US military consumes more hydrocarbons than most countries — massive hidden impact on climate
The US military's carbon footprint is enormous and must be confronted in order to have a substantial effect on battling global warming The US military's...
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How bacteria protect themselves from plasma treatment
BiologyCredit: © Daniel Sadrowski Considering the ever-growing percentage of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics, interest in medical use of plasma is increasing. In collaboration...
Concordia researchers develop new method to evaluate artificial heart valves
The technique can help physicians detect blood flow blockages in recipientsCredit: Concordia University Researchers at Concordia have devised a technique to detect obstructions in a...
Upcycling process brings new life to old jeans
A growing population, rising standards of living and quickly changing fashions send mountains of clothing waste to the world's landfills each year. Although processes for...
First step towards a better prosthetic leg? Trip people over and over
Vanderbilt team builds device to capture stumble responseCredit: CREATE at Vanderbilt University Andrés Martínez strode briskly on the treadmill, staring straight ahead and counting backwards...
Vitamin D may not help your heart
EAST LANSING, Mich. - While previous research has suggested a link between low levels of vitamin D in the blood and an increased risk of...
Artificial muscles powered by glucose
Credit: Thor Balkhed/Linköping University Artificial muscles made from polymers can now be powered by energy from glucose and oxygen, just like biological muscles. This advance...
Overcoming PTSD: Study reveals memory disruption drug target
War veterans share molecular marker with stressed miceCredit: Courtesy Scripps Research JUPITER, FL -- June 19, 2019 -- Fight or flight, panic, trembling: Our brains...
Vitamin D supplementation not associated with reduced cardiovascular events
Bottom Line: This study, called a meta-analysis, combined the results of 21 randomized clinical trials with about 83,000 patients to look at whether vitamin D...
Fifty years after the Cuyahoga conflagration
On June 22, 1969, the Cuyahoga River, which flows through Cleveland, Ohio, caught fire. Although firefighters extinguished the blaze within 30 minutes, the shocking event...
Directed evolution comes to plants
Credit: 2019 KAUST A new platform for speeding up and controlling the evolution of proteins inside living plants has been developed by a KAUST-led team....
Reports of unprofessional behavior by surgeons and risk of complications for patients
Bottom Line: This observational study looked at whether patients whose surgeons were more often reported by coworkers for unprofessional behavior were at greater risk of...
A forest of nano-mushroom structures keep this plastic clean and stain-free
Pitt engineers develop new optical stain-resistant plastic based on mushroom structures PITTSBURGH (June 19, 2019) ¬--Technologies like solar panels and LEDs require a cover material...
Unearthing the sweet potato proteome
The sweet, starchy orange sweet potatoes are tasty and nutritious ingredients for fries, casseroles and pies. Although humans have been cultivating sweet potatoes for thousands...
Kazan University Clinic testing biodegradable plant-based implants
The research is especially important for young patients The prosthetics technology is based on potato and corn materials which serve as "food" for the replaced...