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UrduSTAMP technology is a million times more sensitive and comprehensive to accurately detect and classi
Tougher arsenic standard shows desired effect: Public’s drinking water is safer
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Toughening the federal standard for arsenic in 2001 has led to fewer violations by the public systems that supply more than 80 percent of the United States’ drinking water, research led by Oregon State University shows. Researchers…
American Pediatric Society announces APS Howland Visiting Professor Program winners
Two academic institutions were selected to host renowned neonatology leader Dr. David K. Stevenson,
A new species of electric eel produces the highest voltage discharge of any known animal
An article shows that 3 species of electric eel exist, not just one as previously described, and tha
The vagina monocultures
Johns Hopkins team develops donor screening for vaginal microbiota transplantation
Prize for ‘negative scientific results’ awarded for work on experimental drug
Each year the European College for Neuropsychopharmacology awards a prize for the best publication in the field reporting exceptional ‘negative’ results – in other words, research which is unable to replicate previous work, so changing the way that the science…
Do we tend to centre our Instagram selfies on our left eye?
A new study suggests that it may not just be artists who make their eyes the centre-point of their o
Caregiver stress: The crucial, often unrecognized byproduct of chronic disease
Focusing on the caregiver-patient relationship can help reduce caregiver stress, according to invest
Europeans face significant challenges to participate in lung cancer clinical trials
Barcelona–A survey of patients with lung cancer in several European countries revealed that half did not know what a cancer clinical trial is, and 22 percent had never heard of a cancer clinical trial. The research was reported by Dr.…
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Final overall survival results of carboplatin + nab-paclitaxel ± atezolizumab in advanced squamous N
Young neuroscientist selected as IF/THEN Ambassador by AAAS
Lataisia C. Jones, Ph.D., a Children’s National postdoctoral fellow will serve as STEM role model
It’s not about self-driving cars, it’s about more people in fewer vehicles
FAU researcher says pooled-ride services key for sustainability and reducing traffic congestion
A liquid biopsy test can identify patients who may respond to immune checkpoint blockade
Bottom Line: A new liquid biopsy test could detect microsatellite instability (MSI) and tumor mutational burden (TMB), indicating that it could help determine which patients are likely to respond to immune checkpoint inhibitors. Journal in Which the Study was Published:…
Rheumatology leaders and patients go to Capitol Hill to advocate
ACR members urged federal lawmakers to support the Safe Step Act, Empower for Health Act, REDI Act D
Reconfigurable electronics show promise for wearable, implantable devices
Flexible, stretchable electronics that can change size and shape dynamically are poised to open door
Studying vision in pitch-darkness shines light on how a mammal’s brain drives behavior
Neuroscientists link mammalian behavior to its underlying neural code at the unprecedented resolutio
$53.4M grant to Brown, Hebrew SeniorLife to enable expansion of Alzheimer’s research
Federal grant from the National Institute on Aging will fund a collaborative research incubator to s
What the noggin of modern humans’ ancestor would have looked like
Despite having lived about 300,000 years ago, the oldest ancestor of all members of Homo sapiens had a surprisingly modern skull–as suggested by a model created by CNRS researcher Aurélien Mounier of the Histoire Naturelle de l’Homme Préhistorique laboratory (CNRS…
Do as i say: Translating language into movement
CMU computer model aims to turn film scripts into animations
The toes of artists who paint with their feet can be mapped in their brains
A study of artists who paint with their feet shows that these individuals have finely tuned “toe maps” in their brains, where each toe can be linked with an area of brain activity visualized via fMRI. Although humans have well-defined…
With $4 million grant, CSU and Front Range Community College team up for transfer students
Grant will support at least 150 students
Study shows how salamanders harness limb regeneration to buffer selves from climate change
CLEMSON, South Carolina — Looking like a cross between a frog and a lizard, the gray cheek salamander has thin, smooth skin and no lungs. The amphibian breathes through its skin, and to survive it must keep its skin moist.…
Brain circuit controls individual responses to temptation in rats
Differences in how individual rats respond to ‘reward cues’, which have been linked to compulsive be
New blood test for prostate cancer is highly-accurate and avoids invasive biopsies
A new and simple blood test has been found to efficiently and accurately detect the presence of aggressive prostate cancer, according to research by Queen Mary University of London. In combination with the current prostate specific antigen (PSA) test, the…
Australian immunology pioneer Jacques Miller wins Lasker Award
Emeritus Professor Jacques Miller AC from Melbourne’s Walter and Eliza Hall Institute has won a Lasker Award, one of the highest international honours in medical research. Professor Miller was joint recipient of the 2019 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award…
Scientists discover hidden differences among cells that may help them evade drug therapy
The discovery by UMD researchers suggests ‘functional mosaicism’ could explain some antibiotic resis
Research aims to improve night-shift workers’ sleep
Job performance for older employees critical as labor force ages
Food insecurity in toddler years linked to poor health, but not obesity
New finding from the University of Maryland School of Medicine notes sharp rise in obesity rates in
Researchers pinpoint animal model proteins important in study of human disease
Frank Conlon, PhD, co-led a study showing which proteins and pathways are conserved in four major an
Q-CTRL leaps into the global top-10 of quantum start-ups
Professor Michael Biercuk’s company announces $15m funding round
Researchers propose the ‘Alzheimer’s Disease Exposome’ to address environmental risks
USC and Duke researchers say the framework illustrates how environmental and genetic factors interac
USC scientist identifies new species of giant flying reptile
The prehistoric creature had a wingspan like a small plane, it could soar across oceans or continent
Microorganisms reduce methane release from the ocean
Bacteria in the Pacific Ocean remove large amounts of the greenhouse gas methane
Chronic enteroviral infection modifies broadly pancreatic cellular functions
Enteroviral infections are common viral infections with usually rather few symptoms and also believed to be linked to the onset of type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is a disorder in which the pancreatic insulin-producing beta-cells are destroyed, and it…
Diabetes nearly double for Japanese-Americans
The study compares non-obese Japanese-Americans with non-obese, non-Hispanic white adults
UT Dallas electrical engineer shining new light on moving data on microchips
Optical fiber, which uses light to transport vast amounts of data quickly between computers and other electronic devices, has revolutionized modern society, from the high-speed internet that flows into our homes to global communications. But the microchips that power everything…
The danger of heat and cold across Australia
Cold temperatures are not nearly as deadly as heat, with around 2% of all deaths in Australia relate
Breakthrough Foundation honors UW researcher studying ‘exotic’ states of matter
Lukasz Fidkowski, an assistant professor of physics at the University of Washington, is one of the winners of a 2020 New Horizons in Physics Prize from the Breakthrough Foundation. The prize to early-career scientists, announced Sept. 5, recognizes Fidkowski and…
Researchers find earliest evidence of milk consumption
Researchers have found the earliest direct evidence of milk consumption anywhere in the world in the
Developing vaccines to fight opioid addiction — NIH grant
There are many moments in the human experience when tragedy elicits not only compassion, but inspiration. When Mike Zhang heard the story of a mother whose son died of an opioid overdose just one month after the teenager’s introduction to…
Colorful microreactors utilize sunlight
Energy-efficient solar photochemistry with luminescent solar concentrators
Wiley and the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience announce a new publishing partner
HOBOKEN, N.J.–September 10, 2019– John Wiley and Sons Inc. (NYSE: JW-A) (NYSE: JW-B) is delighted to announce a new publishing partnership with the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience (ISDN). Effective January 2020, ISDN has selected Wiley to publish the International…
Near misses at Large Hadron Collider shed light on the onset of gluon-dominated protons
LAWRENCE — New findings from University of Kansas experimental nuclear physicists Daniel Tapia Takaki and Aleksandr (Sasha) Bylinkin were just published in the European Physical Journal C . The paper centers on work at the Compact Muon Solenoid, an experiment…
Adolescents with high levels of physical activity perform better in school over two years
Adolescents with higher levels of physical activity performed better in school during transition from primary school to lower secondary school than their physically inactive peers, a new study from Finland shows. However, the researchers, from the University of Jyväskylä, found…
Researchers unveil new volcanic eruption forecasting technique
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Volcanic eruptions and their ash clouds pose a significant hazard to population centers and air travel, especially those that show few to no signs of unrest beforehand. Geologists are now using a technique traditionally used in weather…
Scientists find biology’s optimal ‘molecular alphabet’ may be preordained
The amino acids, a fundamental set of life’s building blocks, may have been adaptive throughout thei
DOD selects SwRI-led program to support military units
Integrated system prototype will rapidly deliver tactical satellite data
Study: Children are interested in politics but need better education from parents and schools
Multisite study surveyed children’s experiences and knowledge related to the 2016 US presidential el
Study: Adults’ actions, successes, failures, and words affect young children’s persistence
Children’s persistence in the face of challenges is key to learning and academic success. However, we know little about how parents and educators can help foster persistent behavior in children before they begin formal schooling. A new U.S. study looked…
Smithsonian scientists triple number of known electric eel species
Study also documents most powerful biologically produced electric shock and strengthens case for pre