UCI and County of Orange partner on large-scale COVID-19 infection survey
Results will help determine true prevalence and inform lifting of local lockdownCredit: UCI Program in Public Health Irvine, Calif., May 15, 2020 -- It's almost...
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McMaster chemists develop foolproof new test to track the fats we eat
Credit: JD Howell, McMaster University A team of researchers at McMaster University has developed a reliable and accurate blood test to track individual fat intake,...
Parents that know a child’s preferences can assertively guide exercise
Children perceive coercion as reducing their motivation for physical activityCredit: Tuukka Luukkonen / University of Jyväskylä A parent who knows a child's preferences and participates...
University of Tartu study shows a low prevalence of the coronavirus in Estonia
Credit: University of Tartu The results of a study conducted by the University of Tartu on the prevalence of the coronavirus were presented to the...
Model of critical infrastructures reveals vulnerabilities
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- An interdisciplinary team of Kansas State University researchers developed a computer simulation that revealed beef supply chain vulnerabilities...
New bone-graft biomaterial gives patients a nicer smile and less pain
Credit: Shinji Kamakura and Hitoshi Inada, Tohoku University A new recipe for a bone-graft biomaterial that is supercooled before application should make it easier to...
UHN-U of T-led study shows antiviral drug can speed up recovery of COVID-19 patient
International research shows for the first time that interferon-α2b improves virus clearance and decreases levels of inflammatory markersCredit: University Health Network (Toronto - May 15,...
Pine martens like to have neighbors — but not too near
Credit: Nick Upton Pine martens need neighbours but like to keep their distance, according to new research. Over three years, the cat-like predators were caught...
Binge drinkers beware, Drunkorexia is calling
Around 1 in 3 female uni students report saving calories for binge drinking episodesCredit: Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash Mojito, appletini or a simple...
Metagenomics reveals distinct microbiotypes in the giant clams Tridacna maxima
Credit: Dr. Lauric Thiault New research conducted at CRIOBE and ENTROPIE research units, with the collaboration of the Swire institute of Marine Science of The...
UTA civil engineer leads projects with city of Coppell to inspect sewer pipelines
Robots, artificial intelligence and sewer systemsCredit: UT Arlington The University of Texas at Arlington and the city of Coppell in Dallas County are collaborating on...
How cells decide the way they want to recycle their content
Credit: Department of Pathological Cell Biology, Medical Research Institute,TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) identify a novel phosphorylation site of the protein...
Quantifying the impact of interventions
Göttingen team analyzes the progression of the epidemicCredit: (c) MPIDS Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPIDS) and the University of...
Tiny particle, big payoff
Innovative virus research may save wheat and other cropsCredit: Ayala Rao/UCR UC Riverside scientists have solved a 20-year-old genetics puzzle that could result in ways...
Clarification of microbial community structures around Antarctic lakes
Credit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Overview A research group of Assistant Prof. Yuu Hirose of the Department of Applied Chemistry...
