Top NAU microbiologist joins COVID-19 Genomics Union to track virus
Team will use genomic sequencing to track new coronavirus, provide critical data for global biomedical researchers and give Arizona an edge in responding to the...
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$1.2 million grant to study evolution of Central American lizards
Credit: Jonathan Losos, Washington University in St. Louis A research team led by a Washington University in St. Louis biologist was awarded $1.2 million for...
UCI-led study finds modifiable risk factors could play a role in Alzheimer’s disease
Amyloid accumulation not the only risk factor in Alzheimer's riskCredit: UCI School of Medicine Irvine, Calif. - April 8, 2020 - Amyloid is a key...
Brain discovery suggests source of lifelong behavioral issues
Finding could have important implications for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer'sCredit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Improper removal of faulty brain cells during neurodevelopment may...
Rice chemist wins grant to simplify drug design
Fed award to László Kürti will support sophisticated, simplified drug precursorsCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (April 8, 2020) - Rice University chemist László Kürti...
Belle II yields first results in search of the Z’ boson
The Belle II experiment started about one year ago. Physical Review Letters has now published the initial results of the detector. The work deals with...
Coronavirus and MS reporting database announced by CMSC & National MS Society
Credit: CMSC & National MS Society The Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society have joined forces to create COViMS,...
St. Jude experimental anti-malarial drug shows promise in first clinical trial
Malaria is a leading killer of children worldwide, and new drugs are needed; new research reports encouraging early clinical results with a new compoundCredit: St....
AGS COVID-19 policy brief offers roadmap for care of older adults in nursing homes
Credit: (C) 2020, American Geriatrics Society In a policy brief published today in its namesake journal (DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16477), the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) offered a...
WVU-led team unveil study to predict the outbreak of COVID-19 in healthcare professionals
Credit: West Virginia University (Editor's note: A media tool kit with photos, videos and additional resources is available in the WVUToday Media Center.) The West...
When antireflux surgery is needed to treat GERD after endoscopy
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 8, 2020--Researchers report a growing awareness of gastroesophageal reflux problems among patients who undergo endoscopic,...
Earliest humans in the Amazon created thousands of ‘forest islands’ as they tamed wild plants
Credit: Umberto Lombardo The earliest human inhabitants of the Amazon created thousands of artificial forest islands as they tamed wild plants to grow food, a...
Amazonian crops domesticated 10,000 years ago
Credit: José Capriles, Penn State As agriculture emerged in early civilizations, crops were domesticated in four locations around the world -- rice in China; grains...
Harnessing the power of electricity-producing bacteria for programmable ‘biohybrids’
Credit: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b22116 Someday, microbial cyborgs -- bacteria combined with electronic devices -- could be useful in fuel cells,...
Eindhoven researchers present revolutionary light-emitting silicon
Breakthrough after 50 years of work paves the way for photonic chipsCredit: Nando Harmsen, TU/e Emitting light from silicon has been the 'Holy Grail' in...
