Month: May 2020

May 31, 2020

ASU Canine Science Collaboratory study shows that pet dogs will try to save their distressed human, as long as they ...

Tourism: what’s our new normal?

May 31, 2020

After months of lockdown, it's no surprise that people are itching to get out and about. But with ongoing debates ...

Study questions benefits of social networks to disaster response

Communication within groups not as helpful as anticipated PITTSBURGH-- Faced with a common peril, people delay making decisions that might ...

Images in neurology: Brain of patient with COVID-19, smell loss

What The Study Did: This case report describes a 25-year-old female radiographer with no significant medical history who had been working ...

Government’s stimulus program to boost consumer spending

A case of discount shopping coupon scheme in Japan The world has been experiencing an unprecedented economic downturn due to ...

The fight goes on: Clinical trial shows promising new treatment for rare blood cancer

Credit: Kazuyuki Shimada Lymphoma is a type of blood cancer that develops from lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell). ...

COVID-19 patients who undergo surgery are at increased risk of postoperative death

A global study Patients undergoing surgery after contracting coronavirus are at greatly increased risk of postoperative death, a new global ...

Nanoparticles can make home refrigeration more accessible for low-income households

Credit: Photos supplied by Mr Taiwo O. Babarinde, University of Johannesburg. Power consumption of a home refrigerator can be cut ...

Using riboflavin, UV light reduces SARS-CoV-2 pathogens in plasma, whole blood

Credit: Ron Bend/CSU Scientists do not yet know if Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, or SARS-CoV-2 - the virus ...

UTA bioengineer uses NSF grant in novel approach to protein analysis

Iron-detecting nanosensors used to study proteins in bloodCredit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington bioengineering researcher will use ...

UTA researchers optimize performance of networks of human-operated and autonomous vehicles

Better performance of autonomous vehiclesCredit: UT Arlington A trio of electrical engineering faculty members from The University of Texas at ...

Largest study of its kind of women in labor finds nitrous oxide safe, side effects rare

Additionally, women in labor who had a prior vaginal birth had low rates of converting to other pain management techniques ...

People more likely to accept nudges if they know how they work and how effective they are

The more people know about when and why behavioural interventions are being used and their effectiveness, the more likely they ...

Subbarao is third current College of Engineering professor honored as RAeS fellow

Aerospace engineer named fellow of Royal Aeronautical SocietyCredit: UT Arlington The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) has elected Kamesh Subbarao, professor ...

Oesophageal surgery: Quality increases with larger case volumes

Greater survival probabilities in hospitals where complex oesophageal surgery is performed more frequently In complex surgery, is there a correlation ...

RIT scientists develop method to help epidemiologists map spread of COVID-19

New research paper demonstrates how to more efficiently predict the COVID-19 outbreak Rochester Institute of Technology scientists have developed a ...

How the coronavirus could be prevented from invading a host cell

UC Riverside-led study shows inhibiting two host cell proteases could help prevent COVID-19Credit: Carrie Rosema. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- How might ...

Researchers from Syracuse University and SUNY ESF track COVID-19 in wastewater

The scalable program is being provided to half a dozen New York State counties, and growing Epidemiologist David Larsen, from ...

Chimeron Bio & George Mason NCBID partner on COVID-19 vaccine using ChaESARTM technology

Collaboration will test pre-clinical efficacy and safety of vaccine pipeline including COVID-19 and other coronavirusesCredit: Chimeron Bio PHILADELPHIA,Pa & FAIRFAX, ...

Venous thrombosis among critically ill patients with COVID-19