NIH awards University of Delaware’s Lachke $1.7 million grant
Study of genes related to eye development disorders gets five years of supportCredit: Photo by Evan Krape Months before you were born, your genetic machinery...
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Ice-proof coating for big structures relies on a ‘beautiful demonstration of mechanics’
Credit: Joseph Xu/Michigan Engineering, Communications & Marketing, University of Michigan ANN ARBOR--A new class of coatings that sheds ice effortlessly from even large surfaces has...
Human encroachment alters air quality over Amazon rainforest
Plumes of air pollution generated from a rapidly expanding city within the Amazon rainforest are wafting hundreds of miles and degrading air quality in the...
Two birds, one stone: Drug combo may prove effective against second type of leukemia
Researchers demonstrate arsenic-based therapy can reverse drug tolerance in acute myeloid leukemiaCredit: BIDMC BOSTON - Every year, nearly 11,000 Americans die of acute myeloid leukemia...
Dentists can be the first line of defense against domestic violence
PHOENIX - The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix and Midwestern University have published an article to bring to light the important role...
Healthy aging entails reorganization of function in prefrontal brain areas
Researchers from HSE University and York University have become the first to analyse the results of 82 functional neuroimaging studies on working memory mechanisms in...
It’s OK to indulge once in a while: The body adapts to occasional short-term overeating
Body focuses on removing glucose to preserve insulin sensitivity in short-term overeating bout Rockville, Md. (April 25, 2019)--Overeating has been found to impair blood sugar...
IAS researchers detect evidence of 6 new binary black hole mergers within LVC data
Credit: Lee Sandberg Scholars at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) recently submitted a paper announcing the discovery of six new binary black hole mergers...
Next-generation NASA instrument advanced to study the atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune
Credit: NASA Much has changed technologically since NASA's Galileo mission dropped a probe into Jupiter's atmosphere to investigate, among other things, the heat engine driving...
Study in mice uncovers an unknown pathway for breast cancer tumors to recur
The finding suggests immune cells could be targeted using existing therapiesCredit: Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. -- For many women who thought they had beaten breast...
Low awareness of hypertension and diabetes in China elderly causing public health concerns
Majority of Chinese who were diagnosed with hypertension and/or type 2 diabetes in 2011 said they were unaware of having the diseases years later in...
Hubble measurements suggest disparity in Hubble constant calculations is not a fluke
Credit: NASA, ESA. Acknowledgement: Josh Lake Hubble's measurements of today's expansion rate do not match the rate that was expected based on how the Universe...
Integrated approaches to natural resource management key to Canada’s continued prosperity
The expert panel on the state of knowledge and practice of integrated approaches to natural resource management in CanadaCredit: Council of Canadian Academies A new...
New in the Hastings Center Report: Federal right-to-try, the gamification of science, & more
Credit: On the cover: Somebody Wants to Know, by Ludovic Laffineur, soft pastel on paper, 120 x 85 cm. Courtesy of the artist. www.ludoviclaffineur.be Federal...
Extracting something from nothing: A bright glow from empty space
Particles travelling through empty space can emit bright flashes of gamma rays by interacting with the quantum vacuum, according to a new study by researchers...
