Simulations forecast nationwide increase in human exposure to extreme climate events
Credit: Adam Malin/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., May 5, 2020 -- By 2050, the United States will likely be...
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Canadian chiropractors remove vaccination info on websites after media coverage
Credit: Photo courtesy McMaster University Hamilton, ON (May 5, 2020) - Media pressure on chiropractors advocating against vaccinations has led to the removal of vaccine-related...
Supercapacitor promises storage, high power and fast charging
Credit: Xiaonan Hu, Penn State A new supercapacitor based on manganese oxide could combine the storage capacity of batteries with the high power and fast...
ATS announces GSK grants to support COVID-19 crisis fund’s research and outreach efforts
Credit: ATS New York, NY - May 5, 2020 - Today, the American Thoracic Society announced that GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has awarded the Society two grants...
Project expands use of metal catalysts for drug discovery
$1.5 million project could lead to more effective drugs at lower dosagesCredit: University of Houston The use of metals in drug delivery could offer major...
Cognition and gait speed often decline together, study shows
Mexican Americans at higher riskCredit: UT Health San Antonio Do thinking and walking go hand in hand in determining the health course of senior adults?...
Race-specific lupus nephritis biomarkers
Findings have implications for early diagnosis and new treatmentsCredit: University of Houston University of Houston Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Endowed Professor of biomedical...
Four years of calculations lead to new insights into muon anomaly
For two decades, physicists have been trying to reconcile a gap between theoretical and experimental data on a particle called the muon. A new study,...
Plants pass on ‘memory’ of stress to some progeny, making them more resilient
Credit: Sally Mackenzie research group/Penn State By manipulating the expression of one gene, geneticists can induce a form of "stress memory" in plants that is...
Study: could dark matter be hiding in existing data?
Current experiments' detectors and data analyses efforts could be refocused to seek out newly suggested types of dark matter signals that may have been overlookedCredit:...
Warren J. Leonard is awarded the 2020 Milstein Award for Interferon & Cytokine Research
In recognition of his ground breaking scientific contributions in both the basic biology of cytokine signaling & translational aspects, where he performed pioneering work in...
Story tips: Tracking populations, UPS’ special delivery and a long-awaited benchmark
Credit: ORNL researchers in late February demonstrated a 20-kilowatt, bi-directional wireless charging system on a medium-class hybrid electric UPS delivery truck. GIS - LandScan goes...
New tumour sampling method significantly improves genetic testing for cancer treatment
Credit: Roche A wholistic tumour sampling method that more accurately detects genetic alterations in tumours, which are critical in allowing treatment to be personalised to...
Protective shield: How pathogens withstand acidic environments in the body
Credit: University of Basel, Biozentrum Certain bacteria, including the dangerous nosocomial pathogen MRSA, can protect themselves from acidic conditions in our body and thus ensure...
Bluetooth-enabled device detects fermentation process over days
A miniaturized device that allows wireless detection of glucose and fructose molecules typically characterized in fermentation processes can also be used to study metabolites and...