Researchers identify key role of immune cells in brain infection
Credit: Michael BD, et al. Cell Rep 2020 A new study has detailed the damaging role played by the immune system in a severe brain...
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CU researchers now better understand ovarian cancer tumors and treatment outcomes
Credit: CU Cancer Center After nearly four years of work, a group of researchers and clinicians from the University of Colorado (CU) published a paper...
CNIC researchers discover a cell-cleaning system that keeps hearts healthy
The discovery suggests that cardiac dysfunction may, in some cases, arise from defects in immune cells, rather than from cardiomyocytesCredit: CNIC Researchers of the Centro...
Study finds concussions are a risk for young athletes in all sports – not just football
Retrospective study reveals that younger brains take longer to healCredit: Getty Images DETROIT - A recent study from the Henry Ford Sports Medicine Research team...
NASA Aqua satellite casts three eyes on sally and finds heavy rain potential
Credit: Credits: NASA/NRL NASA's Aqua satellite analyzed the cloud top temperatures and water vapor content in Hurricane Sally as it crawls toward landfall, and found...
Decoding the genetics that drive disease
Credit: Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay From Alzheimer's to obesity, life can change dramatically if you discover you have a genetic risk of disease....
Exercise protocol mitigates one of the most incapacitating symptoms of Parkinson’s disease
Brazilian researchers use complex training program to stimulate different motor and cognitive skills simultaneously and restore brain regions associated with freezing of gait in advanced-stage...
Study offers real world perspective on how Black patients experience mental healthcare
Research provides insight into how perceptions of bias affect engagement with providersCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLlS - In a novel study the authors hope will contribute...
Fish, seaweed inspire slippery surfaces for ships
Marine vehicles can reduce friction by mimicking the way aquatic creatures secrete mucusCredit: Hyung Jin Sung WASHINGTON, September 15, 2020 -- Long-distance cargo ships lose...
Vaping, marijuana use in 2019 rose in college-age adults
Increases are among the largest in history of national studyCredit: National Institute on Drug Abuse Vaping marijuana and vaping nicotine rose sharply in the past...
Multi-university effort to study the Earth’s hidden critical zone- NSF grant
Credit: Virginia Tech Look out your window or step outside and look around you. Depending on where you live, you're sure to see trees, grass,...
Energy harvesting goes organic, gets more flexible
Self-assembled peptides, when aligned, show great promise for electricity generation.Credit: Sawsan Almohammed WASHINGTON, September 15, 2020 -- Nanogenerators capable of converting mechanical energy into electricity...
Progress toward antiviral treatments for COVID-19
Information about the molecular shape of the viruses that cause COVID-19, SARS, and MERS reveals structural similarities that suggest possible drug treatmentsCredit: Jack Henderson, University...
Protecting genomic privacy
Computer and data sciences researcher improving privacy for global genomic data sharing network, supported by $1.2 million NIH grantCredit: Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND--A Case...
NASA sees Tropical Depression Rene dissipating
Credit: Image Courtesy: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). NASA's Aqua satellite captured a visible image of Tropical Depression Rene as...