Vast amounts of valuable energy, nutrients, water lost in world’s fast-rising wastewater streams
Enough energy to power all households in the USA and Mexico; enough nutrients to meet ~13% of world fertilizer needs; enough water to fill Lake...
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New way to study pituitary tumors holds potential for better diagnoses and treatments
Credit: Kumar Pichumani Houston Methodist neurosurgeons and neuroscientists are looking at a new way to classify pituitary tumors that could lead to more precise and...
Butterflies can acquire new scent preferences and pass these on to their offspring
Findings demonstrate that insects learn from their previous experiences and adjust their future behaviour for survival and reproductionCredit: Emilie Dion It was long believed that...
Flushing nitrogen from seawater-based toilets
Credit: © 2020 Muhammad Ali A novel salt-tolerant bacterium cultured from the Red Sea effectively removes nitrogen from salty wastewater, suggests research from Pascal Saikaly's...
Cancer cell reversion may offer a new approach to colorectal cancer treatment
Credit: KAIST A novel approach to reverse the progression of healthy cells to malignant ones may offer a more effective way to eradicate colorectal cancer...
Aerobic exercise training linked to enhanced brain function
Regular aerobic exercise may decrease the likelihood of developing Alzheimer's diseaseCredit: Brain Plasticity Amsterdam, NL, February 3, 2020 - Individuals at risk for Alzheimer's disease...
Exotic new topological state discovered in Dirac semimetals
Protected surface states are akin to corner states of higher-order topological insulatoCredit: University of Illinois Department of Physics Urbana, IL -- Fundamental research in condensed...
Novel compound is promising drug candidate for Alzheimer’s disease
New gamma secretase inhibitor blocks only amyloid production, no other functionsCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- A newly identified compound is a promising candidate...
ResMed, ATS Foundation Award $100,000 research grant to Claude Farah, PhD
COPD digital health researcher to study benefits of COPD patient remote monitoringCredit: ATS Feb. 3, 2020 - ResMed (NYSE: RMD, ASX: RMD) and ATS Foundation...
$250,000 in Vilcek Foundation Prizes awarded to immigrant scientists
The 2020 Vilcek Prizes recognize immigrant scientists for the development of tools and technologies advancing scientific discoveryCredit: Photos courtesy of Peter Hurley/The Vilcek Foundation New...
Assessing ‘stickiness’ of tumor cells could improve cancer prognosis
Credit: David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego has created a device...
Heart disease risk grows as women move through menopause
Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, Feb. 3, 2020 - A marker for heart disease risk considerably worsens as women transition through menopause, according to a...
Research sheds light on the evolutionary puzzle of coupling
Credit: German Primate Center-Leibniz Institute for Primate Research A UTSA researcher has discovered that, whether in a pair or in groups, success in primate social...
Researchers take body armor to the next level with high energy fibers
FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science awarded $569,482 from combating terrorism technical support officeCredit: Florida Atlantic University It sounds like something out of the...
Losing coastal plant communities to climate change will weaken sea defences
Credit: Mick Hanley, University of Plymouth Coastal plant communities are a crucial element of global sea defences but are increasingly threatened by the human-induced effects...
