Researchers tweak enzyme ‘assembly line’ to improve antibiotics
Credit: Gavin Williams Researchers from North Carolina State University have discovered a way to make pinpoint changes to an enzyme-driven "assembly line" that will enable...
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Neuro Kinetics announces transformational concussion paper published on PLOS ONE
PITTSBURGH, PA (DATE) -- Neuro Kinetics, Inc. (NKI), the leader in clinical eye-tracking and non-invasive neuro-otologic diagnostic testing, announced today the publication of an important...
New research explores patients’ satisfaction with their radiologists
CHICAGO - According to a new research study, most U.S. radiologists receive favorable satisfaction scores from their patients. The abstract, funded by the Harvey L....
CSU researchers maximize research through new NIH grants
Credit: John Eisele/CSU Photography The National Institute of General Medical Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health, created a new way of funding science...
NIH funds clinical trial to test device that heals wounds with ultrasound
Credit: Drexel University Drexel University researchers are one step closer to offering a new treatment for the millions of patients who suffer from slow-healing, chronic...
Telescopic walls could rise on demand to stop flood waters
Credit: Credit: Douglas Levere, University at Buffalo. BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Jorge Cueto was running a successful consulting and construction company in Bogota, Colombia, and teaching...
Creating new physical properties in materials
WASHINGTON D.C., November 29, 2016 - A collaborative effort between research groups at the Technical University of Freiberg and the University of Siegen in Germany...
New fabrication technique leads to broader sunlight absorption in plastic solar cells
Credit: Peter and Ryan Allen Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new strategy for fabricating more efficient plastic solar cells. The work...
Possible origin of Saudi Arabia’s Ghawar supergiant oil field
Boulder, CO, USA - Almost every literate person knows the basics of oil. Almost every literate person also knows something about plate tectonics. While coupling...
Researchers load nanocarriers to deliver chemotherapy drugs & imaging molecules to tumors
Credit: Miqin Zhang A conundrum of cancer is the tumor's ability to use our bodies as human shields to deflect treatment. Tumors grow among normal...
ASH launches digital, open-access journal
Credit: American Society of Hematology (WASHINGTON, November 29, 2016) -- Blood has led the way in experimental and clinical hematologic research as the flagship journal...
USDA awards $6.7 million for research to support healthy agroecosystems
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2016 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced 18 grants totaling more than...
Pitt civil engineering research going viral with bacteriophages
Credit: Swanson School of Engineering/Ric Evans PITTSBURGH (November 29, 2016) ... Believed by some to be the most abundant known virus in the human digestive...
Virtual liver model could help reduce overdose risk from acetaminophen, other drugs
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Researchers at Indiana University's Biocomplexity Institute have developed a virtual model of the human liver to better understand how...
Examining the revolutionary rise of online learning
Los Angeles, CA (November 29, 2016) While some consider online learning to be the future of education, others question the value of classroom instruction that...
