PSU researcher wins award for showing ponds contribute high levels of carbon emissions
A PSU research fellow in aquatic sciences has won a prestigious award for a paper that shows that small ponds ...
Month: December 2017
NASA finds heavy rain in new Tropical Cyclone Hilda
Credit: Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce As Tropical Cyclone Hilda was coming together in the Southern Indian Ocean the GPM satellite ...
With wrist-worn gadget, researchers capture real-life sleep for the first time
To measure a person's sleep, researchers have always relied on costly and time-consuming approaches that could only be used in ...
Engineers hack cell biology to create 3-D shapes from living tissue
Credit: Alex Hughes Many of the complex folded shapes that form mammalian tissues can be recreated with very simple instructions, ...
A cluster of mutations in neurofibromatosis is important risk factor for severe symptoms
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Research led by Ludwine Messiaen, Ph.D., professor of genetics at the University of Alabama at ...
National Research Award 2017 to Roderic Guigó
(Center for Genomic Regulation) Roderic Guigó, coordinator of the Bioinformatics and Genomics Programme at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) ...
Ophthalmologists report increased use of electronic health records but decreased productivity as a result
Bottom Line: Most ophthalmologists in a survey reported using electronic health records (EHRs) but thought that EHR use decreased their ...
Topiramate in early pregnancy increases risk of oral clefts
The anti-epileptic drug topiramate has been increasingly prescribed over the last decade not only to prevent seizures, but also to ...
Genes in Space-3 successfully identifies unknown microbes in space
Credit: NASA Being able to identify microbes in real time aboard the International Space Station, without having to send them ...
Study shows increased risk of uterine fibroids in African-American women with a common form of hair
In a study of medical records gathered on hundreds of thousands of African-American women, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have ...
Cancer overrides the circadian clock to survive
Credit: Hollings Cancer Center Tumor cells use the unfolded protein response to alter circadian rhythm, which contributes to more tumor ...
Droughts and ecosystems are determined by the interaction of two climate phenomena
Credit: Asier Herrero / UPV/EHU What is causing the droughts that the Iberian Peninsula regularly endures? Why are the winters ...
Defect in zinc supply mechanism affects pathology of intractable pulmonary diseases
Credit: Associate Professor Tsuyoshi Syuto Obstructive pulmonary disease is a collective term for refractory respiratory diseases with chronic airway inflammation ...
Uncovering molecular targets for childhood cancer therapeutics
Credit: Department of Pediatrics, Perinatal and Maternal Medicine (Ibaraki),TMDU Study led by Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) elucidates genomic ...
New patch aims to turn energy-storing fats into energy-burning fats
Credit: NTU Singapore A new approach to reducing bulging tummy fats has shown promise in laboratory trials It combines a ...
Double strike against tuberculosis
In search of new strategies against life-threatening tuberculosis infections, a team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), as well ...
Charcoal remains could accelerate CO2 emissions after forest fires
Credit: Photo by Bryanin S.V. Charcoal remains after a forest fire help decompose fine roots in the soil, potentially accelerating ...
State Medicaid expansions led to more prenatal care for low-income mothers
Credit: UCLA Health FINDINGS The Medicaid expansions for low-income parents that took place in 34 states between 1996 and 2011 ...
Study: High-stakes tests a likely factor in STEM performance gap
Male students tend to do better on high-stakes tests in biology courses, but it's not because they are better students. ...
Want to beat antibiotic-resistant superbugs? Rethink that strep throat remedy
Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the NIH Got a sore throat? The doctor may write a ...
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The “Stonehenge calendar” shown to be a modern construct
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Spotted lanternfly spreads by hitching a ride with humans
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Light meets deep learning: computing fast enough for next-gen AI
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Remains of a modern glacier found near mars’ equator implies water ice possibly present at low latitudes on Mars even today
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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“Glassiness” and “blurriness” might explain the behavior of high-entropy superconductors