‘Bionic mushrooms’ fuse nanotech, bacteria and fungi
Credit: Sudeep Joshi, Stevens Institute of Technology In their latest feat of engineering, researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology have taken an ordinary white button...
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Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument home to rich bee diversity
Credit: Joseph S. Wilson, USU LOGAN, UTAH, USA - The state of Utah's nickname is "The Beehive State," and the moniker couldn't be more apt,...
UTSA constructs world’s most comprehensive digital roadmap to unlock male infertility
(San Antonio, Nov. 7, 2018) -- Millions of couples who have trouble conceiving may get relief from new research led by scientists at The University...
Can social media lead to labor market discrimination?
A new Journal of Economics & Management Strategy study investigates whether social media may be used as a source of information for recruiters to discriminate...
Filtering liquids with liquids saves electricity
Filtering and treating water, both for human consumption and to clean industrial and municipal wastewater, accounts for about 13% of all electricity consumed in the...
Study compares stools of breastfed and formula-fed infants
When researchers compared the stools of 40 infants who were exclusively breastfed with those of 13 who were exclusively formula fed, the average daily stool...
Researchers examine health behaviors after childhood cancer diagnosis
In a Psycho-Oncology study of childhood cancer survivors, several health behaviors fell short of expectations for exercise and diet during early survivorship, and they remained...
Radiotherapy is ‘undervalued’ and ‘needs greater investment’ say experts
7 November 2018, Brussels: Radiotherapy is 'undervalued' and 'needs greater investment' according to a new report published today (7 November 2018*) commissioned by the Marie...
Woodland hawks flock to urban buffet
MADISON, Wis. -- For the nearly 35 million Americans who faithfully stock their feeders to attract songbirds, an increasingly common sight is a hawk feeding...
Among heart attack survivors, drug reduces chances of second heart attack or stroke
AURORA, Colo. (Nov. 7, 2018) - In a clinical trial involving 18,924 patients from 57 countries who had suffered a recent heart attack or threatened...
High patient satisfaction rates after ‘Adam’s apple’ reduction surgery
November 7, 2018 - Cosmetic surgery to reduce the masculine appearance of the "Adam's apple" has a high patient satisfaction rate, according to a study...
Novel antibiotic shows promise in treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea
Credit: NIAID An investigational oral antibiotic called zoliflodacin was well-tolerated and successfully cured most cases of uncomplicated gonorrhea when tested in a Phase 2 multicenter...
Skin-like sensor maps blood-oxygen levels anywhere in the body
Credit: Yasser Khan, Arias Research Group, UC Berkeley Berkeley -- Injuries can't heal without a constant influx of blood's key ingredient -- oxygen. A new...
Dr. Peter Adams receives 2018 Glenn Foundation BIG Award
LA JOLLA, CA-- Peter Adams, Ph.D. has been awarded a two-year, $300,000 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Breakthroughs in Gerontology (BIG) Award. The Glenn Foundation's...
Dr. M. Brandon Westover receives 2018 BIG Award
BOSTON, MA-- M. Brandon Westover, M.D., Ph.D., has been awarded a two-year, $300,000 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Breakthroughs in Gerontology (BIG) Award. The Glenn...
