Muscle weakness after sepsis linked to mitochondrial dysfunction
New findings may explain why humans experience muscle weakness after sepsis recovery, and suggest the need for novel treatments to improve muscle healthCredit: Owen et...
NEWS INDEX
Lyme disease claim lines increased 117% from 2007 to 2018
FAIR Health study uncovers geographic, age and gender variationCredit: @FAIRHealth NEW YORK, NY--December 10, 2019--From 2007 to 2018, claim lines with diagnoses of Lyme disease...
Making robots more perceptive
Lehigh University's Nader Motee is investigating ways to improve robots' awareness and decision-making capabilities, with over $1M in grants from ONR and AFOSRCredit: Lehigh University...
Could dark carbon be hiding the true scale of ocean ‘dead zones’?
Credit: Sabine Lengger, University of Plymouth Dead zones within the world's oceans - where there is almost no oxygen to sustain life - could be...
Clemson geneticists identify small molecules that are potential indicators for disease
Credit: Clemson University College of Science CLEMSON, South Carolina - A critical question in medicine asks how individual variation in DNA can predict variation in...
Common genetic link between autism and Tourette’s impairs brain communication
Credit: Lancaster University Lancaster University researchers have discovered, for the first time, how a genetic alteration that increases the risk of developing Autism and Tourette's...
Research shows ramping up carbon capture could be key to mitigating climate change
Credit: UK Department of Energy & Climate Change As the world gathers in Madrid to discuss how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to fight climate...
Major grant funds educational outcomes study of New Jersey children with special needs
Drs. Botticello and O'Neill of Kessler Foundation will collaborate with Children's Specialized Hospital to study how the educational experiences of children with special health care...
Lactobacillus balances gut microbiome and improves chronic-alcohol-induced liver injury
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 9, 2019--Researchers demonstrated that Lactobacillus rhamnosus can dose-dependently reestablish a balanced intestinal microbiome and counter...
Scientists accidentally discover a new water mold threatening Christmas trees
Credit: De-Wei Li, Neil P. Schultes, James A. LaMondia, and Richard S. Cowles Grown as Christmas trees, Fraser firs are highly prized for their rich...
Researchers identify ‘Achilles’ heel’ of drug-resistant superbug
Credit: UTHealth A deadly superbug that infects an estimated 54,500 Americans a year has a secret weapon, a protein, that allows it to defy antibiotic...
Rice, Amazon report breakthrough in ‘distributed deep learning’
MACH slashes time and resources needed to train computers for product searchesCredit: Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON -- (Dec. 9, 2019) -- Online shoppers...
Using human bone remains to study predictable, postmortem microbes
$1.2 million from National Institutes of Justice to fund the workCredit: Colorado State University It's one of the most salient questions in any death investigation,...
Reorganizing a computer chip: Transistors can now both process and store information
Researchers solve decades-old challenge of building a functional transistor integrated with ferroelectric RAMCredit: Purdue University photo/Vincent Walter WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A computer chip processes...
Lighting up cardiovascular problems using nanoparticles
New nanotechnology will allow detection of blocked arteries more effectively than ever beforeCredit: USC Viterbi School of Engineering Heart disease and stroke are the world's...
