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Algorithm could bolster readers' interpretation of 'fake news'Credit: Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth HANOVER, N.H. - November 1, 2019 - Dartmouth engineering researchers have...

Regenstrief, Mayo Clinic seeking to decrease delirium in older adults in ICU using music

New $1.96 million NIH grant funds research to curb state of confusion linked to dementiaCredit: istock.com/gonin INDIANAPOLIS - Researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and Mayo...

Here’s something that will raise your blood pressure

University of Tsukuba-led study shows that the apelin receptor and the α1A-adrenergic receptor work in a coordinated manner to control contraction of blood vessels by...

Otago researchers partner in vaccine project to tackle major killer of African children

Credit: University of Otago A team of University of Otago researchers is part of a major new international vaccine research project to help tackle devastating...

A new material for regenerative medicine capable to control cell immune response

Scientists of Tomsk Polytechnic University jointly with the University of Montana (USA) proposed a new promising material for regenerative medicine for recovery of damaged tissues...

Quality over quantity! Interval walking training improves fitness and health in elderly individuals

Credit: Shizue Masuki Ph,D., Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Shinshu University In Japan, health-conscious folks have been known to carry around pedometers to track the number...

Rice yields plummet and arsenic rises in future climate-soil scenarios

Credit: (Image credit: Kurt Hickman/Stanford News Service) Rice is the largest global staple crop, consumed by more than half the world's population - but new...

Online tool speeds response to elephant poaching by tracing ivory to source

Credit: Photo by Michael Jeffords and Susan Post CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new tool uses an interactive database of geographic and genetic information to help...

Black and elderly patients less likely to receive lung cancer treatments

Credit: ATS Nov. 1, 2019--Only about 6 in 10 lung cancer patients in the United States receive the minimal lung cancer treatments recommended by the...

Science snapshots from Berkeley Lab

Gamers designing proteins, raw food changing the gut, and a toxin-absorbing MOFCredit: (Credit: Gemma Smith/Manchester University) The unique ways in which proteins fold dictate their...

A new ranavirus threatens US amphibian diversity

Tennessee researchers help discover pathogen, model its spreadCredit: Photo courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Kudzu and emerald ash borer are widely known examples of an...

Differences in human and non-human primate saliva may be caused by diet

Credit: Photo by Matt Modoono/Forsyth Institute The study, published recently in Molecular Biology and Evolution, describes the discovery that human saliva is much more watery...

U. Iowa team is developing new delivery tools for gene editing

Engineered peptides provide efficient, non-toxic delivery of gene-editing proteins to airway cellsCredit: Paul McCray, University of Iowa News of advances in gene-editing technology raises the...

NASA gets infrared view of Atlantic Halloween subtropical storm

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL The latest addition to the Atlantic Ocean hurricane season developed quickly. NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the eastern North Atlantic Ocean on...

New technique lets researchers map strain in next-gen solar cells