NSF awards $500,000 to Pitt and CMU for engineering research on thermoelectric devices
PITTSBURGH (April 4, 2019) -- As much as half of all U.S. energy production each year is lost as waste heat, but new research led...
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Breakthrough in knowledge of how some sarcomas arise
Credit: Photo by Lisa Andersson The origin of certain cancers in the sarcoma group is associated with a hitherto unknown interaction among different proteins. Findings...
Scientists review influenza vaccine research progress and opportunities
Credit: NIAID In a new series of articles, experts in immunology, virology, epidemiology, and vaccine development detail efforts to improve seasonal influenza vaccines and ultimately...
Degradable plastics
Professor Stefan Mecking, Chair of Chemical Materials Science at the University of Konstanz, receives an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council to study degradable...
Specific criteria needed for different types of myeloma
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 8, 2019) - When our plasma cells start producing a single cancer-causing protein rather than...
Decline in physical activity often starts as early as age 7
Overall physical activity starts to decline already around the age of school entry. While the proportion of physically inactive individuals rises with age there still...
SwRI and GE design and operate the highest temperature sCO2 turbine in the world
Powerful, desk-sized 10 MWe industrial turbine operates at 1,300 degrees Fahrenheit to improve electricity productionCredit: Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO -- April 8, 2019 --...
Mount Sinai researchers develop treatment that turns tumors into cancer vaccine factories
(New York, NY - April 8, 2019) -- Researchers at Mount Sinai have developed a novel approach to cancer immunotherapy, injecting immune stimulants directly into...
Gene editing for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
A little bit closer to clinical applicationsCredit: UC3M With this approach, published in the prestigious journal, Molecular Therapy, an unusually high number of patient cells...
New technique cuts AI training time by more than 60 percent
North Carolina State University researchers have developed a technique that reduces training time for deep learning networks by more than 60 percent without sacrificing accuracy,...
Quashing the resistance: MicroRNA regulates drug tolerance in subset of lung cancers
Newly identified pathway offers promising targets for preventing tumor relapse BOSTON - Relapse of disease following conventional treatments remains one of the central problems in...
Advances in deep brain stimulation could lead to new treatments
People with movement and psychiatric disorders could benefits from recent advances in DBSCredit: Wyss Center www.wysscenter.ch Wyss Center, Geneva, Switzerland - A new paper published...
Imaging technology will offer new clues to embryonic development
Better understanding could lead to new prevention and treatment for birth defectsCredit: University of Houston Soon after conception, an embryo's circulatory system connects to that...
Mass. General study provides insight into use of critical care resources
No difference in outcomes detected between patients receiving noninvasive ventilation in intensive care units or on general medical units A study by Massachusetts General Hospital...
IOF President’s Award honours exceptional members from Australia and Serbia
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has recognized Greg Lyubomirsky and Radmila Matijevic for their contributions to IOF and dedication to advancing education and awareness of...
