Discovering hidden plant medicines on your doorstep
Credit: Earlham Institute (EI) EI is part of the global effort to sequence the DNA all of the known species of animals, plants and fungi...
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Satellite broken? Smart satellites to the rescue
Aerospace engineers are developing technology to repair and refuel stranded satellites in space.Credit: Andrew Higley/UC Creative Services When satellites break, which is surprisingly often, there...
Kessler Foundation receives NIH sub-award to test new treatment for hand paralysis
Stroke rehabilitation researchers test new electrical stimulation therapy for improving for hand function after stroke, as part of multi-site study headed by the MetroHealth System...
Startup developing AI for TB detection; secures federal business innovation grant
Diascopic LLC secures NIH SBIR grant to bring to market their diagnostic platform that incorporates artificial intelligence for digital TB detectionCredit: Diascopic, LLC Cleveland--Diascopic LLC,...
Three Penn faculty named 2019 AAAS Fellows
Carolyn Gibson, Sampath Kannan, and Ellen Puré are among a cohort of 443 distinguished scientists recognized with the honor from the American Association for the...
McMaster researcher warns plastic pollution in Great Lakes growing concern to ecosystem
Credit: Alliance for the Great Lakes Research from a leading international expert on the health of the Great Lakes suggests that the growing intensity and...
University of Arkansas provost Coleman named AAAS fellow
Coleman was selected for work in plant physiological ecology and developing research capacity in universities across the countryCredit: University Relations / University of Arkansas Jim...
Swiss army knife for genome research
Multifunctional tool CRUP makes enhancer prediction quick and easyCredit: C-BY 4.0, Ramisch A et al. (2019), doi: 10.1186/s13059-019-1860-7 It is the the dream of every...
A record-setting transistor
Engineering professor designs transistor that could enable cheaper, faster wireless communicationsCredit: Photo by Kathy F. Atkinson Many of the technologies we rely on, from smartphones...
Florida Museum’s Lawrence Page and Douglas Soltis elected 2019 AAAS fellows
Credit: Jeff Gage/Florida Museum GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The Florida Museum of Natural History's Lawrence Page and Douglas Soltis have been named 2019 fellows of the...
Satellite tracking Guam’s Tropical Storm Kammuri
Credit: Credit: NOAA /NRL The National Weather Service in Guam has posted warnings as Tropical Storm Kammuri lingers nearby. The NOAA-20 satellite provided forecasters with...
NASA finds heavy rain potential in Tropical Storm Rita
Credit: Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson NASA analyzed the cloud top temperatures in Tropical Storm Rita using infrared light to determine the strength of the storm....
Space travel can make the gut leaky
UC Riverside-led study tested the effects of microgravity on intestinal epithelial cellsCredit: Carrie Rosema. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Bacteria, fungi, and viruses can enter our gut...
Once hidden cellular structures emerge in fight against viruses
A University of Arizona researcher describes how a cellular structure that was once lost to science combats attacks waged in the 'world's oldest war'Credit: Nancy...
Research in Birmingham could improve outcomes for people at risk of dangerous blood clots
Credit: British Heart Foundation New University of Birmingham research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) could improve treatments for a potentially deadly condition that...
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