Heart disease risk grows as women move through menopause
Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, Feb. 3, 2020 - A marker for heart disease risk considerably worsens as women transition through menopause, according to a...
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Research sheds light on the evolutionary puzzle of coupling
Credit: German Primate Center-Leibniz Institute for Primate Research A UTSA researcher has discovered that, whether in a pair or in groups, success in primate social...
Researchers take body armor to the next level with high energy fibers
FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science awarded $569,482 from combating terrorism technical support officeCredit: Florida Atlantic University It sounds like something out of the...
Losing coastal plant communities to climate change will weaken sea defences
Credit: Mick Hanley, University of Plymouth Coastal plant communities are a crucial element of global sea defences but are increasingly threatened by the human-induced effects...
Canterbury Tales is first major literary work developed as an app
Credit: Photo credit: Dave Stobbe for the University of Saskatchewan. A University of Saskatchewan-led international team has produced the first web and mobile phone app...
World Wetlands Day: Fostering global biodiversity and mitigating climate change
Interactive story maps illustrate valuable contributions Maritime salt marshes make to our planetCredit: Photo credit: O. Lucanus Though they make up less than 6% of...
Can’t sleep or think clearly? Maybe the culprit is bacteria
Washington State, UMass Amherst researchers receive Keck Grant to study effects of bacteria on brainCredit: UMass Amherst With a $1 million grant from the W....
The most human algorithm
A new algorithm can automatically identify mathematical models that not only improve the reliability of the predictions they make but also provide information for understanding...
First view of hydrogen at the metal-to-metal hydride interface
Credit: University of Groningen University of Groningen physicists have visualized hydrogen at the titanium/titanium hydride interface using a transmission electron microscope. Using a new technique,...
How the immune system becomes blind to cancer cells
Credit: Illustration: CIBSS/University of Freiburg, Michal Roessler T cells play a huge role in our immune system's fight against modified cells in the body that...
Fed grant backs Rice earthquake research
Geologist Melodie French wins National Science Foundation CAREER AwardCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Jan. 31, 2020) - Rice University geologist Melodie French is crushing...
New NSF Industry-University Collaborative Research Center at Dartmouth
Aims to transform power electronicsCredit: Kathryn Lapierre and Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth Dartmouth is partnering with four leading electrical tech companies--GE Research, Analog...
Supporting state science and technology policy fellows
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative awards nearly $450,000 for science policy fellows in Idaho, Missouri, and VirginiaCredit: Photo courtesy of CCST. Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI)...
NEUROPA initiative receives €3.6 million to develop new theranostic for the brain
The NEUROPA consortium, led by Aston University, has received a prestigious award of €3.6 million in funding from the European Commission as part of its...
Religiousness linked to improved quality of life for people with HIV
Credit: Children's National Hospital Adults living with HIV in Washington, D.C., were more likely to feel higher levels of emotional and physical well-being if they...
