Promising lessons learned from PROMISE
Special issue of the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation offers takeaways from this interagency program to improve living, learning, and earning outcomes for disabled youthCredit: Social...
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Mix master: Modeling magnetic reconnection in partially ionized plasma
New simulations of interstellar magnetic fields open new chapter in understanding star formationCredit: Jongsoo Yoo Fort Lauderdale, Fla.--Many of the most dramatic events in the...
Much of the earth is still wild, but threatened by fragmentation
Credit: Andrew Jacobson, Catawba College Half of the Earth's land surface not covered with ice remains relatively wild - but many of these "low human-impact"...
Low temperature district heating: New plants for eight European cities
Eurac Research is leading a €15 million European project that will build innovative district heating networks and study business models to manage them.Credit: Ivo Corrà...
Ants: Jam-free traffic champions
Credit: Emmanuel PERRIN/CRCA/CNRS Photothèque Whether they occur on holiday routes or the daily commute, traffic jams affect cars as well as pedestrians. Scientists at the...
Neural network technique identifies mechanisms of ferroelectric switching
Credit: Joshua C. Agar and Joshua Willey Innovations in material science are as essential to modern life as indoor plumbing - and go about as...
Machine learning’s next frontier: Epigenetic drug discovery
Sanford Burnham Prebys scientists create a machine-learning algorithm that automates high-throughput screens of epigenetic medicinesCredit: Sanford Burnham Prebys LA JOLLA, CALIF. - October 22, 2019...
Transient and long-term disruption of gut microbes after antibiotics
Antibiotic treatment can disrupt the gut microbiome at the strain level, with changes lasting as long as 6 monthsCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Trillions of...
Kirigami inspires new method for wearable sensors
Credit: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering. As wearable sensors become more prevalent, the need for a material resistant to...
Women less likely to receive Canadian federal research funding
Credit: stevepb, Pixabay Women are significantly less likely than men to be awarded grants and New Investigator personnel awards from the Canadian Institutes of Health...
New way to wrap liquid drops could improve drug delivery
Credit: BRIAN CALDWELL Researchers have developed a faster, cheaper way to coat liquid medication, an invention that could improve how drugs are delivered in the...
Novel study documents marked slowdown of cell division rates in old age
Clearer understanding of lower cell replication rates in old age may have implications for preventing cancer and slowing agingCredit: Justin Poling and Christine Iacobuzio-Donahue. In...
Oncolytics Biotech® and PrECOG announce study in metastatic breast cancer
The BRACELET-1 (PrE0113) study seeks to confirm predictive and prognostic biomarkers demonstrating pelareorep can expand application of checkpoint inhibitors in HR+-metastatic breast cancerCredit: University of...
Fish more tolerant than expected to low oxygen events
Credit: University of Exeter Fish may be more tolerant than previously thought to periods of low oxygen in the oceans, new research shows. The surprising...
Simple test predicts dangerous pregnancy disorder
Credit: Edith Cowan University Australian researchers have developed a way to predict the onset of a deadly pregnancy condition that kills 76,000 women and half...
