Bone and muscle health can ‘make or break’ care as we age
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society Experts at a prestigious medical conference hosted by the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and funded by the National Institutes...
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First experimental genetic evidence of the human self-domestication hypothesis
Credit: Thomas Ôrourke/UB The study, published in Science Advances, results from the collaboration between a UB team led by Cedric Boeckx, ICREA professor from the...
Living at the edges
Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash. - Resembling an overgrown house cat with black-tipped ears and a stubby tail, the Canada lynx, a native of North America,...
Drug decreases gut leakiness associated with ulcerative colitis
UC Riverside-led study is the first to show how tofacitinib affects epithelial cells lining the gutCredit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A research...
Hundreds of environmental health professionals in US report challenges, research needs
With more than a quarter of the professionals expected to retire in five years, a national effort is needed for preparedness, according to study by...
Pitt engineer Sangyeop Lee receives $500K NSF CAREER Award
Lee will use machine learning to improve energy performance of semiconductors and insulatorsCredit: University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering PITTSBURGH (Dec. 4, 2019) --...
Better wildfire and smoke predictions with new vegetation database
Credit: University of Washington It's hard to find a place in the U.S. that isn't impacted by wildfires and smoke. Dry landscapes, warmer temperatures and...
Mexican students launch a small satellite to the International Space Station
The first satellite built by students in Mexico for launch from the International Space Station is smaller than a shoebox but represents a big step...
Suomi NPP satellite finds Kammuri weakening in South China Sea
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the South China Sea and provided forecasters...
Sun’s close-up reveals atmosphere hopping with highly energetic particles
New data from the first two orbits by NASA's Parker Solar ProbeCredit: Image by Jamey Szalay and David McComas; Adapted with permission from D.J. McComas...
Lung images of twins with asthma add to understanding of the disease
Credit: Schulich Medicine & Dentistry Two lung imaging studies from Western University, including one performed in non-identical twin patients with life-long asthma, have shown that...
Chip-based optical sensor detects cancer biomarker in urine
New technology lays groundwork for biosensors that improve disease diagnosis and monitoringCredit: Rick Seubers, Optical Sciences group, University of Twente WASHINGTON -- For the first...
Adding copper strengthens 3D-printed titanium
Successful trials of titanium-copper alloys for 3D printing could kickstart a new range of high-performance alloys for medical device, defence and aerospace applicationsCredit: RMIT University...
National Park Service scientists: Does aircraft noise make birds more vocal?
Human-generated noise can have an effect on birds, even when there's no direct threatCredit: National Park Service SAN DIEGO, December 4, 2019 -- National Park...
Atom music lets listeners experience atomic world through sound
By correlating bright lines within the atomic spectra to audible tones, individual atom notes can be identified to create atom songs, allowing us to 'see'...
