A rose inspires smart way to collect and purify water
A new device for collecting and purifying water, developed at The University of Texas at Austin, was inspired by a rose and, while more engineered...
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Towards a safer treatment for leukemia
An international team of researchers at VIB-KU Leuven, Belgium, the UK Dementia Institute and the Children's Cancer Institute, Australia, have found a safer treatment for...
Birds perceive ‘warm’ colors differently from ‘cool’ ones
Birds have a notion of 'green' versus 'blue,' but the line between them is fuzzy compared to the red-orange range. DURHAM , N.C. -- Birds...
Tempted to cheat on a written exam? Artificial intelligence is 90% certain to nab you
Combining big data with artificial intelligence has allowed University of Copenhagen researchers to determine whether you wrote your assignment or whether a ghostwriter penned it...
NIH-funded study links microbiome composition to African American preterm birth risk
WHAT: A research project funded by the National Institutes of Health has identified differences in the vaginal bacteria that may raise the risk of preterm...
The ‘projects’ are nice now finds study on HUD Rental Assistance Demonstration Program
May 29, 2019 -- A study led by Columbia Mailman School examined the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)...
Polysubstance use, social factors associated with opioid overdose deaths
A new study led by Boston Medical Center's Grayken Center for Addiction shows that opioid-related overdose deaths involving another substance is now the norm, not...
Genetic analysis of cannabis is here
WSU researchers tease out genetic differences between cannabis strains PULLMAN, Wash. - Research from Washington State University could provide government regulators with powerful new tools...
Study finds link between ambient ozone exposure and progression of carotid wall thickness
UB-led research is first to report an association between long-term exposure to ozone and atherosclerosisCredit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Long-term exposure to ambient...
WVU biostatistician studies link between microbiome and preterm birth
Credit: WVU Pregnant African American women are more likely than white women to give birth prematurely, but they're underrepresented in studies of preterm birth rates....
Earth recycles ocean floor into diamonds
Credit: Stephen Durham The diamond on your finger is most likely made of recycled seabed cooked deep in the Earth. Traces of salt trapped in...
Colombia could lose 60% of land suitable for irrigated rice due to climate change
Unchecked emissions will reduce land suitable for rice in Colombia, underscoring how geography limits options for crops. Unlike China, where paddies can move to higher...
Experimental drug completely effective against Nipah virus infection in monkeys
Credit: NIAID WHAT: The experimental antiviral drug remdesivir completely protected four African green monkeys from a lethal dose of Nipah virus, according to a new...
NIST study identifies chemical blends as possible alternative refrigerants
Credit: Jimmie Pike/US Air Force More than a dozen chemical blends could serve as alternative refrigerants that won't heat the atmosphere as much as today's...
Potential novel biomarker for alcohol dependence
(Boston)--Specific molecules (small noncoding microRNAs or miRNAs) found in saliva may be able to predict alcohol dependence as biomarkers. This is the first study to...
