Kidney injury risks higher for hospitalized pregnant women
Awareness and detection could lead to interventions reducing the disease burden on those womenCredit: Colleen Kelley, University of Cincinnati Creative Services New research from the...
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Greenland shed ice at unprecedented rate in 2019; Antarctica continues to lose mass
UCI, NASA JPL project tracking Earth-sensing satellite turnover yields striking resultsCredit: Linette Boisvert / NASA Irvine, Calif., March 18, 2020 - During the exceptionally warm...
Bees are the best: USU scientist releases children’s book
Conservation biologist Joseph Wilson and illustrator Jonny VanOrman team to create whimsical story of bee diversity and broadening one's horizonsCredit: Lindsey Wilson LOGAN, UTAH, USA...
A new window into psychosis
Researchers link psychosis to the omission of chemical rewards in mouse brainsCredit: © 2020 Yagishita et al. A recent study in mice led a team...
Beetles changed their diet during the Cretaceous period
International team under the leadership of the University of Bonn decodes 99 million-year-old amber fossilsCredit: © J.A. Peñas Like a snapshot, amber preserves bygone worlds....
New Argonne 3D printing method could transform recycling material behind medical isotope
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) is an important medical isotope used to help radiologists detect heart disease, bone decay and some types of hard-to-find...
Crop diversity can buffer the effects of climate change
Stanford researchers uncover benefits of diversified farms for protecting wildlife and buffering against climate changeCredit: Nick Hendershot How we farm can guard against climate change...
Julien Gamba, awarded with the 2020 Norton LifeLock/Symantec Fellowship
Credit: IMDEA Networks Institute Julien Gamba, predoctoral researcher at IMDEA Networks Institute, has been awarded with one of the 2020 NortonLifeLock Research Group Graduate Fellowship....
Once overlooked cellular messengers could combat antibiotic resistance
Credit: Children's National Hospital Children's National Hospital researchers for the first time have isolated bacterial extracellular vesicles from the blood of healthy donors, a critical...
How does an intersex bee behave?
Credit: Chelsey Ritner In the neotropical forest of Barro Colorado Island in Panama, an unusual bee hatched: half male and half female. The Smithsonian Tropical...
Tracking adeno-associated virus capsid evolution
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 18, 2020--Researchers have used high-throughput screening of adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector capsid libraries to maximize...
Shedding light on optimal materials for harvesting sunlight underwater
Credit: Allison Kalpakci There may be many overlooked organic and inorganic materials that could be used to harness sunlight underwater and efficiently power autonomous submersible...
JNCCN: How to manage cancer care during COVID-19 pandemic
Experts from Seattle Cancer Care Alliance share lessons learned from early experiences treating people with cancer during COVID-19 outbreak via free online article in JNCCN--Journal...
Supercomputers unlock reproductive mysteries of viruses and life
Stampede2 and Comet systems complete simulations pertinent to coronavirus, DNA replicationCredit: Mandal et al. Fundamental research supported by supercomputers could help lead to new strategies...
Precision mirrors poised to improve sensitivity of gravitational wave detectors
Improved deformable mirrors could help scientists detect new sources of gravitational waves from deep in spaceCredit: Huy Tuong Cao, University of Adelaide WASHINGTON -- Researchers...