Proposed SwRI/UNH mission LEAPs forward
NASA selected LargE Area burst Polarimeter mission for further developmentCredit: Southwest Research Institute/University of New Hampshire SAN ANTONIO -- April 7, 2020 -- NASA has...
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Cancer scientists at Purdue aim to use protein power to stop tumor growth
Credit: Marxa Figueiredo/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - In 2018, approximately 324,000 men died from cancer in the United States. The combination of lung cancer,...
New method to monitor Alzheimer’s proteins
Terahertz waves detect the fibrillization state of amyloid beta proteins in solutionCredit: IBS Physicists at the Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics (CINAP), within the Institute...
Young children find a parent’s hug more calming than a stranger’s
Credit: Yoshida et al./iScience For infants as young as four months, a hug from a parent makes all the difference. A study appearing April 7...
CUNY New York City COVID-19 survey week 4
New Yorkers seem resigned to a long siege as COVID-19 infection, job loss, food access challenges, depression, anxiety, and hopelessness prevailCredit: Credit CUNY SPH The...
Bubble dynamics reveal how to empty bottles faster
Glug, glug: Researchers zero in on the rhythmic sound bubble dynamics produce during bottle emptying to better understand the physics at playCredit: Lokesh Rohilla WASHINGTON,...
Cranfield University student creates COVID-19 map for Nigeria
Credit: Cranfield University A student from Cranfield University in the UK has created a dashboard giving information on the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria. Nnenna...
How serotonin balances communication within the brain
OptogeneticsCredit: RUB, Kramer Our brain is steadily engaged in soliloquies. These internal communications are usually also bombarded with external sensory events. Hence, the impact of...
Study redefines exi’STING’ dogma of inflammatory mechanism
The protein STING (Stimulator of Interferon Genes) is a critical component of the body's innate immune defense system, but can also contribute to chronic autoimmune...
Innovative technologies for satellites
Credit: (Picture: Chair of Computer Science VIII / University of Würzburg) Some satellites are only slightly larger than a milk carton. This type of construction...
Are gamma-ray bursts powered by a star’s collapsing magnetic fields?
Groundbreaking research from Bath suggests the brightest source of energy in the universe is powered by the collapse of a dying star's magnetic field.Credit: Nuria...
Lymphoma’s different route revealed
Credit: Photo: Rehm, Höpken, Gerhardt Labs, MDC Creating new blood vessels, a process called angiogenesis, for tumors in lymph nodes is different than for tumors...
The cost of changing lives and the face of medicine
Credit: World Scientific Never in modern history has the need for medical research been clearer, with COVID-19 roaring just outside our windows. Fighting such nightmares...
Repetitive irradiation with 222nm UVC shown to be non-carcinogenic and safe for sterilizing human skin
Wide ranging antibacterial and antiviral applications in medical fields and daily lifeCredit: Kobe University Joint research between Kobe University and Ushio Inc. has provided proof...
How scientists discovered our sense of place
Credit: World Scientific Have you ever wondered how your brain knows where you are, why your memories are tied to places, or why Alzheimer's disease...
