Lily and Yuh-Nung Jan named 20th Perl-UNC neuroscience prize recipients
The husband-and-wife scientists from UC San Francisco will be honored at a spring event at UNC-Chapel Hill for their seminal research discoveries on the development...
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Communication Networks pioneer Nirwan Ansari is named a fellow of the NAI
Credit: NJIT Nirwan Ansari, a pioneer in the field of communications whose research on telecoms networks formed part of the backbone for broadband access and...
Genetic brain disorder fixed in mice using precision epigenome editing
Credit: Nature Communications Using a targeted gene epigenome editing approach in the developing mouse brain, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers reversed one gene mutation that leads...
UNH sails into the next generation of ocean mapping with NOAA grant
Credit: Credit: Saildrone, Inc. DURHAM, N.H.-- Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have been awarded a three-year grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
Prellis Biologics launches TissueWorkshop to accelerate human tissue engineering research
TissueWorkshop™ makes complex tissue engineering simple for all researchers by generating complex 3D scaffolds that can be printed with any 3D printerCredit: Prellis Biologics San...
How sharp is that sniffer? Newly patented Army invention trains, tests working dogs
Puppers are the bestCredit: Rey Ramon/Army A U.S. Army researcher has scored a patent for inventing a new tool for training dogs to detect chemical...
Self-driving microrobots
Credit: Yong Dou/Columbia Engineering Most synthetic materials, including those in battery electrodes, polymer membranes, and catalysts, degrade over time because they don't have internal repair...
Program to support advance care planning in nursing homes expands to multiple states
'Advance care planning is essential to ensuring care is truly patient-centered'Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- A training program that helps nursing homes offer advance care...
Images of discovery
AIBS selects 2019 Faces of Biology Photo Contest winnersCredit: Michelle Jewell Three winners have been selected in the 2019 Faces of Biology Photo Contest, sponsored...
University of Cincinnati research looks at side effects for pediatric medications
Study shows certain antidepressants cause side effects for pediatric patients with OCD, anxietyCredit: University of Cincinnati Sometimes, the medications needed to function and live a...
UW scientist to lead upcoming NASA field study of East Coast snowstorms
Credit: NASA Snowstorms can wreak havoc across the United States, but especially on the East Coast. Snow is the least-understood form of precipitation, with major...
€4 million grant to improve mental health of health professionals and patient safety
Credit: Penn Nursing LEUVEN, BELGIUM and PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, USA (December 10, 2019) - The largest initiative to improve hospital work environments to date has officially...
Scientists discover a novel method to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria
A team of scientists from the Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), and the Unilever R&D department in Bangalore, have found a...
George Mason receives NIJ grant to develop bruise identification protocol
Dr. Katherine Scafide and collaborators will develop protocol and curriculum for bruise identification using alternate lightCredit: George Mason University Dr. Katherine Scafide received a $398,719...
Modifier gene may explain why some with cystic fibrosis are less prone to infection
Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Cystic fibrosis is caused by an inherited mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. Due to...