Low ‘good’ cholesterol levels found in Latin America and the Caribbean
New findings suggest low levels of HDL cholesterol are the most common kind of lipid disorder in Latin America and the CaribbeanCredit: Image credit: Scientific...
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Cool new worlds found in our cosmic backyard
Citizen scientists and NOIRLab facilities key to discovery of almost 100 nearby cool brown dwarfsCredit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Marenfeld Acknowledgement: William Pendrill How complete is our census...
Evolution in real-time: How bacteria adapt to their hosts
Some bacteria become increasingly infectious when they have to move from cell to cell in order to surviveCredit: © Patrick Arthofer In the environment, they...
Calculating hadrons using supercomputers
Antoni Woss earned JSA's 2019 Thesis Prize for exploring the theory underpinning the properties of subatomic particles and how they can decayCredit: Antoni Woss Hadrons...
Species competition and cooperation influence vulnerability to climate change
Some species work together to maximise their fitness at suboptimal temperatures in the presence of competitors, making them especially vulnerable to habitat destruction in the...
Biomedical scientists piece together how medication paralyzes parasitic worms
Credit: Richard Martin AMES, Iowa - For years, many scientists and medical professionals likely misunderstood how a commonly prescribed medication for elephantiasis battled the disease,...
LJI team gets first-ever look at a rare but vital stem cell in humans
New understanding of immune cell origins may offer cancer and COVID-19 drug targetsCredit: Daniel Araujo, La Jolla Institute for Immunology LA JOLLA--Neutrophils are the warriors...
Green apple e-cigarette flavorant triggers reward-related behavior in the brain
Credit: Lead Author Skylar Cooper, PhD candidate, Marshall University HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A common green apple vape flavor enhances nicotine reward, which could heighten reward...
Federal and state websites flunk COVID-19 reading-level review
Online pages used long sentences, complex wording when sharing health infoCredit: Richard Clark/Dartmouth College HANOVER, N.H. - August 18, 2020 - Information about COVID-19 offered...
Study identifies optimal timing for phone calls after skin surgery
Follow-ups made the evening after Mohs micrographic surgery best identified patients with painCredit: Justin Kelley Phone calls after Mohs micrographic skin surgery can address patient...
New ‘nanopores’ technique offers proof-of-concept of earlier, safer tumor detection
Credit: Ryuji Kawano, TUAT In recent years, a non-invasive biopsy method called liquid biopsy has shown promise as a potential alternative to tissue biopsy, currently...
The Marine Technology Society announces its 2020 award recipients
Recognizing engineers, scientists, technologists, policy-makers, educators, and students who have made a significant impact on the profession or in their communityCredit: MTS WASHINGTON, DC-- The...
Study shows how a single gene drives aggression in wild songbird
A rare look at how genomic divergence can lead to behavioral divergence in a vertebrateCredit: Photo by Jennifer Merritt A new study shows how differentiation...
Trace vapor generator for detecting explosives, narcotics
A small trace vapor generator is developed for noncontact sensing of explosives and narcoticsCredit: Diagram provided by U.S. Naval Research Laboratory WASHINGTON, August 18, 2020...
Stress overload and pain common among patients with traumatic brain injury
NeuroRehabilitation sheds light on the relationship between stress and pain following TBI and its implications for rehabilitationCredit: St. Josephs Health Care, London, ONT, Canada Amsterdam,...