Training algorithms to identify COVID-19 in CT scans
Pitt's Jingtong Hu will use an NSF award to develop deep neural networks that can identify pneumonia caused by COVID-19 on CT scansCredit: Jingtong Hu...
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Monash scientists expose fascinating ‘compartments’ in bacteria
Credit: (c) iStock images A review paper by Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI), published in the high-impact journal Nature Reviews Microbiology, casts light on organelles,...
Researchers describe structure of SARS-CoV-2 proteins suitable for design of new drugs
Credit: Petra Krafcikova / IOCB Prague COVID-19 has changed the lives of millions and even billions of people around the world. The disease is caused...
Researchers discover a new and unique class of carbohydrate receptors
Credit: Kasper Røjkjær Andersen Exopolysaccharides (EPS) are surface-exposed carbohydrates that surround and protect bacteria and are involved in biofilm formation, cell-to-cell interactions, immune evasion, and...
Remote islands: Stepping stones to understanding evolution
Scientists combine new scientific techniques to test old theories on how evolution occurs on remote islandsCredit: OIST For millions of years, remote islands have been...
Plastics, pathogens and baby formula: What’s in your shellfish?
New UCI-led study finds coastal urbanization increases contamination in seafoodCredit: Michelangelo Pignani Irvine, Calif., July 30, 2020 -- The first landmark study using next-generation technology...
Cystic fibrosis study to investigate real-world effects of new triple combination drug
Credit: Julien Behal Photography Dublin, Ireland, Thursday, 30 July 2020 - Researchers at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences are leading a new €3m...
Post-pandemic brave new world of agriculture
Innovations in agriculture and food supply in response to the COVID-19 pandemicCredit: QAAFI Robots working in abattoirs, sky-high vertical farms, more gene-edited foods in our...
Hearing loss linked to neurocognitive deficits in childhood cancer survivors
Research shows that severe hearing loss in childhood cancer survivors is associated with neurocognitive deficits independent of type of therapyCredit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital...
Cell antennas lacking in Fragile X syndrome, study finds
Increasing the number of antennas might be a therapyCredit: UT Health San Antonio Laboratory of Hye Young Lee, PhD Structures called primary cilia - which...
Single-shot COVID-19 vaccine protects non-human primates
Findings lay groundwork for clinical development programCredit: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, Mass. - The development of a safe and effective vaccine will likely...
Rapid test for the determination of antibodies against Sars-Cov-2
A Swiss-German team presents a test that determines the amount of neutralising antibodies within a short period of timeCredit: FSVO/Renate Boss To determine immunity to...
First gene knockout in a cephalopod is achieved at Marine Biological Laboratory
Credit: Karen Crawford WOODS HOLE, Mass. --A team at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) has achieved the first gene knockout in a cephalopod using the...
TU Graz researchers synthesize nanoparticles tailored for special applications
Credit: © IEP - TU Graz Whether in innovative high-tech materials, more powerful computer chips, pharmaceuticals or in the field of renewable energies, nanoparticles -...
Faster LEDs for wireless communications from invisible light
Credit: Kazunobu Kojima, Tohoku University Researchers have solved a major problem for optical wireless communications - the process by which light carries information between cell...