Scientists develop environmentally safe, frost-resistant coatings
Airports are busy, especially during the winter. As passengers wait to board, delays get longer when airplanes need to be ...
Month: March 2022
NRL highlights state-of-the-art research at Sea Air Space
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will showcase cutting-edge research and technologies during the Navy League's Global Maritime Exposition Sea-Air-Space in exhibit booth #1847 ...
Risk of homelessness or incarceration among foster youth varies by type of disability
Ages 17-21 are important transitional years as young adults learn to become adults with more responsibilities. Many youth have family ...
Good for your gut: UMass Amherst research examines the benefits of eating more mushrooms
Next time you order a pizza or whip up a creamy risotto, go ahead and load on the mushrooms. Adding ...
UTEP names Robertson dean of College of Health Sciences
EL PASO, Texas (March 31, 2022) — The University of Texas at El Paso has named William H. Robertson, Ph.D., ...
Burst of accumulated zinc shows how the mineral boosts immune function, suggesting ways to improve health
Zinc’s immune-boosting properties are well-established, but scientists haven’t known exactly how it works. In a new study published online March ...
Mid-level solar flare erupts from Sun
The Sun emitted a mid-level solar flare on March 31, 2022, peaking at 2:35 p.m. EST. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, ...
Scientists can predict carbon transfer in the ocean based on deep-diving tiny organisms
Call them hitchhikers, the microbes that latch onto particles at the ocean’s surface have a big job. They ride along ...
Preliminary study: drug may be safe in those with mild cognitive impairment, mild dementia
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE UNTIL 4 P.M. ET, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2022 MINNEAPOLIS – A small, preliminary study of an investigational ...
‘We’re more alike than we might think’ – new study suggests autistic and non-autistic people share more in common
Findings published in advance of World Autism Day (Saturday 2 April) reveal there are fundamental similarities between autistic and non-autistic people in ...
Polynesian Island yields ‘treasure trove’ of fungal biodiversity
Berkeley — The islands of the South Pacific are a hot spot for biodiversity, but their jagged peaks, hot and ...
Researchers develop scoring tool to measure severity of delirium
BOSTON – Delirium is a serious change in brain function that affects up to 64 percent of older medical patients and ...
Responsive footwear to prevent diabetic foot ulcers
To prevent diabetic foot ulcers, research scientists at The University of Texas at Arlington have developed footwear technology that relieves ...
X-rays help scientists uncover new forms of material using designer DNA
The new method of synthesizing crystals leads researchers to a brand new phase of metal, which may be useful for ...
Easy test can see if breeding bulls have the right stuff
ITHACA, N.Y. – Forget sending bull semen out for complicated laboratory tests to learn whether the agricultural animal is highly ...
MARATHON measures mirror nuclei
Scientists are holding up a ‘mirror’ to protons and neutrons to learn more about the particles that build our visible ...
NIH experts discuss controlling COVID-19 in commentary on herd immunity
WHAT: Achieving classical herd immunity against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may not be attainable, according to a new ...
Easier, faster assay enables many more laboratories to identify COVID-19 variants
Philadelphia, March 31, 2022 – A new study has found that the Novaplex SARS-CoV-2 Variant I, II, and IV real-time ...
Now fully complete, human genome reveals new secrets
When scientists announced the complete sequence of the human genome in 2003, they were fudging a bit. In fact, nearly ...
Study shows gaps in how STEM organizations collect demographic information
Professional organizations in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields could more effectively collect data on underrepresented groups in their ...
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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?