Green light for CASUS, the institute for data intensive systems research
Germany's Federal Government and the Free State of Saxony invest in shaping structural change on the German-Polish borderCredit: HZDR With CASUS - the Center for...
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Nearly 5.4 million cancer survivors suffer chronic pain
One in six survivors reported pain restricting daily functioning A new report finds about one in three cancer survivors (34.6%) reported having chronic pain, representing...
Jingsong Zhou receives $2.88 million for novel research on Lou Gehrig’s disease
Credit: The University of Texas at Arlington There are 15 new cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, diagnosed in the U.S. each day. The...
Dynamic collaboration behind new research into best way of using biologging tags
Methods used to design F1 cars and spacecraft have played a crucial role in new research into the tags used to track animal movementsCredit: Dr....
New p53 gene discovery sheds light on how to make cancer therapies more effective
Credit: VCU Massey Cancer Center Scientists at VCU Massey Cancer Center have discovered that the loss of a protein called DBC1 in breast cancer cells...
Treatment for common cause of diarrhea more promising
Intestinal parasite Cryptosporidium successfully grown in lab using new techniqueCredit: Georgia Wilke One of the most common causes of diarrhea worldwide - accounting for millions...
NSF awards $4 million to the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub
The hub builds data science partnerships to address societal challenges The Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub has been awarded a four year, $4 million grant...
Timed release of turmeric stops cancer cell growth
Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash. - A Washington State University research team has developed a drug delivery system using curcumin, the main ingredient in the spice...
Why does the moon smell like gunpowder? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, June 20, 2019 -- After walking on the moon, astronauts hopped back into their lunar lander, bringing the heavenly...
Measles vaccination linked to health & schooling benefits among children in LMICS
Researchers at CDDEP, Johns Hopkins, University of Pennsylvania, RTI International, and Harvard assessed the long-term associations of measles vaccination and child anthropometry, cognition, and schooling...
A chemical approach to imaging cells from the inside
Researchers develop a new microscopy system for creating maps of cells, using chemical reactions to encode spatial informationCredit: Weinstein et al./Cell A team of researchers...
Perovskite solar cells tested for real-world performance — in the lab
Credit: Wolfgang Tress (EPFL) It was only ten years ago that metal-halide perovskites were discovered to be photovoltaic materials. Today, perovskite solar cells made are...
Texas A&M researchers study super-repellent surfaces for safer fruits, vegetables
Credit: COLLEGE STATION -- Texas A&M AgriLife Research and the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, TEES, were recently awarded a grant from the U.S. Department...
A study from IRB Barcelona describes the reaction mechanism of DNAzymes
Credit: Juan Aranda, IRB Barcelona A study from the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) has published a study in the journal Nature Catalysis...
Artificial intelligence identifies ‘kissing bugs’ that spread Chagas disease
Credit: Khalighifar, et al LAWRENCE -- New research from the University of Kansas shows machine learning is capable of identifying insects that spread the incurable...