Combat veterans more likely to experience mental health issues in later life
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Military veterans exposed to combat were more likely to exhibit signs of depression and anxiety in later life than veterans who had...
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Tiny supersonic jet injector accelerates nanoscale additive manufacturing
Credit: Matthew R. Henry By energizing precursor molecules using a tiny, high-energy supersonic jet of inert gas, researchers have dramatically accelerated the fabrication of nanometer...
Foundational study explores role of diet in diabetes complications
Combination of high levels of dietary cholesterol with specific saturated fats worsened retinal mircovascular damage in preclinical model of diabetesCredit: Barakat et al Type 1...
Researchers design superhydrophobic ‘nanoflower’ for biomedical applications
The water repelling characteristic that plants possess inspired Texas A&M researchers to develop a way to control the hydrophobicity of a surfaceCredit: Texas A&M University...
Unraveling the brain’s reward circuits
University of Pennsylvania scientists reveal how the brain's 'hunger' and 'reward' neurons are linked--and how food and drugs affect them differently, offering clues for better...
New epidemic forecast model could save precious resources
A study authored by a Texas A&M industrial systems and engineering researcher found that failing to factor in how a population will react to news...
Researchers cast neural nets to simulate molecular motion
Machine learning allows quantum mechanics to be efficiently applied to molecular simulations for drug development, detonation physics and moreCredit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS,...
Is wildfire management ‘for the birds?’
Prescribed burning and restoration thinning helped save red-cockaded woodpeckers in the nation's South; the same strategy could protect spotted owls from wildfires in the West,...
Tiny granules can help bring clean and abundant fusion power to Earth
Credit: Elle Starkman Beryllium, a hard, silvery metal long used in X-ray machines and spacecraft, is finding a new role in the quest to bring...
Can mathematics help us understand the complexity of our microbiome?
How do the communities of microbes living in our gastrointestinal systems affect our health? Baltimore, MD--How do the communities of microbes living in our gastrointestinal...
Why do mosquitoes choose us? Lindy McBride is on the case
Princeton University's Lindy McBride is studying how and why disease-bearing mosquitoes feed almost exclusively on humansCredit: Danielle Alio, Princeton University Carolyn "Lindy" McBride is studying...
Can we feed 11 billion people while preventing the spread of infectious disease?
Credit: University of Notre Dame Within the next 80 years, the world's population is expected to top 11 billion, creating a rise in global food...
Using artificial intelligence to better predict severe weather
Researchers create AI algorithm to detect cloud formations that lead to storms When forecasting weather, meteorologists use a number of models and data sources to...
Russian engineers ready to ‘light up’ a lamp revolution
Credit: @tsarcyanide/MIPT Press Office Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences have designed...
Pesticide exposure linked to teen depression in agricultural communities
Adolescents exposed to elevated levels of pesticides are at an increased risk of depression, according to a new study led by Jose R. Suarez-Lopez, MD,...
