A diet of high-iron beans improves health of anemic women in Rwanda
An 18-week diet of high-iron beans improved the physical performance of women at a university in Rwanda. The study shows the potential of biofortified crops...
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Professor John Shine AC elected as Fellow of the Royal Society
For his scientific leadership and pioneering research in molecular genetics Garvan's Professor John Shine AC, has been elected as Fellow of the Royal Society.Credit: Garvan...
Making a ‘strange’ discovery
UH physics team awarded $2.3 million to search for elusive matterCredit: University of Houston - A few microseconds after the Big Bang nearly 14 billion...
COVID-19 vaccine with patch delivery technology enters preclinical testing at UC Davis
Credit: Rudy Meyers Photography Verndari Inc., a stage biopharmaceutical company, announced today that it will begin preclinical testing this week at UC Davis' Mouse Biology...
KIST develops stretchable lithium-ion battery based on new micro-honeycomb structure
A Korean research team has developed a lithium-ion battery that is flexible enough to be stretchedCredit: Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) The microscale...
Scientists explore links between genetics, gut microbiome and memory
A molecule commonly produced by gut microbes appears to improve memory in miceCredit: Courtesy of Nathan Johnson/PNNL A new study is among the first to...
Physio support in COVID-19 recovery
New guidelines to help patients 'get moving'Credit: Flinders University New physiotherapy guidelines are targeting COVID-19 patient recovery for respiratory management, exercise and mobilisation in acute...
Getting kids moving, and learning
Tennis program for teachers, coachesCredit: Flinders University Children are set to move more, improve their skills, and come up with their own creative tennis games...
Rapid-release gases to speed up cleaning of Covid-19 ambulances: Tests get green light and funding
Credit: Swansea University Swansea University has successfully won funding to reduce the time it takes to sanitise ambulances after carrying a suspected Covid-19 positive patient....
Heat-friendly microbes provide efficient way to biodegrade plastic
Credit: LIU Yajun Researchers in China have engineered a microbe that shows promise as the foundation of an efficient way to break down polyethylene terephthalate...
New study could change what we know about platelets
Credit: University of Kentucky LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 29, 2020) -- University of Kentucky College of Medicine researcher Sidney Whiteheart has been awarded a prestigious Outstanding...
Improving immunotherapy for cancer
Cause for the lack of immune defense against tumors discoveredCredit: A. Heddergott / TUM Our immune system not only protects us against infection, but also...
Feeling burned out? The contributors could be more related to depression than you think
A study of medical interns across 68 institutions found that personal and workplace factors predicting burnout largely overlapped with factors that contribute to depressive symptoms.Credit:...
RSNA AI challenge breaks new ground
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - An unprecedented collaboration among two medical societies and over 60 volunteer neuroradiologists has resulted in...
Discoverer of famed blue pigment to hunt for new red
Credit: Mas Subramanian, OSU CORVALLIS, Ore. - Mas Subramanian, distinguished professor of chemistry at Oregon State University, has received a special $200,000 grant from the...
