SMOC1 gene plays a surprising role in the development of type 2 diabetes
Scientists at City of Hope®, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in…
Dark matter may end our universe in a ‘Big Crunch’
Astrophysicists have presumed for nearly a century that the universe will just keep expanding for all eternity, driven…
Next-generation imaging promises sharper, deeper view of living tissues
A University of Arizona research team will receive nearly $2.7 million from the NIH’s Common Fund Venture Program to advance next-generation…
Cesarean births in advanced labor linked to higher risk of womb scarring
Women who have Cesarean births at an advanced stage of labor are about eight times more likely to…
COMBINEDBrain and MUSC join forces to launch pediatric CNS biorepository
COMBINEDBrain, a leader in advancing translational neuroscience research, and the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), one of…
Exercise snacks may help improve heart and lung health in sedentary adults
Exercise snacks-intentional short bursts of physical activity-may be an effective way of boosting the cardiorespiratory fitness of physically…
Red dwarf stars are unlikely to host planets with advanced life and civilizations
For all the talk about life across the cosmos, Earth remains the only confirmed example. That single data…
New discovery could change the way future rovers are designed and tested
As space agencies race to set foot on the Moon, Mars, and elsewhere, a not-so-glamorous problem could be…
New funding supports research aimed at enabling prostheses for children with lower extremity amputation
Quentin Sanders, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Assistant Professor, Bioengineering, College of Engineering and Computing (CEC), received funding for:…
Innovative approaches target PAR2 receptor to alleviate gut pain
Abdominal pain is a hallmark of many digestive disorders, including inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome. In…
Advancing disease research with AI and Bayesian modeling at UT Arlington
Artificial intelligence can solve problems at remarkable speed, but it’s the people developing the algorithms who are truly…
Discovery opens up new avenues for treating rotavirus infections
Rotavirus causes severe dehydrating diarrhea in infants and young children, contributing to more than 128,500 deaths per year…