From primordial black holes new clues to dark matter
Studying the interactions between light and gas in intergalactic space, SISSA scientists are trying to unravel the composition of the universeCredit: The Sherwood Simulation Suite...
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Suicide risk factors vary by ethnic group
New risk profiles needed for better suicide predictionCredit: University of Houston Approximately 8.3 million adults in the United States reported thinking about suicide last year,...
Not the hairstyle, but the content: Hair indicates whether wild animals were ‘stressed’
Credit: Artemy Voikhansky, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=55825509 While hair analysis has become routine in humans - for example for the detection of prolonged drug or medication abuse -...
Kaleidoscope mirror symmetry inspires new design for optical tools, technologies
Using multiple-axis symmetry inspired by kaleidoscopes, new polarization designs can control spin angular momentum and transverse energy flow for complex optical toolsCredit: Yue Pan/Qufu Normal...
Gene editing enables researchers to correct mutation in muscle stem cells in DMD model
Correction of mutation in muscle stem cells with CRISPR editing may pave the way for lifelong treatments for muscular dystrophyCredit: MU School of Medicine Duchenne...
A Matter of concentration
Credit: Photo: Thomas Kunz Plants can grow whole new organs with the help of pluripotent stem cells throughout their entire lives. When necessary, these stem...
Miniaturizing medical imaging, sensing technology
High quality medical images produced using a microchip proves researcher's fabrication method can be used to miniaturize sensing, imaging and optical communication systemsCredit: Columbia University....
UVA leads university-based coalition to battle the opioid crisis
Credit: Josh Barney | UVA Health The University of Virginia School of Medicine is leading a statewide effort to battle the opioid crisis and reduce...
New study measures how much of corals’ nutrition comes from hunting
Credit: Photo courtesy of Brian Zgliczynski When it comes to feeding, corals have a few tricks up their sleeve. Most of their nutrients come from...
Familial hypercholesterolemia patients at high risk for cardiovascular events
Earlier diagnosis and more aggressive cholesterol lowering may reduce the risk according to new data from the FH Foundation's CASCADE FH® RegistryCredit: The FH Foundation...
Researchers find building mutations into Ebola virus protein disrupts ability to cause disease
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Creating mutations in a key Ebola virus protein that helps the deadly virus escape from the body's defenses can make the...
Study gives clues to the origin of Huntington’s disease, and a new way to find drugs
Credit: Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology and Molecular Embryology at The Rockefeller University The first signs of Huntington's, an inherited disease that slowly deteriorates bodies...
Mutant live attenuated Ebola virus immunizes non-human primates
Credit: Woolsey and Menicucci et al./Cell Reports Inoculation with an Ebola virus that has mutations in a protein called VP35 does not cause disease and...
Alzheimer’s memory loss reversed by new head device using electromagnetic waves
Just released new results in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease indicate that in-home treatment with a bioengineered head device emitting electromagnetic waves reversed memory impairment...
Kleinberg secures $2.3 million to develop AI patients can use to manage their health
With Kleinberg's three new grants, she now has a total in $5.4 million for her research initiatives, which focus on useable artificial intelligence: information individual...