Healthier dairy products with bacterial films and nanofiber membranes
Bacterial biofilms are typically the target of heavy-duty cleaning regimens, but these films aren't always bad news. In fact, growing them on thin sheets of...
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Light from an exotic crystal semiconductor could lead to better solar cells
Rutgers-led team finds a new way to control light emitted by a hybrid crystalCredit: Vitaly Podzorov and Yaroslav Rodionov Scientists have found a new way...
Vast record of past climate fluctuations now available thanks to laser imaging of shells
Refined techniques for laser imaging of shell growth rings are tapping into previously hidden data of marine climate change; by examining human and ecological responses...
MBL scientists identify gene partnerships that promote spinal cord regeneration
Credit: Dee Sullivan WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Researchers are one step closer to solving the mystery of why some vertebrates can regenerate their spinal cords...
Bedtime protein for bigger gains? Here’s the scoop
Downing a casein shake just before sleep increases muscle mass and strength gains from resistance training, without 'making you fat' -- but is the effect...
Dinosaurs were thriving before asteroid strike that wiped them out
Credit: Davide Bonadonna Dinosaurs were unaffected by long-term climate changes and flourished before their sudden demise by asteroid strike. Scientists largely agree that an asteroid...
More than just memories: a new role for the hippocampus during learning
ASU and Stanford study shows how the hippocampus provides information to other brain areas during learningCredit: Graphic: Ian C. Ballard. Image credit (top) "Poison ivy...
Surprise billing debate continues to transfix state and federal policy makers
FAIR Health experience and data inform new look at prominent healthcare issue NEW YORK, NY--March 6, 2019--FAIR Health today released a brief intended to increase...
NYU Abu Dhabi study finds grasping motions lead by visuo-haptic signals are most effective
The research study has been featured in the journal Scientific Reports NYU Abu Dhabi researchers have found that the availability of both visual and haptic...
Engineers develop inexpensive, smart stop sign to improve driver safety
Credit: Video courtesy of UTSA (San Antonio, Mar. 6, 2019) - It's dark on the backroad as a motorist speeds toward the intersection. Up ahead,...
Eating the flu
Diet may be an important factor for Influenza A virus exposure in wild African mammalsCredit: Gábor Czirják/IZW Given the importance and wide distribution of Influenza...
New findings may help guide treatment of patients with asthma
Asthma patients often undergo tests involving inhaled methacholine, a drug that can cause narrowing of the airways, similar to what occurs in asthma. In a...
Diabetes’ sworn enemy could ultimately be a valuable ally
When people talk about diabetes, they usually also talk about insulin. Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people around the world; insulin is...
Statins linked to higher diabetes risk
Individuals who take cholesterol-lowering statins may be at higher risk for developing high blood sugar levels, insulin resistance, and eventually type 2 diabetes, according to...
Many patients with atopic dermatitis experience symptoms of anxiety and depression
A British Journal of Dermatology study has found substantially higher rates of anxiety and depression among US adults with atopic dermatitis, compared to those without....
