Coffee plants have a small but consistent core microbiome of fungi and bacteria
Credit: Roberta Fulthorpe For most people, coffee is a necessary start to the day. For three scientists based in Toronto, ...
Month: April 2020
Climate-smart agricultural practices increase maize yield in Malawi
Credit: College of ACES, University of Illinois. URBANA, Ill. ¬- Climate change creates extreme weather patterns that are especially challenging ...
Whole strawberries studied for their anti-inflammatory benefits
UMass Amherst food scientist receives grant for research into fruit's effects in the gutCredit: UMass Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst ...
Experts apply microbiome research to agricultural science to increase crop yield
Credit: Photo courtesy of Northern Arizona University The global demand and consumption of agricultural crops is increasing at a rapid ...
Civil engineering Professor Sharon Di wins NSF CAREER Award
Using optimization, game theory, and data analytics, Di will model a framework to improve transportation ecosystems of the futureCredit: Jeffrey ...
UCF-trained engineers, Oregon medical team design 3D-printed ventilator that requires no electricity
New product awaiting FDA approval for emergency use could save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, thanks to a ...
Clinical trial to investigate whether hypertension drug ameliorates COVID-19 severity
ACE inhibitor drugs like Ramipril are widely used for various cardiovascular conditions; researchers want to see if they might also ...
Gentler, safer hair dye based on synthetic melanin
Natural-looking color mimics human hair pigmentationCredit: Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. -- With the coronavirus pandemic temporarily shuttering hair salons, many ...
How catastrophic outburst floods may have carved Greenland’s ‘grand canyon’
Modeling offers testable hypotheses to probe the earliest days of Greenland's ice sheetCredit: UMass Amherst/B. Keisling AMHERST, Mass. - For ...
New discovery explains how the prostate gland regenerates itself
The standard treatment for men with advanced prostate cancer is androgen-deprivation therapy. Androgens are hormones that fuel prostate cell growth; ...
Researcher developing cutting-edge solution for wind energy
$1.4M federal grant to help advance work LOWELL, Mass. - A UMass Lowell researcher investigating how to identify damage in ...
Obese adults facing Medicaid expansion gap
Research shows their coverage is increasing but at a slower rate Despite overall increases in insurance coverage for low-income individuals ...
UBC discovery opens new avenues for designing drugs to combat drug-resistant malaria
For the first time, UBC researchers have shown a key difference in the three-dimensional structures of a key metabolic enzyme ...
New players in the programmed cell death mechanism
Credit: Skoltech Apoptosis is a form 'cell suicide', in which a series of programmed molecular steps in a cell lead ...
Balancing impacts of range-shifting species: Invasives vs biodiversity
Ecologists at UMass Amherst, others, urge greater discussion on consequences of range-shifting speciesCredit: Massachusetts Department of Fish and Wildlife/Bill Byrne ...
COVID-19 diagnostic tests highlighted in special report
As the new coronavirus continues to claim lives, the race is on to develop fast, convenient and accurate diagnostic tests ...
Persistent and worsening insomnia may predict persistent depression in older adults
Study finds that depressed people with ongoing or worsening sleep disturbances are more likely to remain depressed Older adults with ...
Racial inequalities in liver cancer deaths soared after launch of hepatitis C drugs
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine In the United States, hepatocellular or liver cancer deaths have doubled since 1979. Hepatitis C ...
Alternate light 5 times more effective in detecting bruises on victims of color
With COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, rates of domestic abuse have increased; improved procedures are needed to detect bruises for people of ...
12 scientific teams redefining fast-tracked heart and brain health research related to COVID-19
The American Heart Association's rapid response research initiative received more than 750 applications to study cardiovascular/cerebrovascular correlations with COVID-19 DALLAS, ...
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Small NIH study reveals how immune response triggered by COVID-19 may damage the brain
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Scientists discover cancer trigger that could spur targeted drug therapies
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Researchers uncover life’s power generators in the Earth’s oldest groundwaters
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COVID-19 fattens up our body’s cells to fuel its viral takeover
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Study shows convalescent plasma doesn’t benefit severely ill patients hospitalized with COVID-19
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Do early therapies help very young children with or at high likelihood for autism?