Four of ten adults worldwide have functional gastrointestinal disorders
Credit: Photo by Cecilia Hedstrom For every ten adults in the world, four suffer from functional gastrointestinal disorders of varying severity. This is shown by...
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Researchers take a cue from nature to create bulletproof coatings
Engineers produce eco-friendly polymers using material from shrimp, mushrooms and other organismsCredit: University of Houston Shrimp, lobsters and mushrooms may not seem like great tools...
Fishing less could be a win for both lobstermen and endangered whales
Credit: (Image courtesy of EcoHealth Alliance, NOAA Permit #932-1905). A new study by researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) found that New England's historic...
Avalanche photodiode from UVA and UT-Austin breaks performance record for LiDAR receivers
Team's fabrication process achieves long-wavelength sensitivity, ultra-low noise and design flexibilityCredit: Joe C. Campbell Charlottesville, Va. - Electrical and computer engineers at the University of...
NASA-NOAA satellite sees Tropical Storm Bertha organizing
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) The second tropical storm of the North Atlantic Ocean hurricane season has formed...
No-deductible preventive drugs lower costs, increase medication use for low-income diabetes patients
Natural experiments help show 'what works' in improving diabetes outcomes, reports medical careCredit: Ross-Degnan et al. (2020) / Medical Care / DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001295 May 27,...
The future of manufacturing: Software solution predicts costs for manufacturers
Purdue University innovators are focused on the next generation of manufacturingCredit: Purdue University/Ben Haley WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - As manufacturers of all sizes look to...
Taking inventory of which drugs the world is using to treat COVID-19
Penn researchers create database to categorize off-label use and look for promising leadsCredit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - With doctors and researchers around the world searching...
DIEGO: The first low-cost and totally mechanical emergency lung ventilator
The new device is an open source project realized in Italy. It can be used in countries where it is difficult to access medical instruments....
University of Cincinnati study uncovers clues to COVID-19 in the brain
Researchers review neuroimaging for patients and show altered mental state and stroke dominateCredit: University of Cincinnati A study by University of Cincinnati researchers and four...
‘Nature’s antifreeze’ provides formula for more durable concrete
Credit: Pixabay Secrets to cementing the sustainability of our future infrastructure may come from nature, such as proteins that keep plants and animals from freezing...
The AGA Research Foundation provides over $2 million in funding to promising researchers
The AGA Research Foundation funded 17 awards in the 2020 awards cycleCredit: American Gastroenterological Association Bethesda, MD (May 27, 2020) -- The American Gastroenterological Association...
Cosmic bursts unveil universe’s missing matter
Credit: ICRAR Astronomers have used mysterious fast radio bursts to solve a decades-old mystery of 'missing matter', long predicted to exist in the Universe but...
In chimpanzees, females contribute to the protection of the territory
Female chimpanzees are also important in helping to win and keep a territoryCredit: Liran Samuni In many social species, including humans, even if large group...
Superworms digest plastic, with help from their bacterial sidekicks
Credit: Adapted from Environmental Science & Technology 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c01495 Resembling giant mealworms, superworms (Zophobas atratus) are beetle larvae that are often sold in pet...