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Capsule neural network predicts extreme weather with WWII-era analog forecastsCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON -- (Feb. 4, 2020) -- Rice University engineers have created a...

Fragile: Handle with care

Interhospital transfer may be essential for the sickest patients, but the risk of death remains higher for transfer patients than for patients admitted via the...

Study paints picture of marijuana use in pregnant women

Credit: Photo by Cori Kogan, Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane As the use of marijuana is legalized in an increasing number of U.S. states,...

Coral Reef Research Collection wins $100,000 International Science Prize

Credit: (c) ZSL A team of scientific editors has been awarded US $100,000 by Swiss open-access publisher Frontiers in recognition of an outstanding special issue...

Is human cooperativity an outcome of competition between cultural groups?

Credit: Carla Handley It may not always seem so, but scientists are convinced that humans are unusually cooperative. Unlike other animals, we cooperate not just...

Brain links to embryonic immunity, guiding response of the ‘troops’ that battle infection

Tufts University-led team of biologists discovers neurotransmitter signals guide migration of immune cells to infection sitesCredit: Celia Herrera-Rincon, Tufts University MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (January 31, 2019)--...

More than half of US opioid prescriptions for dental procedures exceeded 3-day supply recommendations from CDC 2016 guidelines

New largescale study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found overprescription of opioids by dentists common, particularly to patients at high risk for substance...

‘Oldest bamboo’ fossil from Eocene Patagonia turns out to be a conifer

Credit: Peter Wilf A fossilised leafy branch from the early Eocene in Patagonia described in 1941 is still often cited as the oldest bamboo fossil...

New single-cell prenatal blood test can identify genetic abnormalities

Proof of concept study assesses DNA from numerous live cells using single-cell-based droplet digital PCR assay without cell fixation, cell staining, or whole-genome amplification, reports...

Study identifies interaction site for serotonin type 3A and RIC-3 chaperone

Credit: TTUHSC To address the receptor dysfunction associated with several serious neurological diseases, Michaela Jansen, Pharm.D., Ph.D., from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center...

Feeding bluebirds helps fend off parasites

Credit: Becky Boyd If you feed the birds in your backyard, you may be doing more than just making sure they have a source of...

Green infrastructure provides benefits that residents are willing to work for, study shows

Credit: Noelwah Netusil. URBANA, Ill. - Urban areas face increasing problems with stormwater management. Impervious surfaces on roads and buildings cause flooding, which impacts the...

Putting precision oncology into practice

Credit: Rush Production Group Rush University Medical Center is the first health care organization to launch medical record company Epic's module for genomic results, giving...

NSF CAREER Award supports astronomer’s quest to further understand the universe

Research led by Laura Sales will shed light on the dark matter content of dwarf galaxiesCredit: Stan Lim, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Laura Sales...

Link between chronic kidney disease and heart failure is identified in patients