Physicists create Star Wars style holograms
The image of Princess Leia, imploring "Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope", holds an iconic status in the history of motion pictures. The...
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Time-restricted eating may help prevent breast cancer, mouse study suggests
NEW ORLEANS--Changing when you eat rather than what you eat may prove to be a dietary intervention against breast cancer, suggests a new mouse study...
Many postmenopausal women do not receive treatment for osteoporosis
Endocrine Society's Clinical Practice Guideline finds benefits of treatment outweigh the rare and manageable side effects NEW ORLEANS--The benefits of treating osteoporosis in postmenopausal women...
UTSA chemist Banglin Chen receives prestigious Humboldt Research Award
Innovator of MOF sieve to reduce hydrocarbons in plastics wins recognitionCredit: Photo Courtesy of UTSA (San Antonio, March 25, 2019) -- Banglin Chen, Ph.D., a...
Aspirin to fight an expensive global killer infection
Centenary Institute in Sydney has found a brand new target for treating drug-resistant tuberculosis; our scientists have uncovered that the tuberculosis bacterium hijacks platelets from...
Craft breweries increase residential property values
UToledo research taps into trends in the craft brewing industry: impact on nearby home values and factors related to business survival.Credit: Dan Miller, The University...
Sex hormone levels in older men are linked to lower biological age
NEW ORLEANS--Older men tend to have lower biological age if they have higher levels of sex hormones, particularly the estradiol form of estrogen, a large...
Walking downhill after meals boosts bone health in postmenopausal women with diabetes
NEW ORLEANS--Walking downhill after eating can reduce bone resorption, the process in which old bone is broken down and removed from the body, in postmenopausal...
UBC researchers develop new heart valve aimed at high-risk patients
Nanocomposites replace animal tissue in new valve designCredit: UBCO Researchers at UBC have created the first-ever nanocomposite biomaterial heart-valve developed to reduce or eliminate complications...
Catalyst advance removes pollutants at low temperatures
Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash. - Researchers at Washington State University, University of New Mexico, Eindhoven University of Technology, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed...
Bacteria may travel thousands of miles through the air globally
Study could shed light on harmful bacteria that share antibiotic resistance genesCredit: Yaroslav Ispolatov Bacteria may travel thousands of miles through the air worldwide instead...
Hurricane Maria study warns: Future climate-driven storms may raze many tropical forests
Storm did damage with no recorded precedent, a tree census showsCredit: Kevin Krajick/Earth Institute, Columbia University A new study shows that damage inflicted on trees...
Attractive businesswomen viewed as less trustworthy ‘femmes fatales’
'Highly attractive women can be perceived as dangerous'Credit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. - A Washington State University researcher says attractive businesswomen are considered less...
Lehigh University researcher Nader Motee honored with 2019 SIAG/CST Best SICON Paper Prize
Expert in complex engineering networks recognized by Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics for fundamental contributions to spatially distributed systems theoryCredit: Lehigh University Nader Motee,...
Despite general support for police use of body-worn cameras, impacts may be overestimated
Police use of body-worn cameras is growing rapidly in the United States. New research that looked at 70 studies of body-worn cameras concludes that while...
