Mapping out rest stops for migrating birds
New metric can help determine when birds fly over a site or stop to refuel or restCredit: Colorado State University/ Kyle Horton Each spring, billions...
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Could an existing vaccine make COVID-19 less deadly? Mexico City study provides support
A prospective observational study testing the concept of trained immunity for protection from severe COVID-19 reported milder symptoms in COVID patients receiving MMR vaccination, as...
Beak bone reveals pterosaur like no other
Credit: Megan Jacobs, University of Portsmouth A new species of small pterosaur - similar in size to a turkey - has been discovered, which is...
Glitter litter could be damaging rivers – study
Research finds biodegradable alternatives are no better for the environmentCredit: Dr Dannielle Green, Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) New research indicates that glitter could be causing...
Researchers mine data and connect the dots about processes driving neuroblastoma
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists lead genome analysis to better understand one of the most common childhood solid tumorsCredit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital...
Tissue grafts of both bone and cartilage could regenerate damage to a crucial jaw joint
Credit: D. Chen et al., Science Translational Medicine (2020) Scientists have engineered tissue grafts that, in pigs, regenerated both bone and cartilage in the temporomandibular...
Protein that keeps immune system from freaking out could form basis for new therapeutics
Treatment with a peptide that mimics the naturally occurring protein GIV prevents immune overreaction, supports a mechanism critical for survival in mouse models of sepsis...
Reviving cells after a heart attack
Researchers unravel the healing mechanisms of extracellular vesicles and demonstrate their healing power on a heart-on-a-chipCredit: (Image courtesy of the Disease Biophysics Group/Harvard SEAS) Extracellular...
Closing the market for fake documents on the open web
Credit: Michigan State University Buying a counterfeit driver's license or passport used to require a secret meeting with some shady characters. More recently, it meant...
What laser color do you like?
Microchip devices produce a wide range of huesCredit: NIST Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland have...
Process to recover metals from batteries licensed by Momentum Technologies
Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Momentum Technologies Inc., a Dallas, Texas-based materials science company that is focused on extracting critical metals from electronic...
Deep neural networks show promise for predicting future self-harm based on clinical notes
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina use deep learning models to identify patients at risk of intentional self-harm based on unstructured patient clinical...
Design and test potential COVID-19 treatments from your phone
The ViDok app crowdsources the drug discovery processCredit: Courtesy of Thanh Truong. You're invited to join the search for COVID-19 treatments--no lab coat or Ph.D....
A billion tiny pendulums could detect the universe’s missing mass
Researchers have proposed a novel method for finding dark matterCredit: NIST Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have...
Novel software assesses phonologial awareness
Credit: Royalty-free via Pxhere Understanding sounds in language is a critical building block for child literacy, yet this skill is often overlooked. Researchers from Michigan...