A new filter to better map the dark universe
New method developed by Berkeley Lab researchers cuts through galaxies' messy emissions, provides clearer window into dark matter, dark energyCredit: Emmanuel Schaan and Simone Ferraro/Berkeley...
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Phage therapy treats patient with drug-resistant bacterial infection
Credit: R. M. Dedrick et al./Nature Medicine 2019 The patient, a 15-year-old girl, had come to London's Great Ormond Street Hospital for a double lung...
Researchers take a step towards light-based, brain-like computing chip
New light-based hardware which can store and process information in a similar way to the human brain; study published in 'Nature'Credit: WWU Muenster - Peter...
A step toward better understanding brain anatomy of autism spectrum disorder
Study could lead to development of personalized biomarkers and treatment Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are often lumped into a single catch-all group, despite...
VA researchers develop biomarkers, blood test that shows MS patients in relapse
Patented technology is available to companies for development of new health care products or servicesCredit: Tori Schultz/Air Force Dr. Horea Rus is an expert in...
New research shows community forest management reduces both deforestation and poverty
Giving local communities in Nepal the opportunity to manage their forests has simultaneously reduced deforestation and poverty in the region, new research has shown. In...
Researchers create ‘impossible’ nano-sized protein cages with the help of gold
Researchers from an international collaboration have succeeded in creating a "protein cage"--a nanoscale structure that could be used to deliver drugs to specific places of...
Intelligence can link to health and aging
Discovery could inform future work to identify various influences and therapies for age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer's diseaseCredit: University of Missouri For over 100 years,...
Identifying therapeutic targets in sepsis’ cellular videogame
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 8, 2019) -- Sepsis is a medical condition that few patients have heard of and most doctors dread. The body's response to...
2019 Andrew Sabin Family Fellows share passion for making cancer history
Eight awardees receive $100,000 fellowships to fund high-impact cancer research over two years The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has named eight researchers...
Explosions of universe’s first stars spewed powerful jets
Instead of ballooning into spheres, as once thought, early supernovae ejected jets that may have seeded new starsCredit: Melanie Gonick Several hundred million years after...
Road test shows some adaptive cruise control systems can amplify phantom jams
Vanderbilt research wants to take driver-assist technology past comfort and into traffic reliefCredit: Vanderbilt University A new, open-road test of adaptive cruise control demonstrated that...
VisiBlends, a new approach to disrupt visual messaging
Computer scientists invent quick and easy tool that combines human and machine intelligence to create striking graphic messages.Credit: Lydia Chilton/Columbia Engineering New York, NY--May 8,...
‘Good enough’ parenting is good enough, new research says
New 'secure base provision' framework is 8 times more effective than traditional framework at predicting infant attachment, which is tied to a number of positive...
Research could lead to more precise diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer
Newly found biomarkers 99% accurate at differentiating between two types of ovarian cancer, according to University of Alberta researcherCredit: University of Alberta Oncologists may soon...
