NSF awards $6M to Lehigh University to speed up translation of research into real-world...
The National Science Foundation has awarded Lehigh University $6 million to increase the translation of scientific discoveries by faculty, graduate students and postdoctoral researchers into prototypes, products and programs that will benefit society.
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The National Science...
Study identifies Florida’s potential invasive species threats
In a first-of-its-kind study for North America, scientists accumulated a list of potential invasive species for Florida, and researchers deemed 40 pose the greatest threat.
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In a first-of-its-kind study for North America, scientists accumulated...
Blood Testing Identifies Biomarkers of Suicidal Thoughts
Scientists at the University of California (UC) San Diego School of Medicine along with collaborators have discovered a connection between cellular metabolism and depression. They found that people with depression and suicidal ideation had...
Responsible stewardship over ultrathin materials research
To an everyday consumer, the best gadgets on the market have the highest speed, the largest memory, and the longest battery life. Chasing this demand, the forefront of research often only considers these tangible...
Diverse Gut Microbiomes Block Pathogen Colonization by Consuming Required Nutrients
A University of Oxford-led study has found that diverse communities of resident commensal gut bacteria collectively protect the human gut from disease-causing microorganisms by consuming the nutrients that the pathogen would need to be...
“Seismonauts” Stretch Frontiers of Immunology with ML and $121 Million
Jo Viney, PhD, founder, president and CEO of Seismic Therapeutic
Astronauts are real-life space travelers unless they are Russian, in which case they are cosmonauts. Argonauts are figures in Greek mythology who pursued all manner...
Antimicrobial Resistance in Insects Holds Implications for AMR Transfer among Humans
Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark published a paper “Transmission of antimicrobial resistance in the gut microbiome of gregarious cockroaches: the importance of interaction between antibiotic exposed and non-exposed populations” in mSystems that...
Unlocking the secrets of our “dark genome”: Scientists crack the code of LINE-1
A multidisciplinary study published in Nature has elucidated the structure of the machinery responsible for writing much of our "dark genome" -; the 98 percent of our DNA that has largely unknown biological function....
Quantum batteries break causality
Batteries that exploit quantum phenomena to gain, distribute and store power promise to surpass the abilities and usefulness of conventional chemical batteries in certain low-power applications. For the first time, researchers including those from...
Potential of forsythiae fructus in mitigating chemotherapy-induced gastrointestinal inflammation and nausea
Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) are among the most prevalent and distressing side effects faced by patients undergoing antineoplastic treatments. This condition can lead to complications such as dehydration, metabolic imbalances, anorexia and weakened...
