New pathogen threatens fennel yield in Italy
Credit: Dalia Aiello A new fennel fungal disease caused by a new genus and species - Ochraceocephala foeniculi, was observed for the first time in...
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The Lancet Infectious Diseases: Comprehensive COVID-19 hospitalisation and death rate estimates help countries best prepare as global pandemic unfolds
The death rate from confirmed COVID-19 cases is estimated at 1.38%, while the overall death rate, which includes unconfirmed cases, is estimated at 0.66%Credit: The...
Water pressure: Ancient aquatic crocs evolved, enlarged to avoid freezing
Study pinpoints minimum survivable size of Jurassic crocodilesCredit: Steve Castillo / Evolution: International Journal of Organic Evolution / Scott Schrage Taking the evolutionary plunge into...
New Yorkers think feds not doing enough for the city and state
Anxiety rises over job and housing loss, and more New Yorkers fear getting sick as the virus hits people they knowCredit: CUNY SPH A majority...
Biological ‘atlas’ shows dual personality for immune cells that cause Type 1 diabetes
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital mapped the epigenetic controls on T cells, which could aid Type 1 diabetes diagnosis and treatment, as well...
In new book, OU professor presents new theory on LGBTQ stigma
Credit: Meredith G. F. Worthen In a new book, Meredith G. F. Worthen, professor of sociology at the University of Oklahoma, presents a groundbreaking theory...
HSC professor on team using stem cells to combat COVID-19 pneumonia
Instead of finding the next Tamiflu, the team started testing whether stem cells can be used to boost a person's immune system to ward off...
New explanation for sudden heat collapses in plasmas can help create fusion energy
Credit: Photo and composite by Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications. Scientists seeking to bring the fusion that powers the sun and stars to Earth must...
Argonne and CERN weigh in on the origin of heavy elements
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory A long-held mystery in the field of nuclear physics is why the universe is composed of the specific materials we see...
A new tool for controlling reactions in microrobots and microreactors
UMass Amherst, international team use simple capillary forces to direct aqueous solutionsCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - In a new paper, Thomas Russell and postdoctoral...
Well-engineered ‘watercourts’ stored live fish, fueling Florida’s Calusa kingdom
Credit: Merald Clark/Florida Museum GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The mighty Calusa ruled South Florida for centuries, wielding military power, trading and collecting tribute along routes that...
Wastewater test could provide early warning of COVID-19
Credit: Cranfield University Researchers at Cranfield University are working on a new test to detect SARS-CoV-2 in the wastewater of communities infected with the virus....
Evidence suggests that ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers may improve prognosis in COVID-19 hypertensive patients
Recent concerns that common antihypertensive drugs may have a negative effect in COVID-19 patients are not supported by the evidence, report scientists in a new...
Critical care surgery team develops blueprint for essential operations during COVID-19
A system-wide tiered approach to triage the most pressing operations aims to keep hospital resources focused on treating COVID-19 patientsCredit: American College of Surgeons CHICAGO...
FDA approves first plasma therapy for Houston Methodist COVID-19 patient
Credit: Houston Methodist HOUSTON-(March 28, 2020) - Houston Methodist received FDA approval Saturday to become the first academic medical center in the nation to transfuse...
