New device uses biochemistry techniques to detect rare radioactive decays
Credit: UTA UTA researchers are leading an international team developing a new device that could enable physicists to take the next step toward a greater...
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2018 Canada Gairdner Awards recognize world-renowned scientists
TORONTO, ON (March 27, 2018) - The Gairdner Foundation is pleased to announce the 2018 Canada Gairdner Award laureates, recognizing some of the world's most...
New research shows how submarine groundwater affects coral reef growth
Credit: Florybeth La Valle, HIMB/ UH SOEST Groundwater that seeps into the coastal zone beneath the ocean's surface--termed submarine groundwater discharge (SGD)--is an important source...
Are we quantum computers?
Much has been made of quantum computing processes using ultracold atoms and ions, superconducting junctions and defects in diamonds, but could we be performing them...
Detection of transcranial direct current stimulation deep in the living human brain
Credit: Medical University of South Carolina A defining characteristic of stroke is the loss of motor control due to structural damage in specific brain areas....
UCLA-designed program helps former HIV-positive inmates maintain health after release from jail
Credit: Mike Fricano/UCLA After years of public health efforts, health care at the Los Angeles County Jail has significantly improved, and the facility now typically...
University of Cincinnati researcher receives US patent for potential COPD treatment
Credit: University of Cincinnati CINCINNATI--A researcher in the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine has been granted a U.S. patent for a potential treatment...
UMN Medical School study uncovers new findings on antimicrobial drug synergy
MINNEAPOLIS - March 27, 2018 - New data from a study led by researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School could change how future...
At #AGS18, Drs. William Applegate, Thomas Edes honored for geriatrics leadership
Credit: (C) 2018, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) will this year honor not one but two pioneers of geriatrics expertise with the...
AGS honors Drs. John Burton, George Drach for decades pioneering geriatrics
Credit: (C) 2018, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) will this May honor two of the field's most seasoned clinician-educators with one of...
Heather Whitson, leader in multimorbidity care, to deliver #AGS18 Yoshikawa Lecture
Credit: (C) 2018, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and the AGS Health in Aging Foundation today announced that Heather E. Whitson, MD,...
Narcissists don’t hunt for partners who are already taken — but it doesn’t stop them
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Narcissists aren't necessarily on the hunt for partners who are already in a relationship - but that doesn't appear to stand in...
The clouds of spaghetti that keep DNA data safe
Credit: Michael Cowburn and David Rout Cells can avoid "data breaches" when letting signaling proteins into their nuclei thanks to a quirky biophysical mechanism involving...
Montana State researchers find that beetle odor could help tackle tamarisk
Credit: Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez/Montana State University BOZEMAN - In the fight against an invasive plant colonizing portions of the state, a Montana State University doctoral student...
Gene therapy may help brain heal from stroke, other injuries
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - March 27, 2018 - Scientists have found a genetic trigger that may improve the brain's ability to heal from a...
