Life experience critical for managing Type 2 diabetes
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University found that age plays a critical role in the well-being of people newly...
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Scientists discover how the molecule-sorting station in our cells is formed and maintained
New mechanism to explain how the cell organelle that sorts and distributes substances entering a cell is formed and maintainedCredit: Tokyo University of Science The...
Lichens are way younger than scientists thought
Credit: (c) Matthew P. Nelsen, Field Museum You've probably seen a lichen, even if you didn't realize it. If you've ever meandered through the forest...
Master regulator in mitochondria is critical for muscle function and repair
New study identifies how loss of mitochondrial protein MICU1 disrupts calcium balance and causes muscle atrophy and weaknessCredit: MitoCare Center at Thomas Jefferson University PHILADELPHIA...
NASA-NOAA satellite finds displaced power in Tropical Cyclone Kalmaegi
Credit: NASA/NRL Tropical Cyclone Kalmaegi is still experiencing wind shear and those winds have continued to displace the strongest storms north of the cyclone's center....
FSU researchers develop thin heat shield for superfast aircraft
Credit: © 2019 FAMU-FSU College of Engineering The world of aerospace increasingly relies on carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites to build the structures of satellites,...
Research reveals new state of matter: a Cooper pair metal
Credit: Valles lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- For years, physicists have assumed that Cooper pairs, the electron duos that enable superconductors to conduct...
Stanford researchers explore how citizens can become agents of environmental change
A blueprint for how to educate people to maximize their impactCredit: U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service If you like to walk in the woods,...
Is opioid treatment available to those who need it most?
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. - The U.S. opioid epidemic is still raging - it's particularly pronounced in low-income areas and in those...
New laser opens up large, underused region of the electromagnetic spectrum
Terahertz frequency laser paves the way for better sensing, imaging and communicationsCredit: Arman Amirzhan, Harvard SEAS The terahertz frequency range - which sits in the...
Research explores impact of racial discrimination on dating websites for gay, bisexual men
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Race-based discrimination and stereotypes are ubiquitous in the online communities and mobile apps that gay and...
WPI engineers creating miniaturized, wireless oxygen sensor for sick infants
Mobile, wearable device the size of a Band-Aid could allow babies to leave the hospital and be monitored from homeCredit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Mass....
Parity law improved medicaid acceptance at substance use disorder treatment centers
UMass Amherst researchers studied impact of policy on vulnerable populationsCredit: UMass Amherst A 2008 federal parity law succeeded in expanding Medicaid acceptance by treatment facilities...
New moon-seeking sensor aims to improve earth observations
Credit: NASA A new instrument with its eye on the Moon is taking off aboard a high-altitude NASA plane to measure the Moon's brightness and...
UNH researchers find climate change and turf seaweed causing ‘patchy’ seascape
Credit: Jennifer Dijkstra/UNH DURHAM, N.H. - The effects of climate change are becoming more apparent, from the rapidly warming Gulf of Maine, to more frequent...
