A new approach to targeting tumors and tracking their spread
Researchers develop nanosized antibodies that home in on the meshwork of proteins surrounding cancer cells CAMBRIDGE, MA -- The spread of malignant cells from an...
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Public dread of nuclear power limits its use
In the ongoing effort to decarbonize U.S. energy production, there is one energy source that often attracts great controversy. Nuclear power has been a part...
Ayahuasca fixings found in 1,000-year-old bundle in the Andes
New evidence that the mind-blowing brew goes back millenniaCredit: Photos courtesy of Juan Albarracín-Jordán and José Capriles. Today's hipster creatives and entrepreneurs are hardly the...
URI researchers: Offshore wind farm increased tourism on Block Island
KINGSTON, R.I. - May 6, 2019 - Researchers at the University of Rhode Island who analyzed AirBnB rental data before and after construction of the...
Show your hands: Smartwatches sense hand activity
Devices that know what your hands are doing could unlock new appsCredit: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH--We've become accustomed to our smartwatches and smartphones sensing what...
Partnership seeks to fight climate change and boost Caribbean nation’s economy
Credit: Derrick Midwinter The University of Texas at Austin is partnering with two Caribbean universities on the dual-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago to create...
Immediate HIV treatment initiation: Increased but not yet universal in NYC
A new study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases found that immediate treatment initiation for HIV infection has improved since local and federal guidelines...
The fossilization process of the dinosaur remains
The study conducted with the University of Zaragoza confirms the existing information about a site with a large biodiversity of vertebrates The site or bone...
Regenstrief faculty discuss communication and patient advocacy at national meeting
Research on patient engagement and advocacy to advance health equity Indianapolis -- Regenstrief Institute research scientists are presenting some of the institute's latest research on...
Bacteria causing infections can be detected more rapidly
Professor Young-Tae Chang of POSTECH and his research team developed a fluorescent molecule for screening Gram-positive bacteriaCredit: POSTECH Two years ago, a group of infants...
Researchers find protein that suppresses muscle repair in mice
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers report that a protein known to be important to protein synthesis also influences muscle regeneration...
Dr. Susan VandeWoude named to the National Academy of Sciences
Credit: William A. Cotton/CSU Photography Dr. Susan VandeWoude learned the news at Dulles Airport while returning from Washington, D.C., on April 30: She had been...
Mechanics, chemistry and biomedical research join forces for noninvasive tissue therapy
Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A fortuitous conversation between two University of Illinois scientists has opened a new line of communication between...
Shipwrecks off NC coast harbor tropical migrants
Artificial reefs are preferred habitat for tropical fish searching for favorable habitatCredit: John McCord, Coastal Studies Institute DURHAM, N.C. -- Tropical and subtropical fish are...
Experimental device generates electricity from the coldness of the universe
Using an infrared photodiode pointed to the sky, a new device harvests energy from the temperature difference between Earth and near absolute zero temperatures of...
