Preserving stem cells and tissue without the freezer burn
Dr. Robert Ben of uOttawa's Department of Chemistry leads multi-million-dollar initiative that thwarts ice growth to preserve samples for future useCredit: Courtesy University of Ottawa...
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Major discovery helps explain coral bleaching
Credit: Nils Rädecker Corals, like all animals, must eat to live. The problem is that most corals grow in tropical waters that are poor in...
Borderline personality disorder: Don’t ignore it
Diagnose it, treat it and teen patients improveCredit: University of Houston For many years, clinicians have been hesitant to diagnose adolescents with Borderline Personality Disorder...
Dietary adherence and the fight against obesity
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (January 25, 2021) - While eating less and moving more are the basics of weight control and obesity treatment, finding ways...
Photocatalytic reaction in the shadow
Credit: @Science China Press Solar-driven photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is an attractive approach to convert solar energy into chemical energy. Among many photoelectrode materials, crystalline...
Unmanned aerial vehicles to scale new heights thanks to NASA
NASA is funding a major project on the future of autonomous air cargo transportation, and The University of Texas at Austin will be playing a...
For veterans after suicide attempts, gender affects recovery needs
Credit: Denneson et al. (2021), Medical Care January 25, 2021 - What care do veterans need when recovering after suicide attempts? The answer may be...
How complex oscillations in a quantum system simplify with time
Credit: S. Sotiriadis / Freie Universität Berlin Quantum physics allows to make statements about the behaviour of a wide variety of many-particle systems at the...
UTSA holds virtual groundbreaking for School of Data Science
Credit: UTSA JANUARY 25, 2021 -- UTSA today marked the groundbreaking of its $90 million School of Data Science and National Security Collaboration Center, the...
Better bundled: new principle for generating X-rays
Physicists from Göttingen University develop method in which beams are simultaneously generated and guided by 'sandwich structure'Credit: Julius Hilbig X-rays are usually difficult to direct...
COVID-19 cases, deaths in US increase with higher income inequality
Credit: Photo courtesy Tim Liao CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- U.S. counties with higher income inequality faced higher rates of COVID-19 infections and deaths in the first...
CHEOPS finds unique planetary system
Credit: © ESO Musical notes that sound pleasant together can form a harmony. These notes are usually in a special relationship with each other: when...
3-D printed Biomesh minimizes hernia repair complications
Credit: Drs. C. Shin/G. Acharya/Baylor College of Medicine. Hernias are one of the most common soft tissue injuries. Hernias form when intra-abdominal content, such as...
Anti-freeze for cell membranes
Credit: Graphics: Jan de Vries A team led by plant biologists at the Universities of Freiburg and Göttingen in Germany has shown for the first...
What’s in a name? A new class of superconductors
Commonly mistaken name leads to broader discovery by Rice, Arizona State physicistsCredit: Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Jan. 25, 2021) - A new...