Researchers tracking mercury pollution in forests
Team aims to find out how toxic substance cycles through the environmentCredit: Photo credit: Shiwei Sun for UMass Lowell LOWELL, Mass. - A UMass Lowell...
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Wipes labeled as ‘flushable’ wreak havoc on household plumbing and municipal sewers
Thinking twice about what you flush away may help you save money, and the environment. Today, Ryerson University released a new report on the first...
Number of nonsmokers with COPD on the rise
Exposure to biomass fuel is large contributor of COPD in rural patients The global burden of COPD is high, and prevalence of nonsmokers with COPD...
Researchers working to prevent sexual harassment in scientific field settings
Their goal is to create a policy and culture of collegiality and respect across field teamsCredit: Bill Cotton/Colorado State University Scientists involved in a field...
Media registration for ACC Latin America Conference 2019 is open!
Media registration for the American College of Cardiology's Latin America Conference 2019 is open! The ACC Latin America Conference 2019 will take place July 25...
Industrial 3D printing goes skateboarding
Credit: Nathan Shaiyen/Michigan Tech Kayak paddles, snowshoes, skateboards. Outdoor sporting goods used to be a tough market for 3D printing to break into, but fused...
Measurement of semiconductor material quality is now 100,000 times more sensitive
The enhanced power of the new measuring technique to characterize materials at scales much smaller than any current technologies will accelerate the discovery and investigation...
Cancer-killing combination therapies unveiled with new drug-screening tool
Method IDs which targeted therapies, inadequate on their own, can be paired up to kill non-responsive cancers UC San Francisco scientists have designed a large-scale...
Shrinking the carbon footprint of a chemical in everyday objects
New method for synthesizing the epoxides found in plastics, textiles, and pharmaceuticals could be powered by electricity.Credit: Courtesy of the researchers CAMBRIDGE, MA -- The...
Proton therapy shows efficacy, low toxicity in large cohort of children with high-risk neuroblastoma
CHOP/Penn researchers: Study supports expanded use of proton therapy to minimize radiation exposure to healthy, developing organs Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and...
David Gems to present at the 6th Aging Research for Drug Discovery Forum in Basel
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 - Today Insilico Medicine, a biotechnology company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing the next generation artificial intelligence, and the...
Everyday enzymes, now grown in plants
Myriad industrial processes rely on enzymes, from making orange juice to manufacturing denim jeans. Research emerging from the University of Pennsylvania is transforming how these...
Single-cell sequencing reveals landscape of immune cell subtypes in lung cancer tumors
Map of myeloid immune cell subpopulations points to new targets for immunotherapy The recent emergence of immunotherapy has marked a sea change in research and...
To lower childhood obesity, don’t sugarcoat the facts about sweet drinks
Columbia pediatricians found that mothers of infants prefer facts, not criticism, about the health risks of sugary drinks. A new study at Columbia University suggests...
All things could be part of the Internet of Things with new RFID system
Technology could help in elder care, with sensors throughout a home ANN ARBOR--Frying pans, pill bottles, yoga mats, coffee cups and countless other nonelectronic objects...
