NIH continues to boost national COVID-19 testing capacity
New laboratory and point-of-care tests to enable access and rapid resultsCredit: Photos courtesy MatMaCorp and Ceres Nanosciences The National Institutes of Health today announced $129.3...
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Gene therapy research for HIV awarded $14.6 million NIH grant
Collaboration co-led by Keck School of Medicine of USC aims for safe, effective treatment inspired by rare cases of HIV cureCredit: Richard Carrasco An HIV...
In a mite-y bit of trouble
Credit: Fred and Jean Hort Mite extinctions are occurring at least 1,000 times the 'natural' rate - a finding a University of Queensland researcher says...
Common sunscreen ingredients prove dangerous for freshwater ecosystems
Research by University of Alberta biologists shows detrimental effects on freshwater-dwelling crustaceansCredit: Photo credit: Aaron Boyd The active ingredients found in sunscreen have detrimental effects...
These lifestyle choices can reduce the risk of chronic kidney disease
Credit: Stefan Zimmerman Active lifestyle choices such as eating vegetables, exercising and quitting smoking can reduce the risk of chronic kidney disease, a new study...
Risk factors for mortality in diabetic patients discharged from hospital identified
Credit: Institute of Digital Healthcare at WMG, University of Warwick When patients are discharged from Hospital those with diabetes are at an increased risk of...
How do tumor cells divide in the crowd?
Credit: © Dr. Elisabeth Fischer-Friedrich Most animal cells need to become spherical in order to divide. To achieve this round shape, the cells must round...
New method of detecting illnesses including coronavirus and cystic fibrosis
Examining individual molecules to detect the presence of disease in bloodCredit: EatFishDesign A new and quicker method of diagnosing diseases in patients has been created...
How microbes and dust travel from Africa to the Americas
Credit: Virginia Tech Each year, over 180 million tons of dust are swept up from the Sahara Desert, blown across the western edge of Africa,...
Electromagnetic chirality: From fundamentals to nontraditional chiroptical phenomena
Credit: by Jungho Mun, Minkyung Kim, Younghwan Yang, Trevon Badloe, Jincheng Ni, Yang Chen, Cheng-Wei Qiu, and Junsuk Rho Recent advancements in artificial nanomaterials and...
Viruses on glaciers highlight evolutionary mechanism to overcome host defenses
Credit: Gary Barker Viruses are often thought of as a human problem, however they are the most abundant biological entities on the planet. There are...
Decades-old mystery of lithium-ion battery storage solved
Credit: The University of Texas at Austin For years, researchers have aimed to learn more about a group of metal oxides that show promise as...
Photo catalysts show promise in creating self-cleaning surfaces and disinfecting agents
A joint paper by Kazan Federal University, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, and Russian Oil and Gas University was published in Chemistry - A European Journal.Credit:...
Keeping the beat – it’s all in your brain
Researchers identify neural markers related to beat synchronizationCredit: McGill University How do people coordinate their actions with the sounds they hear? This basic ability, which...
HSS doctors offer practical advice on reaching peak performance during surgical training
Article in Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsCredit: Hospital for Special Surgery Studies show that athletes and musicians achieve peak performance not only...