NSF early career award winner caches in on more memory
University of Arizona researcher will use $500,000 to conduct STEM outreach and make computers more energy-efficientCredit: UA Engineering As a child and young adult, Tosiron...
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Walking speed points to future clinical outcomes for older patients with blood cancers
Slower pace linked to lower survival and increased likelihood of hospitalization; measuring gait speed offers useful tool to better tailor care Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer...
NASA estimates heavy Texas and Louisiana rainfall from gulf weather system
Credit: NASA/JAXA, Matt Lammers Earlier in the week, NOAA's National Hurricane Center was monitoring a low-pressure system in the Gulf of Campeche that has now...
New method for engineering metabolic pathways
Two approaches provide faster way to create complex molecules Cells are incredibly adept at creating complex molecules, like therapeutics, and can do so much better...
Smaller city effort to aid chronically homeless can be successful
Study finds people placed in permanent housing and use fewer municipal services Creating a municipally funded team to provide intensive services to chronically homeless people...
Recreating embryonic conditions at break sites can help bones heal faster
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Pennsylvania have developed a unique technique that uses stem cells and flexible implantable...
Nanotechnology treatment shows promise against multiple sclerosis
UCI-led stem cell study sets stage for human testing Irvine, Calif., June 5, 2019 -- A nanotechnology treatment derived from bone marrow stem cells has...
Surprising enzymes found in giant ocean viruses
Findings could represent new drug targets for human pathogens A new study led by researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Swansea University Medical...
Molecular bait can help hydrogels heal wounds
Rice University bioengineers mix injectable scaffolds at room temperature to grow new tissueCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Like fishermen, Rice University bioengineers are angling for their...
Replicating fetal bone growth process could help heal large bone defects
Credit: Joel Boerckel To treat large gaps in long bones, like the femur, which result from bone tumor removal or a shattering trauma, researchers at...
World-renowned Lehigh Microscopy School now in its 49th year
Weeklong series of electron microscope courses has top-tier reputation among industry, national labs, and academia The Lehigh Microscopy School has been running for nearly half...
A pluralistic approach to thinking about the human microbiome
In "The Conceptual Ecology of the Human Microbiome," published in the June 2019 issue of The Quarterly Review of Biology, Nicolae Morar and Brendan J....
To see how invading predators change an ecosystem, watch the prey, say researchers
Princeton's Rob Pringle leads a team to study predator-prey relations in the BahamasCredit: Jonathan Losos, Washington University (bottom right) and Kiyoko Gotanda, McGill University (bottom...
Study: New drug regimens improve outcomes for kidney transplant patients
UC researchers present BEST trial findings at American Transplant CongressCredit: Colleen Kelley/UC College of Medicine CINCINNATI (June 5, 2019) -- Preliminary results from a $5.2...
Study sheds light on how cells in the body can sense cancer
Fresh insights into how cells alert the body when they are in danger of becoming cancerous could open new doors in the search for therapies....
