Navy files for patent on room-temperature superconductor
Physicists refer to room temperature superconductivity as 'the holy grail'Credit: via U.S. Patent and Trademark Office A scientist working for the U.S. Navy has filed...
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Virtual reality a promising tool for reducing fears and phobia in autism
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 22, 2019--In a new pilot study, autistic adults showed real-life, functional improvement after a combination...
Outfitting T cell receptors to combat a widespread and sometimes deadly virus
Credit: Jennifer Maynard/Ellen Wagner/University of Texas Researchers have engineered "antibody-like" T cell receptors that can specifically stick to cells infected with cytomegalovirus, or CMV, a...
Physician well-being improving, but burnout risk remains
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The good news is that physician burnout appears to be improving, along with indicators for physician well-being. However, physicians remain at high...
World’s biggest bee found
Wallace's giant bee has been rediscovered in IndonesiaCredit: © Clay Bolt : claybolt.com An international team of scientists and conservationists has announced the finding of...
UTSA researchers examine patterns of prescription opioid misuse and other substance use
On average, 130 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose and almost 218,000 Americans died from overdoses related to prescription opioids from 1999 to...
Proximity to land determines how coral reef communities respond to climate change events
Credit: Laura Richardson Location, location, location: Proximity to the mainland determines how coral reef communities respond to major environmental disturbances Severe weather and environmental disturbances,...
A ‘joint’ problem: Investigating marijuana and tobacco co-use
A survey of marijuana and tobacco co-users by Medical University of South Carolina researchers found that co-users with a close link between their use of...
The ancient people in the high-latitude Arctic had well-developed trade
Credit: Vladimir V. Pitulko et al Russian scientists studied the Zhokhov site of ancient people, which is located in the high-latitude Arctic, and described in...
Trinity and St. James’s Hospital report successful measurement of vitamin D in human hair
Study paves the way for improved diagnosis of vitamin D deficiency Dublin, Thursday, February 21st, 2019 - A new study by researchers from Trinity College...
Scientists reveal impacts of anthropogenic nitrogen discharge on nitrogen transport in global rivers
Credit: Obtained from Google Earth, compiled and annotated by Shuang Liu Excess nutrients from fertilizer application, pollution discharge, and water regulations outflow through rivers from...
Stopping inflammation from becoming chronic
Jena University pharmacists and international partners present highly sensitive test system for anti-inflammatory drugsCredit: Jan-Peter Kasper/University Jena Drugs such as ibuprofen or aspirin that relieve...
Studying species interactions using remote camera traps
Credit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWQ1SXTONRA Species are often involved in complex interactions with other species, which can affect their occurrence, abundance, feeding habits and disease transmission. Observing and...
New research prize for best doctoral thesis on cancer
In memory of Professor Dan Grandér This year, the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet for the forst time awards a research prize in memory of...
A tasty Florida butterfly turns sour
Credit: Photo: Katy Prudic/University of Arizona The viceroy butterfly is a mimic, modeling its orange-and-black colors after the queen butterfly, a bug that tastes so...
