Russian scientists applied aerospace technologies to combat fresh water deficit
Credit: Samara University Young specialists of JSC "Metallist-Samara" and scientists of Samara University are completing the testing cycle of a ...
Zika vaccine shows promise for treating deadly brain cancer
Washington, DC - September 18, 2018 - An international team of researchers has successfully deployed a Zika virus vaccine to ...
From crystals to climate: ‘Gold standard’ timeline links flood basalts to climate change
Credit: Josh Murray, Princeton University Imagine an enormous volcano erupting in the Pacific Northwest, pouring lava across Washington, Oregon and ...
NUS researchers invent new test kit for quick, accurate and low-cost screening of diseases
Credit: NUS BIGHEART A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a portable, easy-to-use ...
‘Hoppy’ beer without exploding bottles and too much alcohol
The forgotten art of "dry-hopping" beer to enhance flavor is back in vogue. But this practice sometimes has undesirable side ...
Origami inspires highly efficient solar steam generator
Water covers most of the globe, yet many regions still suffer from a lack of clean drinking water. If scientists ...
Colon cancer is caused by bacteria and cell stress
Credit: A. Heddergott/ TUM "With our study we originally wanted to study the role of bacteria in the intestines in ...
Puerto Rico, one year later
On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, wreaking destruction that still lingers. The Category 4 storm caused a ...
Better chemo drug adsorption onto targeted delivery capsules
The efficacy of chemotherapy treatment depends on how effectively it reaches cancerous cells. Increasing targeted delivery could mean decreasing side ...
$1.7 million SBIR grant fast-tracks bone fracture healing
Credit: Philip Low/Novosteo WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A broken bone is challenging for anyone at any age, but for the ...
Mineral weathering from thawing permafrost can release substantial CO2
Credit: Scott Zolkos EDMONTON (September 19, 2018)--The amount of carbon dioxide released from thawing permafrost might be greater than previously ...
Scientists examine variations in a cell’s protein factory
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--September 19, 2018--You can think of a cell in your body like a miniature factory, creating a final ...
CRISPR screen reveals new targets in more than half of all squamous cell carcinomas
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center A little p63 goes a long way in embryonic development - and flaws in ...
UT engineers develop first method for controlling nanomotors
Credit: Cockrell School of Engineering, University of Texas at Austin AUSTIN, Texas -- In a breakthrough for nanotechnology, engineers at ...
TGen participates in launch of NIH-supported Kids First Data Resource Portal
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Sept. 18, 2018 -- As part of a national initiative to solve children's diseases, the Translational Genomics ...
NSF awards contract to group led by WHOI to continue OOI
Credit: Photo by James Kuo, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced that it has awarded a ...
Researchers to study brain cancer with Department of Defense funding
Credit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT- Henry Ford Health System's Department of Neurosurgery was awarded a $600,000 grant by the ...
New research identifies abundant endangered fish below waterfall in San Juan River
Credit: Bureau of Reclamation Prolonged drought and increased water use in the southwest United States have led to shrinking reservoirs ...
UTMB adapts Zika vaccine to fight brain cancer
GALVESTON, Texas - Researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have successfully harnessed a Zika virus vaccine ...
Tweaking cells’ gatekeepers could lead to new way to fight cancer
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(September 18, 2018) If the cell nucleus is like a bank for DNA, nuclear pores are ...
