‘Sushi parasites’ have increased 283-fold in past 40 years
Credit: Gonzalo Jara/Shutterstock The next time you eat sashimi, nigiri or other forms of raw fish, consider doing a quick check for worms. A new...
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New research shows promise to treat female group A streptococcus genital tract infections
Investigators have identified novel group A streptococcus surface proteins contributing to female reproductive tract infection that may help develop vaccines for preventing diseases such as...
Published consensus statement offers UTI treatment recommendations
TTUHSC assistant professor helps AMDA committee efforts to protect antibioticsCredit: TTUHSC They are among the most common ailments for those residing at post-acute and long-term...
An advance in molecular moviemaking shows how molecules respond to two photons of light
Hitting molecules with two photons at once set off unexpected processes that were captured in detail with SLAC's X-ray laser; the new approach should yield...
Scientists answer coronavirus questions on new website
The GovLab at NYU Tandon helps debunk misinformation and provide solid advice from the American Federation of ScientistsCredit: NYU Tandon School of Engineering BROOKLYN, New...
How people investigate — or don’t — fake news on Twitter and Facebook
Credit: Franziska Roesner/University of Washington Social media platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter, provide people with a lot of information, but it's getting harder and...
Late cretaceous dinosaur-dominated ecosystem
New study published in GeologyCredit: Image credit: Danielle Dufault, Royal Ontario Museum. Boulder, Colo., USA: A topic of considerable interest to paleontologists is how dinosaur-dominated...
Noises from human activity may threaten New England’s freshwater soundscape
On underwater recordings, over 90% of sounds were anthropogenic, with others made by fish and as-yet unidentified biological sourcesCredit: Rountree et al (2020) Sounds produced...
AFAR Webinar: COVID-19: Can the Science of Aging Move Us Forward?
Leading Experts to Discuss How Geroscience Insights and Promising Therapeutics Could Lessen the Severity of Pandemics, Age-Related DiseasesCredit: AFAR March 18, 2020 (New York, NY)...
Patient navigators cut ER visits, hospitalization for high risk health care users
TTUHSC investigators use DSRIP guidelines to improve outcomes, reduce costsCredit: TTUHSC Texas is one of a handful of states operating under a Medicaid 1115 Transformation...
NASA analyzes tropical cyclone Herold’s water vapor concentration
Credit: Credits: NASA/NRL When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Southern Indian Ocean on Mar. 18, it gathered water vapor data that showed wind shear...
Stanford engineers create shape-changing, free-roaming soft robot
Credit: Farrin Abbott/Stanford News Service Advances in soft robotics could someday allow robots to work alongside humans, helping them lift heavy objects or carrying them...
Novel system allows untethered high-quality multi-player VR
Credit: Purdue University/Y. Charlie Hu WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Virtual reality headsets and application programs for VR are not gaining traction with users because of...
Patients with exercise-related hyponatremia advised to ‘drink to thirst’
New updated Wilderness Medical Society guidelines on management of exercise-related hyponatremia published in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine highlight the importance of avoiding overhydrationCredit: Wilderness &...
Ball-and-chain inactivation of ion channels visualized by cryo-electron microscopy
Credit: Image courtesy of Dr. Crina Nimigean. Ion channels, which allow potassium and sodium ions to flow in and out of cells, are crucial in...