Smartphone app can help diagnose a rare disease
eam of researchers at Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania, have created a mobile application, which helps recognize early symptoms of a rare Huntington's diseaseCredit: Juste...
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Study to explore reasons rural communities are less healthy
UofL researchers part of a NIH-funded multi-site longitudinal studyCredit: UofL A new study hopes to help researchers understand what causes high rates of heart, lung,...
Solving a scientific mystery and finding a solution for industry
Researchers determine why strontium-rich barite is found in oceanCredit: University of Houston In solving a scientific mystery, researchers from the University of Houston and the...
Statistical model could predict future disease outbreaks
Credit: UGA Athens, Ga. - Several University of Georgia researchers teamed up to create a statistical method that may allow public health and infectious disease...
New lidar instruments peer skyward for clues on weather and climate
Remotely measuring temperature, humidity and particles in the air, technology seeks to fill gaps in US meteorological data SAN JOSE, CALIF. -- Researchers have developed...
How molecular escorts help prevent cancer
Chaperones keep the tumor suppressor protein p53 in checkCredit: G. Agam / LMU & V. Dahiya / TUM The anti-tumor protein p53 can decide on...
BU researchers discover a new beneficial function of an ancient protein
(Boston)--Cell boundaries are made of lipids. When cells are severely damaged, these lipids need to be rapidly removed to avoid toxicity and facilitate tissue healing....
Stellar waltz with dramatic ending
Researchers of the University of Bonn identify extremely rare fusion of two white dwarfsCredit: (c) Vasilii Gvaramadse/Moscow University Astronomers at the University of Bonn and...
‘Implicit measures’ better assess vocabulary for those with autism than standard tests
Results of new study could lead to better interventions, address large research gapCredit: University of Vermont Tests that assess vocabulary among individuals with the severest...
Elsevier launches Physics Open
Journal utilizes editorial expertise from multiple partner journals to enhance open access publishing experience Amsterdam, May 21, 2019 - Elsevier, the global information analytics business...
Global climate change emergency leads to first World Forum on Climate Justice
Top speakers will address some of the most difficult socio-economic issues the world is facing as a result of climate change -- including people trafficking,...
New framework improves performance of deep neural networks
North Carolina State University researchers have developed a new framework for building deep neural networks via grammar-guided network generators. In experimental testing, the new networks...
Brookhaven’s Mircea Cotlet named a Battelle “Inventor of the Year”
Award recognizes his research on light-matter interactions in hybrid nanomaterialsCredit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY--Materials scientist Mircea Cotlet of the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)--a...
The cultural significance of carbon-storing peatlands to rural communities
A group of UK and Peruvian researchers have carried out the first detailed study of how rural communities interact with peatlands in the Peruvian Amazon,...
Subtropical storm Andrea jumps the gun as the first storm of 2019 Atlantic season
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Andrea becomes the first subtropical storm for the 2019 season although we are two...
