UCLA–MIT Press research finds pervasive lack of data infrastructure, strategy in U.S. higher ed
New crop of research awardees receives national recognition with innovative collaborations
Study in cells and mice suggests that the variant APOE4 affects the all-important insulation around nerve cells.
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- It’s sort of like the Goldilocks principle — a room that’s either too dry or too humid can influence transmission of COVID-19 and cause more illness or death, Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers say.
Reference genomes used to direct the gene editor fail to account for human diversity
SeedLab’s experiment will test how enzymes can break down plastic, and then how bacteria can turn it into a new material.
Earth can correct its climate over eons, scientists say; sadly, it doesn't work fast enough to stop climate change
A trio of new studies using data from NASA's Perseverence rover confirm that Jezero Crater on Mars was once habitable.
The experiences of people from ethnic minority groups with NHS mental healthcare are being seriously undermined by failures to consider the everyday realities of people's lives in services in the UK, reports a new study led by researchers at the University of Bristol and Keele University.
Adult hospitalisations from Omicron-related SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) were less severe than Delta and the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine (also known as Comirnaty and BNT162b2*) remains effective in preventing not only hospitalisation, but severe patient outcomes associated with COVID-19, two new research studies have found.
Scientists have created a much faster way to make certain complex molecules, which are widely used by pharmaceuticals for antibiotics and anti-fungal medicines.
A specimen retrieved from a cupboard of the Natural History Museum in London has shown that modern lizards originated in the Late Triassic and not the Middle Jurassic as previously thought.
Over three quarters of acute NHS trusts in England (77%) do not have a child weight management service, despite being responsible for providing specialist services for the most severely obese,
Scientists have discovered why some coronaviruses are more likely to cause severe disease, which has remained a mystery, until now.
Social bees such as honeybees and bumblebees have larger foraging ranges, according to researchers at the University of Bristol.
Researchers studying the magnetic behaviour of a cuprate superconductor may have explained some of the unusual properties of their conduction electrons.
Pollinators are less likely to land on flowers sprayed with fertilisers or pesticides as they can detect electric field changes around the flower, researchers at the University of Bristol have found.
The question whether the rise in usage of digital media is contributing to the erosion of democracy is a source of popular debate, with tech companies arguing findings are inconclusive.
New research has shown an association between sleep quality – less than seven hours - and Alzheimer's disease-related pathology in people without cognitive impairment.
People smoke more when smoking cigarettes from larger size packs, according to new research published in the journal Addiction