Freshwater from salt water using only solar energy
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University A federally funded research effort to revolutionize water treatment has yielded an off-grid technology that uses energy from sunlight alone to...
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Brain stimulation protocol reduces spasticity in spinal cord injury patients
Amsterdam, NL, June 19, 2017 - Spasticity, uncontrolled muscle contractions, is a common disorder experienced by patients with spinal cord injuries (SCI). Previous studies have...
Mapping how words leap from brain to tongue
When you look at a picture of a mug, the neurons that store your memory of what a mug is begin firing. But it's not...
Wheat coproducts vary in protein digestibility when fed to pigs
URBANA, Ill. - Research from the University of Illinois is helping to determine the quality of protein in wheat middlings and red dog, two coproducts...
Mathematical modeling uncovers mysteries of HIV infection in the brain
After uncovering the progression of HIV infection in the brain thanks to a new mathematical model developed by a UAlberta research team, clinicians and researchers...
Surgery patients placed in alternate ICUs due to crowding get less attention from doctors
PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Overcrowding of intensive care units (ICUs) is a growing problem in American hospitals, often resulting in the need to place patients in...
Six selected for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows program at NAM
WASHINGTON -- The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today named the 2017-2018 class of RWJF Health Policy Fellows. Beginning...
Possible enhanced pesticide absorption from fresh food via nanoemulsions
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - University of Massachusetts Amherst food scientist David Julian McClements will lead a team that has received a three-year, $444,550...
Financial incentives enhance viral suppression among HIV-positive persons in the US
June 19, 2017 -- The use of gift cards significantly increased viral suppression and clinic attendance among HIV-positive patients, according to the latest study conducted...
Figuring out the 3-D shape of molecules with a push of a button
Credit: 2D structure: acdx (Wikipedia) 3D structure: MindZiper (Wikipedia) An international team of researchers led by Carnegie Mellon University chemist Roberto R. Gil and Universidade...
BUSM’s Orly Leiva selected to Minority Medical Student Award Program
(Boston) -- Orly Leiva, a fourth-year medical student at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has been named by the American Society of Hematology (ASH)...
Sugar-coated nanomaterial excels at promoting bone growth
There hasn't been a gold standard for how orthopaedic spine surgeons promote new bone growth in patients, but now Northwestern University scientists have designed a...
New research points to potential for more targeted treatments of neuroblastoma tumors
Genetic variations appear to pre-dispose children to developing certain severe forms of neuroblastoma, according to new research by the University of Chicago Medicine. The findings...
Scientists identify single-gene mutations that lead to atopic dermatitis
WHAT: Researchers have identified mutations in a gene called CARD11 that lead to atopic dermatitis, or eczema, an allergic skin disease. Scientists from the National...
First atomic structure of an intact virus deciphered with an X-ray laser
Credit: Credit: Philip Roedig, DESY An international team of scientists has for the first time used an X-ray free-electron laser to unravel the structure of...
