Obstacles to overcome before operating fleets of drones becomes reality
Credit: Iowa State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences AMES, Iowa - Search and rescue crews are already using drones to locate missing hikers....
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Research on Reddit identifies opioid addiction self-treatment risks
Credit: Georgia Tech Using advanced machine-learning techniques, Georgia Tech researchers have examined nearly 1.5 million Reddit posts to identify risks associated with several of the...
Study reveals link between starch digestion gene, gut bacteria
ITHACA, N.Y. - A newly discovered relationship between genetic variation and the gut microbiome could help nutritionists personalize their recommendations. People with a high number...
Andrea Alù receives Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship
The Defense Department's most prestigious single-investigator award will provide $3 million to support Alù's effort to engineer highly innovative materials for thermal wave manipulationCredit: ASRC...
Blood pressure drug shows no benefit in Parkinson’s disease
PHILADELPHIA - A study of a blood pressure drug does not show any benefit for people with Parkinson's disease, according to findings released today that...
What happens when schools go solar?
Stanford research examines overlooked benefits of solar panels on US campuses Sunshine splashing onto school rooftops and campuses across the country is an undertapped resource...
Global disaster experts to gather in Brisbane
The World Association for Disaster and Emergency Management Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine is on in Brisbane, Australia next week Fire, floods, terrorism, epidemics,...
Sculpting super-fast light pulses
NIST nanopillars shape light precisely for practical applicationsCredit: S. Kelley/NIST Imagine being able to shape a pulse of light in any conceivable manner--compressing it, stretching...
Researchers putting the brakes on lethal childhood cancer
Malignant rhabdoid tumor (MRT) is one of the most aggressive and lethal childhood cancers. Although rare -- about 20 to 25 new cases are diagnosed...
New study tracks perils of water polo head injuries
Certain players endure far more trauma, UCI researchers say Irvine, Calif., May 2, 2019 - Water polo athletes take note: A new study by University...
Topical cream found as less-toxic therapy to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis
Credit: Pascale, et al. (2019) Paromomysin-based topical treatments were shown to be effective in curing cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), according to a randomized, double blind study...
Fifteen years of mosquito data implicate species most likely to transmit West Nile virus in Iowa
Credit: Iowa State University News Service AMES, Iowa - A recently published study from Iowa State University medical entomologists found transmission of West Nile virus...
Pathogens find safe harbor deep in the gastric glands
Credit: Connie Fung Scientists have long tried to understand how pathogenic bacteria like Helicobacter pylori, a risk factor for stomach ulcers and cancer, survive in...
Ragon Institute study identifies viral peptides critical to natural HIV control
T-cell targeting of essential amino acids may underlie spontaneous HIV suppression, define path to a vaccine Investigators at the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and...
NASA goes infrared on powerful Tropical Cyclone Fani
Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson NASA's Aqua satellite focused an infrared eye on a very powerful Tropical Cyclone Fani as it approached landfall in northeastern India....
