Tadpoles break the tension with bubble-sucking
Credit: Kurt Schwenk When it comes to the smallest of creatures, the hydrogen bonds that hold water molecules together to form "surface tension" lend enough...
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Sweat sensor detects stress levels; May find use in space exploration
Credit: Caltech If someone asked you right now how stressed you are, what would you say? A little? A lot? You do not know? Those...
UTA civil engineer eliminating guesswork in protecting coastal homes from floodwaters
A tool to elevate coastal homesCredit: UT Arlington Severe storms and flooding have caused extensive economic losses in Texas coastal and inland communities, showing the...
Oncotarget: Both BRCA1-wild type and -mutant triple-negative breast cancers show
Oncotarget Volume 11 Issue 8 features Figure 8, 'MLN4924 treatment induces DNA damage by stabilizing CDT1 and accumulates the cells in S phase which are...
The best preoperative definition of cancer-related malnutrition depends on cancer type
Journal of the American College of Surgeons study authors stress the need for proper recognition and treatment of malnourishment in cancer patients before an operationCredit:...
ATS Foundation Research Program/American Lung Association awards partner grant
Credit: ATS (Feb. 26, 2020) -- The ATS Foundation Research Program and the American Lung Association have awarded Donald Sullivan, MD, of Oregon Health &...
Using light to put a twist on electrons
Method with polarized light can create and measure nonsymmetrical states in a layered materialCredit: Ella Maru Studio Some molecules, including most of the ones in...
Are cats the ‘canary in the coal mine’ for wildfire effects on human health?
Scientists learn from cats injured in california wildfiresCredit: Rob Warren/UC Davis Cats who suffered burns and smoke inhalation in recent California wildfires also had a...
Researchers develop technique to create nanomaterials which may help detect cancer earlier
The novel method may open new avenues of research beyond biosensorsCredit: UCF, Karen Norum For the first time, a team of scientists at the University...
Can a new kind of power plant improve air quality, resilience?
UH engineers join project to study options for deploymentCredit: University of Houston Researchers from the University of Houston, backed by $4 million in funding from...
UTA researcher investigating policies to improve rural and urban sustainability
Making cities more sustainableCredit: UT Arlington Large cities require massive amounts of energy, food and water resources that cannot be produced locally. Residents must rely...
Explained: Why water droplets ‘bounce off the walls’
Credit: university of Warwick When a water droplet lands on a surface it can splash, coat the surface cleanly, or in special conditions bounce off...
New CRISPR base-editing technology slows ALS progression in mice
Credit: Image courtesy of Thomas Gaj, University of Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- With a new CRISPR gene-editing methodology, scientists from the University of Illinois at...
New bile discovery will rewrite textbooks
Credit: Photo via Pxhere Forget what you know about bile because that's about to change, thanks to a new discovery made by Michigan State University...
Potential new heartburn drug studied at VUMC
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center An investigational drug that binds bile acids in the stomach can reduce the severity of heartburn symptoms in patients with...
