IMAGE: Professor Tao Wen contributed to a study assessing groundwater contamination caused by oil and gas production. view more Credit: Syracuse University Crude oil production and natural gas withdrawals in the United States have lessened the country’s dependence on foreign oil…
IMAGE: By analyzing brain stem cell data, Assistant Professor Christopher Plaisier and biomedical engineering doctoral student Samantha O’Connor saw the phases of the cell cycle mapped out in more detail than… view more Credit: Christopher Plaisier/ASU Christopher Plaisier, an assistant professor…
IMAGE: During lung cancer progression and the corresponding development of cachexia, circadian control of glucose production is disrupted, resulting in increased levels of glucose from the liver. These findings illustrate a… view more Credit: UCI School of Medicine Irvine, CA –…
After suffering a stroke, patients often are unable to use the arm on their affected side. Sometimes, they end up holding it close to their body, with the elbow flexed. In a new study, Northwestern University and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab…
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Researchers at Mayo Clinic Cancer Center are studying a potential new chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) treatment for multiple myeloma. Their findings were published on Friday, June 24, in The Lancet. “CAR-T cell therapy…
IMAGE: Printed mmWave array prototype for Gbit-data rate backscatter communication. view more Credit: John Kimionis, Nokia Bell Labs The promise of 5G Internet of Things (IoT) networks requires more scalable and robust communication systems — ones that deliver drastically higher data…
IMAGE: Optical tweezers use light to trap particles for analysis. A new breakthrough keeps those particles from overheating. view more Credit: The University of Texas at Austin Three years ago, Arthur Ashkin won the Nobel Prize for inventing optical tweezers, which…
Want a smartphone that stretches, takes damage, and still doesn’t miss a call? A team of Virginia Tech researchers from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Macromolecules Innovation Institute has created a new type of soft electronics, paving the…
IMAGE: Microscope image of human astrocytes, star-shaped brain cells that play a substantial role in neurological disorders. view more Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/Nature Communications FINDINGS A UCLA-led study comparing brain cells known as astrocytes in humans and mice…
IMAGE: African savanna elephant Tembo, at the San Diego Zoo, was one of the elephant participants in the study. view more Credit: Lisa Barrett Just as humans have their own individual personalities, new research in the Journal of Comparative Psychology shows…
