BU: Central American kidney disease epidemic linked to occupational heat exposure
Chronic kidney disease, common in agricultural workers in El Salvador and Nicaragua, was also found in 12 percent of sample of brick makers. For two...
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New research unlocking the secrets of how languages change
RIT/NTID team examines Nicaraguan sign language to determine whether languages change so they are easier to produce or to understandCredit: Mark Benjamin/NTID New research is...
RIT associate professor Suzanne O’Handley nationally recognized for mentorship
O'Handley is the 2019 CUR-Goldwater Scholars Faculty Mentor AwardeeCredit: A. Sue Weisler/RIT Rochester Institute of Technology Associate Professor Suzanne O'Handley has been selected by the...
How a mitochondrial enzyme can trigger cell death
Credit: Illustration by Patrick van der Wel and Mingyue Li Cytochrome c is a small enzyme that plays an important role in the production of...
Vaccine study confirms sensitivity of cholera test
Credit: Conor Ashleigh, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, (CC BY 2.0, 2012) Recently, the sensitivity of fecal microbiological cultures for detecting cholera has come...
Narwhals spend at least half time diving for food, can fast for several days after meal
Tracking data from male Narwhal shows whales regularly dive to depths of over 700mCredit: Photo by Carsten Egevang. Narwhals - enigmatic arctic whales known for...
Exotic ‘second sound’ phenomenon observed in pencil lead
At relatively balmy temperatures, heat behaves like sound when moving through graphite, study reports The next time you set a kettle to boil, consider this...
The sweet spot: Scientists discover taste center of human brain
ITHACA, N.Y. - Researchers long ago mapped sight, hearing and other human sensory systems in the brain. But for taste, which could be considered our...
Dr. David Rubinsztein to present at the 6th Aging Research for Drug Discovery Forum in Basel
Credit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, March 14, 2019 - Today Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing the next generation artificial...
Ancient DNA research shines spotlight on Iberia
The largest-ever study of ancient DNA from the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) suggests that the Iberian male lineages were almost completely replaced between 4,500...
Are we at the limits of measuring water-repellent surfaces
As we develop extremely liquid repellent surfaces, the errors in existing measurement techniques are getting too largeCredit: Maja Vuckovac How liquids are repelled by a...
The CRG awarded the EJE&CON Genderless Talent prize
The EJE&CON Awards to Genderless Talent go to P&G, Room Mate Hotels, CRG, Julia en la Onda of Onda Cero, with special mention for Rebeca...
Pushing past limits
UCSB doctoral student Junkai Jiang receives prestigious Ph.D. Student Fellowship from IEEE Electron Devices Society The steady improvement of the performance and versatility of our...
What makes a cell turn cancerous?
CHLA researcher receives $1.6M grant to study cellular and genetic changes that underlie retinoblastomaCredit: Children's Hospital Los Angeles Retinoblastoma is a tumor of the retina...
Cell therapy could replace need for kidney transplants
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., -- March 13 2019, -- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) scientists are working on a promising approach for treatment of chronic...
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