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Credit: CC0 Public Domain Scientists at King's College London have discovered a new cause for asthma that sparks hope for treatment that…

CAIRO (AP) — Israel’s military said Saturday it had recovered the body of a 47-year-old farmer who was held hostage in Gaza, while negotiators prepared for another round of talks Sunday on brokering a cease-fire and…

Posted on March 28th, 2024 by Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli When PD-1 receptors on T cells…

NASA’s 12 Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) archive and distribute more than 100 petabytes of free and open-access data in NASA's Earth science collection. Undoubtedly, this is a boon to the worldwide community of Earth science…

Dr. Chelisa Cardinez (pictured) says the discovery finally provides an explanation for why patients with psoriasis may go on to develop psoriatic arthritis, leaving…

CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice announced today that West Virginia is partnering with GATC West Virginia, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of GATC Health, to initiate a…

In the same way that multiple snapshots of a galloping horse provide information about how the horse moves, multiple snapshots of a protein changing shape can improve…

MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--While artificial intelligence (AI) can transform government operations, decision makers need confidence that AI-enabled systems will operate effectively with acceptable levels of risk before adopting them.…

A new scientific study supported by the Climate Program Office’s Climate Variability & Predictability (CVP) Program explores how ocean currents in the North Atlantic Ocean move deep waters and influence global climate patterns, with…

Kelly is Professor of Organic Chemistry and holds the Neville Isdell Chair in African-centric Drug Discovery and Development at the University of Cape Town (UCT). He is also the founder and Director of UCT’s ground-breaking Holistic Drug…

Credit: Nucleic Acids Research (2024). DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae112 Tiny, transparent fish have made it possible for Macquarie University…

The Arctic often feels like a faraway place. However, a recent study shows that despite its remoteness, the Arctic is no sanctuary from human pollution. What is happening? Recent evidence from a study by scientists at…

Successful closure of extended seed round on March 1, 2024 SANTA CRUZ, CA, USA, March 11, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- RealSeq Biosciences, Inc., a leading biotechnology company focused on RNA-based diagnostics, announced today the…

Scientists from around the world discussed the need to fine-tune their vocabulary to promote data integration, understandability, and accessibility during an NIEHS workshop to advance the Environmental Health Language Collaborative…

Vidovo simplifies influencer search and automates outreach messages to streamline collaboration. CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES, March 7, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Vidovo, a dynamic, end-to-end platform that takes all the hassle out of…

Following are highlights of this year’s Atlanta Science Festival events that have an Emory connection. Neuroscientists from Emory and Georgia Tech’s Center for Advanced Motor BioEngineering and…

CAMBRIDGE, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #ADPD2024--bit.bio, the company coding human cells for novel cures, today announces the first project within a multi-year collaboration agreement with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's…

Thwaites Glacier, western Antarctica, 2019. Credit: Robert Larter Among the vast expanse of Antarctica lies the Thwaites Glacier, the world's…

Sarah Elise Sapper directed the helicopter pilot to land near the glaciers. Credit: Sarah Elise Sapper Global melting is prying the lid off…

1. IntroductionViruses must overcome the barriers of host defense mechanisms to establish a successful infection. The first line of intracellular protection, known as intrinsic immunity, is exerted by so-called restriction factors…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain University of Queensland researchers have identified an opportunity to reduce infections in people…

View Data is a LAADS DAAC visual search tool that allows users to preview full-resolution images of MODIS and VIIRS atmospheric datasets before downloading or ordering data. This visualization shows Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) data from…

Posted February 16, 2024February 16, 2024 Guest post by Dianne Babski, Director of the NLM User Services and Collections Division (USCD), and Peter Seibert, USCD Librarian. Originally posted on the NLM Musings from the Mezzanine blog.…

Image represents the lithium ions (in blue) moving through the structure. Credit: University of Liverpool One of the grand challenges for…

National Science FoundationDirectorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering     Division of Information and Intelligent Systems     Division of Computing and Communication Foundations     …

This excerpt from the new book From Intention to Impact explores the power of using discovery groups to facilitate frank workplace discussions. Malia C. Lazu…

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #discoveryproteomics--Sapient launches high throughput discovery proteomics, enabling measure of thousands of proteins in blood & tissue across diverse biological pathways.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The discovery of a new gene in zebrafish could lead to a better understanding of how exposure to chemicals leads to disease in humans, according to a new Oregon State University study. The National Institutes of…

This image from NASA’s Earthdata Search shows a granule from a MODIS snow cover dataset (outlined in blue/green) over a user-defined geographic area of interest (larger area outlined in green) in the West-Central United States. Credit:…

Giving mucus-thinning therapies in early childhood might delay the worst symptoms and infections associated with CF, according to a study led by Charles Esther, MD, PhD, and Marianne Muhlebach, MD. Their paper is the cover story of…

The discovery of a planet that is far too massive for its sun is calling into question what was previously understood about the formation of planets and their solar systems, according to Penn State researchers.Published in the journal …

Salivary levels of a macrophage activating factor (MAF), b macrophage chemotactic factor (MCF) and c macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) among healthy and…

Discovery Lake, the 27-acre body of water between the NIEHS campus and facilities of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, can now be enjoyed in a new way through the Discovery Lake Nature Trail virtual guide. A view of NIEHS…

By Evelyn Thompson ’24 The Global Research Institute’s Summer Fellows Program provides international experiential learning opportunities to W&M students. This post is one installment of a series highlighting the 2023 Fellows’ key…

By Evelyn Thompson ’24 The Global Research Institute’s Summer Fellows Program provides international experiential learning opportunities to W&M students. This post is one installment of a series highlighting the 2023 Fellows’…

By Aashni Jain ’24 The Global Research Institute’s Summer Fellows Program provides international experiential learning opportunities to W&M students. This post is one installment of a series highlighting the 2023 Fellows’ key…

“ everyone’s life, they have a pivotal moment when they ask the question, ‘What am I really doing? What am I here for?’ … I’m reminded of a credo that I came up through the evolution of my engagement of a whole bunch of recreational…

BIGNet captures luxury segments’ well-distinguishable car parts including grille, headlights, and fog lights, while there are much fewer geometric clues on…

An aerial photograph of the newly-discovered Imperial Cult ruins by Douglas Boin, Ph.D., and his team. Credit: Douglas Boin, Ph.D. Douglas…

Dori Germolec, Ph.D., once could have been found lying among the ground foliage at the Duke Primate Center watching lemurs eat plants, marveling at whether the newly released animals knew which plants were toxic and which were safe to…

The Carnegie Mellon researchers partnered with Ben Kline from Emerald Cloud Lab(opens in new window) (ECL), a Carnegie Mellon-alumni founded, remotely operated research facility that handles all aspects of…

The Carnegie Mellon researchers partnered with Ben Kline from Emerald Cloud Lab(opens in new window) (ECL), a Carnegie Mellon-alumni founded, remotely operated research facility that handles all aspects of…

Huge libraries of drug compounds may hold potential treatments for a variety of diseases, such as cancer or heart disease. Ideally, scientists would like to experimentally test each of these compounds against all…

New research suggests that cells known to rebuild skin after injury — called fibroblasts — may pull double duty, also clearing out damaged tissue in burns and other wounds to make room for new skin. Researchers at Boston University and…

The 2023 American Geophysical Union conference, Wide. Open. Science. (December 11–15), will feature a number of IMPACT researchers. Their presentations, posters, and eLightning sessions will cover a range of topics including: satellite…

December 31, 2023, may mark the end of A Year of Open Science, but not before one of the largest Earth science gatherings takes place with the theme of Wide. Open. Science. From December 11 to 15, more than 25,000 Earth and space…

IMPACT team members will be involved in over three dozen oral and poster presentations, sessions, and town halls at the upcoming 2023 American Geophysical Union conference (December 11–15 in San Francisco, CA). Many of these activities…

Artist’s impression composed of a star with a disc around it (a Be “vampire” star; foreground) and its companion star that has been stripped of its outer parts (background). Credit: Pic credit: ESO/L.…

Artist's impression composed of a star with a disc around it (a Be "vampire" star; foreground) and its companion star that has been stripped of its outer parts…