Teaching computers to intelligently design ‘billions’ of possible materials
A team of MU researchers are applying one of the first uses of artificial intelligence principles to the field of materials scienceCredit: University of Missouri...
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Study reveals genes associated with heavy drinking and alcoholism
Collaborative, Penn-led study finds unique genetic variants may inform future treatments for each alcohol disorder PHILADELPHIA - A large genomic study of nearly 275,000 people...
Combine data to improve malaria tracking, say scientists
New studies suggest combining data around parasite genetics and human movement can improve malaria transmission mapping, and help with efforts to eliminate the disease in...
Scientists capture live, atomic-level detail of nanoparticle formation
Credit: US Department of Energy Ames Laboratory Scientists at the Sensitive Instrument Facility of the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory achieved real-time atom rearrangement...
Parasitology: Exotic signaling mechanism in pathogens
The unicellular parasite that causes sleeping sickness differs from other eukaryotes in the mode of regulation of an essential cellular signaling pathway. This provides a...
Three easy measures to predict metabolic syndrome in elderly
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 2, 2019--A new study found a surprisingly high rate of metabolic syndrome among individuals aged...
Optimizing proton beam therapy with mathematical models
New model improves our understanding of energy transfer in radiotherapy treatment plans by replacing 50-year-old parameters with more complex ones Particle beam therapy is increasingly...
Prebiotic chemistry: Stable majorities
How could prebiotic information-bearing DNA sequences survive in the face of competition from a vast excess of shorter molecules with random sequences? Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in...
Researchers developing early detection, home monitoring tests for lupus nephritis
Transformative research empowering patients to monitor themselvesCredit: University of Houston With $5 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), two University of...
European Geosciences Union meeting: ExoMars press conference, live streams, on-site registration
EGU 2019 media advisory 4 Next week (7-12 April), some 14,000 scientists will gather in Vienna for the 2019 General Assembly of the European Geosciences...
President Bruce Stillman wins prestigious Gairdner Award
Credit: ©Gina Motisi, 2018/CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Dr. Bruce Stillman, President and CEO of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), has been awarded the...
Sun, moon and sea as part of a ‘seismic probe’
Tides and surf can be used for non-destructive analysis of subsurface; study highlighted by American Physical SocietyCredit: C. Sens-Schönfelder, GFZ Anyone who wants to take...
App enables smallholder farmers to be community influencers and citizen scientists
The GeoFarmer app allows community workers and smallholders to easily collect and share information on climate-related agricultural interventions. Development agencies can use the tool to...
Can delayed/extended-release methylphenidate allow for once daily evening dosing in ADHD?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 2, 2019--A new three-part study showed that a delayed-release, extended-release form of methylphenidate could be...
Turbulences theory closer high-energy physics than previously thought
Many scientists have been disappointed that no new elementary particles have been discovered at CERN's Large Hadron Collider since the Higgs Boson in 2012. The...
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