and taste validated as COVID-19 symptoms in patients with high recovery rate
Study suggests clinicians should include sensory impairment as standard screening measureCredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Loss of smell and taste has been anecdotally linked...
New Rutgers saliva test for coronavirus gets FDA approval
Emergency use authorization granted for new biomaterial collection approachCredit: Rutgers University The FDA has granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to Rutgers' RUCDR Infinite Biologics and...
Graphene heterostructures with black phosphorus, arsenic enable new infrared detectors
Credit: Daria Sokol/MIPT Press Office MIPT scientists and their colleagues from Japan and the U.S. have calculated the parameters of photodetectors comprised by layers of...
Scientists discover bent-toed gecko species in Cambodia
Credit: Thy Neang A new species of bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus phnomchiensis) has been described from Cambodia's Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary by Wild Earth Allies Biologist...
Diagnostics, meet CRISPR
New CRISPR diagnostic testCredit: Michael Kaminski, MDC The simplicity of urine sampling has been combined with the excellent sensing abilities of CRISPR to improve diagnostic...
Foxglove plants produce heart medicine; can science do it better?
Two studies mark an early step in a UB biologist's quest to understand how foxgloves make medicinal compoundsCredit: Zhen Wang BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Foxglove plants, found...
FDA approves first ever treatment for neurofibromatosis
According to the Children's Tumor Foundation, approval of AstraZeneca and MSD (Merck)'s Koselugo (selumetinib) increases potential for successful tumor reduction in patients; major milestone could...
Reducing sulfur dioxide emissions alone cannot substantially decrease air pollution
Credit: Qianqian Zhang High loadings of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) during haze are mostly produced from the chemical reactions of the reactive gas precursors, including...
UCI-led team designs carbon nanostructure stronger than diamonds
Novel plate-cell architecture reaches theoretical limit of performanceCredit: Cameron Crook and Jens Bauer / UCI Irvine, Calif., April 13, 2020 - Researchers at the University...
Research provides new insights into menopause and weight gain
UCLA biologists reveal interplay between estrogen and key geneCredit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA Can women in menopause get the benefits of hormone replacement therapy without the risks?...
Livestock and poultry farming should be the future focus of agricultural ammonia emissions control
Credit: Jiayu Huang As the only alkaline gas in the atmosphere, ammonia can react with sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides to form secondary fine particles,...
