Drug candidate for reversing mucosal barrier damage by HIV

Investigators tested a laboratory-made version of a naturally occurring protein (recombinant fragment of human Surfactant Protein…

New computational tool improves gene identification

Looking to improve the identification of genes associates with disease, a research team has developed a…

Lifestyle factors that could harden arteries

A new study pinpoints lifestyle factors that could lead to hardened arteries.

Sensor can detect spoiled milk before opening

Expiration dates on milk could eventually become a thing of the past with new sensor technology.

Blue supergiant stars open doors to concert in space

Blue supergiants are rock-and-roll: they live fast and die young. This makes them rare and difficult…

Telescopes in space for even sharper images of black holes

Astronomers propose placing two or three satellites in circular orbit around the Earth to observe black…

Even more amphibians are endangered than we thought

Due to a lack of data on many amphibian species, only about 44 percent of amphibians…

New class of catalysts for energy conversion

Researchers are reporting on a new class of catalysts that is theoretically suitable for universal use.

New all-fiber device simplifies free-space based quantum key distribution

Researchers have developed a simple and stable device to generate the quantum states necessary for quantum…

Low-cost intervention boosts undergraduate interest in computer science

A recent study finds that an online intervention taking less than 30 minutes significantly increased interest…