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Texas A&M Research Aims To Improve Lyme Disease Diagnostics

Scientists are testing Raman spectroscopy, a technique used to detect vibrations at the molecular level, as a diagnostic tool for Lyme disease.

Can Dogs Catch A Whiff Of Bovine Respiratory Disease?

The Texas A&M AgriLife research could revolutionize antimicrobial treatment in commercial beef production.

Shedding Light On How Plants Function

To understand how plants respond to and influence their environments, ecologists often use a series of standardized measurements called functional traits.

New Damselfly Sharing Habitat with UK Natives

A damselfly species that came to the UK from Europe poses a minimal risk to native damselflies and dragonflies, new research shows.

Using Additive Manufacturing To Detect Counterfeit Parts

Texas A&M Researchers are applying metal additive manufacturing techniques to embed a hidden cache of information within products to help combat counterfeited goods.

Novel Microscope Developed to Design Better High-Performance Batteries

Innovation Gives Researchers Inside View of How Batteries Work

Study Finds Video Game Playing Causes No Harm to Young Children’s Cognitive Abilities

Research Also Saw No Measurable Benefits From Video Games That Claim to Help Kids’ Development

New Live Bacterial Product for Stubborn Superbug Improves Quality of Life

Microbiome Therapeutic Tackles C. Diff, the Most Common Health Care-Associated Infectious Agent in the U.S.

Anger Over COVID-19 Layoffs Keeping Hospitality Workers from Returning to Jobs

UH Study Finds Industry Still Facing Massive Post-Pandemic Labor Shortage

Growing Incomes Boost Latino Millennials’ Purchasing Power

UH Market Data Study Reveals Ways Retailers and Creators Can Reach Customers in This Sought-After Segment

People Are More Critical of Government When Family and Friends Are Hit by Natural Disasters

Whether they’re personally struck by or spared from natural disasters, people are more likely to distrust the government when their family and friends are victims, according to new research from Rice University.

Molecular Machines Could Treat Fungal Infections

Rice scientists show that light-activated nanoscale drills can kill pathogenic fungi

Rice Lab Uncovers Dynamics Behind Protein Crucial in Breast Cancer

‘String puppet’ mechanism controls estrogen regulation; finding could improve therapies

Balancing Spousal Loss and Career Is a One-Two Punch for Health of Widowed Individuals

Coping with the loss of a spouse while dealing with the 9-to-5 grind can take a serious toll on the health of widows or widowers, according to new research from the Biobehavioral Mechanisms Explaining Disparities Lab (BMED) at Rice University.

MU Researcher Studies Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs In Rural Schools

Findings offer recommendations for rural schools interested in implementing similar programs.

Wear And Forget: An Ultrasoft Material For On-Skin Health Devices

MU researchers design a soft, breathable and stretchable material that is nearly undetectable on a person’s skin, allowing for optimal long-term health monitoring.

Scientists Boost Quantum Signals While Reducing Noise

“Squeezing” noise over a broad frequency bandwidth in a quantum system could lead to faster and more accurate quantum measurements.

Researchers Can ‘See’ Crystals Perform Their Dance Moves

Experiments visualize how 2D perovskite structures change when excited