UVA Health researchers and their collaborators have developed a better way to predict the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a progressive, potentially deadly form of lung inflammation, for people of non-European ancestry.
Researchers at North Carolina State University show that an important gene in maize called HPC1 modulates certain chemical processes that contribute to flowering time, and has its origins in “teosinte mexicana,” a precursor to modern-day corn that grows wild in the highlands of Mexico.
In a new study, North Carolina State University researchers found that while many volunteers who sign up to help crowdsource scientific findings are extremely motivated and committed, these projects aren’t attracting a diverse pool of volunteers.
An international team of researchers has demonstrated a technique that allows them to align gold nanorods using magnetic fields, while preserving the underlying optical properties of the gold nanorods.
Rice, Baylor study shows enhanced breast cancer drug could halt spread
More than 20 years ago, Wired featured Rice University chemist James Tour in a story about molecular electronics, then a focus of his lab. At the time, he said commercializing single molecules turned into circuits was perhaps three to five years away.
Inhibitor protein shown to regulate Nodal signaling relay during tissue patterning
Silicon fluorescence shines through microcracks in cement, revealing early signs of damage
Access to the gig economy may help facilitate the creation of new businesses, according to a new study.
Rice University lab uses computer models to advance environmentally friendly process
Tests show harness makes surgical masks just as good as N95 in stopping aerosol droplets
Rice lab’s flash Joule heating extracts valuable elements from fly ash, bauxite residue, electronic waste
Rice and Waseda engineers’ sophisticated simulation shows how blood flows through the heart
Rice lab’s RAMBO reveals unexpected influence on compound’s crystal lattice
Bioengineer Gang Bao wins grant to reach deep tumors with three-pronged strategy
Rice University lab manipulates ultracold Rydberg atoms to mimic quantum interactions
Rice immunotherapy treatment could begin human clinical trials this year
University chemists find surface interactions could be tunable at the single-protein level
Kinesiology program shows physical, mental benefits all around in small study
A signature found in the cheek cells of mothers and fathers of preterm infants may help develop a test to determine whether a pregnancy may end too early. Such a test could help prevent premature births and the many resulting health impacts on infants by alerting medical providers to the need for early intervention measures.