Machine learning to the rescue
Columbia research team uses data science to eliminate the tsetse fly in sub-Saharan Africa The tsetse fly has wreaked devastation across large swaths of sub-Saharan...
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Music captivates listeners and synchronizes their brainwaves
Credit: Jens Madsen Music has the ability to captivate us; when listeners engage with music, they follow its sounds closely, connecting to what they hear...
Gene identified that increases risk of antibiotic reaction
Credit: Photo by Anne Rayner Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and colleagues have identified a gene that increases the risk for a severe and...
Study: Urban African-Americans more likely to live in trauma deserts
New level 1 trauma center at UChicago Medicine lowers Chicago's disparity 7-fold African-Americans in major U.S. cities are significantly more likely to live in "trauma...
nTIDE Feb. 2019: Economic indicators decline slightly for Americans with disabilities
National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) Report -- Monthly Update -- featuring the work of Inclusion Films in promoting the talents of jobseekers with disabilities...
Implantable ‘tea bag’ in development releases insulin for children with diabetes
Credit: UA College of Medicine - Tucson TUCSON, Ariz. - Children with Type 1 diabetes have only one option to control their blood sugar: insulin...
Neural engineer Qi Wang recognized with NSF CAREER Award
He is working to develop new technologies for restoring and enhancing sensory functions and cognition through brain-machine interfacesCredit: Jane Nisselson/Columbia Engineering New York, NY--March 05,...
Number and timing of pregnancies influence breast cancer risk for women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation
Risk of breast cancer declined for women with BRCA1 gene and more than one pregnancy New York, NY and Paris, France -- Researchers at Columbia...
Illuminating the genome
RNA-guided endonuclease -- in situ labelling, a new CRISPR/Cas9 based molecular visualisation methodCredit: Takayoshi Ishii, Andreas Houben The CRISPR/Cas9 system has been making ripples in...
Blood holds key to liver regeneration
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The liver is the only organ in the body that can regenerate. But some patients who undergo...
Vitamin D may protect against pollution-associated asthma symptoms in obese children
Credit: NIEHS A new study finds vitamin D may be protective among asthmatic obese children living in urban environments with high indoor air pollution. The...
New method of scoring protein interactions mines large data sets from a fresh angle
Credit: Image courtesy of the Washburn Lab, Stowers Institute for Medical Research. KANSAS CITY, MO--Researchers from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have created a...
Disparities in access to trauma centers
Bottom Line: An analysis of census tract data for neighborhoods in America's three largest cities suggests black-majority neighborhoods are associated with disparities in access to trauma centers....
A Georgia State cybersecurity study of the dark web exposes vulnerability to machine identities
A thriving marketplace for SSL and TLS certificates--small data files used to facilitate confidential communication between organizations' servers and their clients' computers--exists on a hidden...
Researchers unveil progress and challenges in introducing typhoid conjugate vaccine in Africa/Asia
University of Maryland School of Medicine's Dr. Kathy Neuzil is leading an international consortium of researchers working to accelerate introduction of typhoid conjugate vaccineCredit: Typhoid...
