Republican and Democratic voters agree on one thing–the need for generous COVID-19 relief
Yet, Bright Line Watch finds strong partisan divides over election and impeachment.
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Exposure to diverse career paths can help fill labor market ‘skills gap’
Aptitude test can steer women, underrepresented groups toward high-demand STEM careers
Read morePesticide imidacloprid threatens future for key pollinator
An insecticide used to control pest infestations on squash and pumpkins significantly hinders the reproduction of ground-nesting bees — valuable
Read moreFrom microsaws to nanodrills: laser pulses act as subtle machining tools
Industrial-grade materials processing on the sub-micron scale is enabled by spatially structured ultrashort laser pulses
Read moreVitamin B6 may help keep COVID-19’s cytokine storms at bay
Vitamin B6 may help calm cytokine storms and unclog blood clots linked to COVID-19’s lethality. But research on it is lacking. A Hiroshima University professor calls on fellow scientists to study its potential role
Read moreQuantum quirk yields giant magnetic effect, where none should exist
Study opens window into the landscape of extreme topological matter
Read moreNew open-source platform accelerates research into the treatment of heart arrhythmia’s
An open-source platform, OpenEP co-developed by researchers from the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences at King’s College London
Read moreSocial media use driven by search for reward, akin to animals seeking food
Our use of social media, specifically our efforts to maximize “likes,” follows a pattern of “reward learning,” concludes a new
Read morePicture books can boost physical activity for youth with autism
University of Missouri researcher says the exercise guides can also be used by low-income families to promote a healthy lifestyle
Read moreImproving water quality could help conserve insectivorous birds — study
Scarcity of insect prey in disturbed lakes and streams drives decline of birds
Read moreConsidering disorder and cooperative effects in photon escape rates from atomic gases
Investigating more complex models of photon escape rates from cold atomic gases could help researchers learn more about light-matter interactions
Read moreBlood tests offer early indicator of severe COVID-19, study says
When patients with COVID-19 arrive in emergency rooms, there are relatively few ways for doctors to predict which ones are
Read moreNovel catalysts improve efficiency of urea synthesis at ambient conditions
Converting both nitrogen (N 2 ) and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) into value-added urea molecules via C-N coupling reaction
Read moreArmy-funded researcher receives award for mathematical theory
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — A U.S. Army-funded researcher who developed a mathematical theory for complex systems such as networks,
Read moreFlickering the neural activities with LED lights
A bird’s eye view of the brain activity offers new insights into the brain-behavior relationship of the individuals who together form a social entity
Read moreStudy finds link between racial, socioeconomic factors and atrial fibrillation treatment
Findings show Black, Latinx, and lower income patients receive less rhythm control
Read moreAtherosclerosis can accelerate the development of clonal hematopoiesis, study finds
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers add to the literature about a surprising association
Read moreOahu marine protected areas offer limited protection of coral reef herbivorous fishes
Marine protected areas (MPAs) around O?ahu do not adequately protect populations of herbivorous reef fishes that eat algae on coral
Read moreRetroviruses are re-writing the koala genome and causing cancer
The koala retrovirus (KoRV) is a virus which, like other retroviruses such as HIV, inserts itself into the DNA of
Read moreUsing artificial intelligence to hunt for breast cancer
The new “E-Morph” test method does not require animal testing
Read moreNew study highlights importance of context to physical theories
A Swansea University scientist’s research into the geometrical characteristics of a physical theories is highlighted in a new paper.
Read moreCerium sidelines silver to make drug precursor
Rice University lab’s process simplifies fluoroketone synthesis
Read moreKIMM develops all-round grippers for contact-free society
All-round grippers capable of working with various objects. Robotic manipulation of everyday tools boosts non-face-to-face services
Read moreNot all “good” cholesterol is healthy
The work shows that people with large HDL particles have an increased risk of myocardial infarction, while only small HDL particles are actually associated with decreased risk
Read moreTargeted spraying to prevent malaria in low-transmission setting halves cost of current practice
A study by Wits University scientists and partners has proved that a targeted malaria transmission prevention intervention is not inferior to the ‘blanket’ approach
Read moreEarly PDA closure may improve outcomes in preterm infants
Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital cardiologists evaluate the benefits of PDA closure prior to four weeks of age
Read moreUniversity of Minnesota to host webinar – Is COVID-19 changing research ethics?
Nation’s experts will debate how to conduct fast research, save lives, and advance equity
Read morePrioritizing the oldest for COVID-19 vaccines saves more lives, potential years of life
Findings challenge idea that older people with shorter life expectancies should rank lower in coronavirus immunization efforts
Read moreThe key to proper muscle growth
When a muscle grows, because its owner is still growing too or has started exercising regularly, some of the stem
Read moreUsing neutron scattering to better understand milk composition
By using a more complex model for neutron scattering data, researchers can better understand the composition of materials such as milk
Read moreMeasuring the tRNA world
Researchers have developed a method to quantify transfer RNAs
Read moreHow photoblueing disturbs microscopy
The latest developments in fluorescence microscopy make it possible to image individual molecules in cells or molecular complexes with a
Read moreUTA researcher explores effects of trauma at the cellular, tissue levels of the brain
Blast trauma and the human brain
Read moreSensing robot healthcare helpers being developed at SFU
The current pandemic highlights how remote healthcare robots currently being developed at SFU could be beneficial in the future
Read moreA missing protein promotes genetic instability in patients with Mulibrey syndrome
Researchers from the Andalusian Centre for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER), in collaboration with the Swiss Institute for Experimental
Read moreMaternal instincts lead to social life of bees
The social life of bees: once solitary, behaviour plays a role in gene selection for socialness
Read moreInvestigating dense plasmas with positron waves
Astrophysical and lab-created plasmas under the influence of magnetic fields are the source of intense study; new research seeks to understand the dynamics of position waves travelling through these clouds of highly ionized gas
Read moreNew catalyst makes styrene manufacturing cheaper, greener
Chemical engineering researchers have developed a new catalyst that significantly increases yield in styrene manufacturing, while simultaneously reducing energy use
Read moreNew insights into an ancient protein complex
Cells rely on membranes to protect themselves from the outside world. But these membranes can’t be fully closed because nutrients
Read moreNew tools find COVID patients at highest risk of mechanical ventilation and death
A pair of novel calculators could help hospitals predict patient outcomes and better allocate scarce resources such as ICU beds and ventilators.
Read moreWhen young people start smoking
What The Study Did: Researchers in this observational study assess at what age young people ages 12 to 17 start using
Read moreNanoparticles help untangle Alzheimer’s disease amyloid beta plaques
New research shows that the protein that causes Alzheimer’s disease’s hallmark brain plaques clings to certain bowl-shaped nanoparticles, allowing researchers to better understand the disease and potentially providing a targeted therapeutic
Read moreNew research finds exercise may help slow memory loss for people living with Alzheimer’s dementia
PHOENIX, Arizona, February 26, 2021- Promising new research shows aerobic exercise may help slow memory loss for older adults living
Read moreResearch reveals how bacteria defeat drugs that fight cystic fibrosis
MISSOULA – University of Montana researchers and their partners have discovered a slimy strategy used by bacteria to defeat antibiotics
Read moreHow housing discrimination affects environmental inequality
URBANA, Ill. – Economists and urban planners generally agree that local pollution sources disproportionally impact racial minorities in the U.S.
Read moreAncient Egyptian manual reveals new details about mummification
Based on a manual recently discovered in a 3,500-year-old medical papyrus, University of Copenhagen Egyptologist Sofie Schiødt has been able
Read moreLight-emitting tattoo engineered for the first time
Scientists at UCL and the IIT -Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology) have created a temporary tattoo with light-emitting technology used in TV and smartphone screens, paving the way for a new type of “smart tattoo”.
Read moreGenes identified that increase the risk of obesity but also protect against disease
People living with obesity tend to have unhealthy glucose and lipid levels in their blood, as well as high blood
Read moreAdvanced practice nurses reduce hospitalizations from nursing home residents
MU study examines effectiveness of $35 million program designed to improve quality of care in nursing homes
Read moreFujitsu and University of Toronto develop technology to optimize radiation treatment plans
The technology dramatically streamlines the creation of radiation treatment plans for Gamma Knife radiosurgery for brain tumors and other diseases
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