Running upright: The minuscule movements that keep us from falling
New study finds the human body constantly corrects to stay on its feet COLUMBUS, Ohio--Maybe running comes easy, each stride pleasant and light. Maybe it...
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Screening for colorectal cancer at 45 would avert deaths, but testing older adults would do more
Starting routine colorectal cancer screening at age 45 rather than 50 would decrease U.S. cancer deaths by as much as 11,100 over five years, according...
How to make self-driving cars safer on roads
USC computer science researchers develop a new way to test machine learning algorithms that control self-driving carsCredit: Anand Balakrishnan It's a big question for many...
Research provides framework for developing Ebola virus therapeutic under animal rule
The U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) today announced that, for the first time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has...
ORNL investigates complex uranium oxides with help from CADES resources
Credit: Jason Richards/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are working to understand both the complex nature of...
A bad bout of flu triggers ‘taste bud cells’ to grow in the lungs
The discovery of these seemingly out-of-place sensing cells may lend insight into possibilities for protecting lung function in people who experience severe influenza infections.Credit: Andrew...
Dark matter experiment finds no evidence of axions
In its first run, ABRACADABRA detects no signal of the hypothetical dark matter particle within a specific mass range. Physicists from MIT and elsewhere have...
Researchers at Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s optimize gene editing for SCD and beta thalassemia
New strategy for editing blood stem cells is more efficient and targetedCredit: Daniel Bauer/Boston Children's Hospital Researchers at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center...
3D printed tissues may keep athletes in action
Rice University bioengineers lead effort to print scaffolds to heal bone and cartilageCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 28, 2019) - Bioscientists are moving...
MIT receives $30 million to help address energy challenges in Egypt
Award from USAID will support research collaborations through new Center of Excellence in Energy at Ain Shams University in Cairo. MIT is the recipient of...
RIT, zoo researchers capturing sights, sounds and insects of Madagascar
Professor Anthony Vodacek helps lay groundwork for new virtual reality experience Researchers from Rochester Institute of Technology and Seneca Park Zoo are developing a virtual...
Cancer prevention drug also disables H. pylori bacterium
Credit: Joe Howell A medicine currently being tested as a chemoprevention agent for multiple types of cancer has more than one trick in its bag...
Copycat fungus deceives immune system and deactivates body’s response to infection
Fungal infection is life-threatening to people with weakened immune systems, such as those with blood cancers, HIV infection or following an organ transplant Fungus can...
Harnessing T-cell ‘stemness’ could enhance cancer immunotherapy
A new study led by scientists in the Center for Cancer Research (CCR) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) sheds light on one way tumors...
Scientists discover potential sustainable energy technology for the household refrigerator
Advance could reduce both annual energy consumption and cost. WASHINGTON, D.C. March 28, 2019 -- While many advancements have been in improving its efficiency, the...
