Poor hygiene is significant risk for antimicrobial-resistant bacteria colonization
Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash. - Scientists have found clear indicators for how the interaction of poor hygiene and antibiotic use contribute to the colonization of...
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Native trees thrive in teak plantations and may protect the Panama Canal
Credit: Jorge Alemán, STRI Native to India, teak is the go-to species for reforestation in Central America. But teak often underperforms in the nutrient poor...
A method has been developed to study extreme space weather events
Credit: SDO/AIA +SOHO/LASCO COR1+COR2 Scientists at Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), together with colleagues from the Karl-Franzens University of Graz & the Kanzelhöhe...
Versatile new material family could build realistic prosthetics, futuristic army platforms
Researchers have developed a new family of polymers that can self-heal, have shape memory and are recyclableCredit: Texas A&M University College of Engineering Nature's blueprint...
Mathematical tool helps calculate properties of quantum materials more quickly
Credit: Forschungszentrum Jülich/Sascha Kreklau Supercomputers around the world work around the clock on research problems. In principle, even novel materials can be simulated in computers...
Traces of ancient life tell story of early diversity in marine ecosystems
Credit: Xiaoya Ma If you could dive down to the ocean floor nearly 540 million years ago just past the point where waves begin to...
Study shows frequently used serology test may not detect antibodies that could confirm protection against reinfection of COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2 antibody serology assays developed by MD Anderson researchers accurately detect neutralizing antibodiesCredit: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON -- Two different...
Program achieves 85% reduction in malaria cases, but does not eliminate the disease
A study in the Mozambican district of Magude provides valuable lessons for global efforts aimed at eliminating the diseaseCredit: ISGlobal The intensive implementation of currently...
Cardiovascular risk factors tied to COVID-19 complications and death
Credit: Sabatino et al, 2020 (PLOS ONE, CC BY 4.0) COVID-19 patients with cardiovascular comorbidities or risk factors are more likely to develop cardiovascular complications...
Watching changes in plant metabolism — live
Researchers use a new method of in vivo biosensor technologyCredit: Plant Energy Biology Lab/Janina Steinbeck Almost all life on Earth, in particular our food and...
NASA finds wind shear affecting Tropical Storm Josephine
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided forecasters with a visible image of Tropical Storm...
NASA finds wind shear making Tropical Depression 10E struggle
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided forecasters with a visible image of a struggling...
A light bright and tiny: NIST scientists build a better nanoscale LED
New design overcomes long-standing LED efficiency problem -- and can transform into a laser to bootCredit: B. Nikoobakht / N. Hanacek, NIST A new design...
Targeting the LANDO pathway holds a potential clue to treating Alzheimer’s disease
Reducing neuroinflammation by disrupting a protein involved in recycling cellular components may provide a potential therapeutic approach for treating neurodegeneration and memory loss.Credit: St. Jude...
Decline in US bird biodiversity related to neonicotinoids, study shows
Credit: College of ACES, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Bird biodiversity is rapidly declining in the U.S. The overall bird population decreased by 29%...