Meteors help Martian clouds form
How did the Red Planet get all of its clouds? CU Boulder researchers may have discovered the secret: just add meteors. Astronomers have long observed...
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Research highlights possible targets to help tackle Crohn’s disease
The research has focused on different types of cells called macrophages, and how they work when bacteria are presentCredit: University of Plymouth Affecting around 115,000...
Dan M. Frangopol awarded 2019 George W. Housner Structural Control and Monitoring Medal
American Society of Civil Engineers honor recognizes impact of Lehigh University professor's pioneering work in integrating structural health monitoring in life-cycle engineering of civil and...
‘Self-healing’ polymer brings perovskite solar tech closer to market
Solar cell coating minimizes leakage of pollutantsCredit: OIST A protective layer of epoxy resin helps prevent the leakage of pollutants from perovskite solar cells (PSCs),...
U of Guelph study finds health professionals need to be cautious on social media
For health professionals, posting a single negative comment to their Facebook profiles may hinder their credibility with current or potential clients, a new University of...
Your circle of friends, not your Fitbit, is more predictive of your health
Credit: Photo by Barbara Johnston/University of Notre Dame. Wearable fitness trackers have made it all too easy for us to make assumptions about our health....
Researchers from IKBFU study nanoparticles synthesized by method of electric explosion
Credit: Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University Physicists from the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University conduct a study on nanomaterials that have been synthesized by the...
Study underscores role of menthol cigarettes in smoking cessation
African-American menthol smokers are 12% less likely to quitCredit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. -- For decades, Big Tobacco has sold African American smokers on...
A single gut enterotype linked to both inflammatory bowel disease and depression
In 2012, Professor Jeroen Raes (VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology) launched the Flemish Gut Flora Project. Sequencing fecal samples of over 3,000 healthy volunteers, Prof....
Robotic fish to replace animal testing
Scientists are developing alternative methods for assessing the fish-friendliness of hydroelectric power plantsCredit: Jana Dünnhaupt The artificial fish surrogates should provide information about the flow...
Young adults who live near medical marijuana dispensaries use more often
Density of dispensaries also linked to more-positive views Young adults who live in neighborhoods with more medical marijuana dispensaries use marijuana more frequently than their...
A new 2D magnet draws future devices closer
We are all familiar with the image of electrons zipping around an atom's nucleus and forming chemical bonds in molecules and materials. But what is...
Topical cream shows promise in treatment of skin pigmentation disease, vitiligo
Nearly 50% of patients in national clinical trial saw significant improvement in skin condition that affected Michael Jackson, impacts millions worldwideCredit: Martha Stewart A nationwide...
Tuning into the LCDs of tomorrow: Exploring the novel IGZO-11 semiconductor
Scientists synthesize IGZO-semiconductor that can improve the speed, resolution, and size of flat-panel displays In 1985, Noboru Kimizuka of the National Institute for Research in...
Most metastatic colorectal cancers have spread before diagnosis, Stanford researchers say
Up to 80% of metastatic colorectal cancers are likely to have spread to distant locations in the body before the original tumor has exceeded the...
