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5-Jun-2017 3:05 PM EDT
Celestial Boondocks: Study Supports the Idea We Live in a Void
University of Wisconsin–Madison

A new study by a UW-Madison undergraduate not only firms up the idea that we exist in one of the holes of the Swiss cheese structure of the cosmos, but helps ease the apparent disagreement between different measurements of the Hubble Constant, the unit cosmologists use to describe the rate at which the universe is expanding today.

Released: 6-Jun-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Predictive Tool Developed by Roswell Park-OmniSeq Team Accurately Reflects Response to Checkpoint Inhibition
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Roswell Park and OmniSeq report that a custom algorithm they developed based on a 54-gene signature accurately predicted response to anti-PD-L1 treatment in 90% of the cases they analyzed.

6-Jun-2017 11:15 AM EDT
Mini-Flares Potentially Jeopardize Habitability of Planets Circling Red Dwarf Stars
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

Solar flares and associated eruptions can trigger auroras on Earth or, more ominously, damage satellites and power grids. Could flares on cool, red dwarf stars cause even more havoc to orbiting planets, even rendering them uninhabitable? To help answer that question, astronomers sought to find out how many flares such stars typically unleash.

5-Jun-2017 3:15 PM EDT
Hubble's Tale of Two Exoplanets: Nature vs. Nurture
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

Scientists using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to study two "hot Jupiter" exoplanets--having virtually the same size and temperature, and orbiting around nearly identical stars at the same distance--hypothesized that the planets' atmospheres should be alike. But the researchers found that one planet's atmosphere was much cloudier than the other.

Released: 5-Jun-2017 12:05 PM EDT
App Uses Smartphone Compass to Stop Voice Hacking
University at Buffalo

A University at Buffalo-led team of engineers is creating an app to stop voice hacking. The app uses existing smartphone components, including the magnetometer for the phone’s compass, to detect when someone's voice is being broadcast on a speaker.

5-Jun-2017 11:00 AM EDT
A Planet Hotter Than Most Stars
Ohio State University

A newly discovered Jupiter-like world is so hot that it’s stretching the definition of the word “planet.”

Released: 22-May-2017 4:15 PM EDT
Combination of Features Produces New Android Vulnerability
Georgia Institute of Technology

A new vulnerability affecting Android mobile devices results not from a traditional bug, but from the malicious combination of two legitimate permissions that power desirable and commonly-used features in popular apps. The combination could result in a new class of attacks, which has been dubbed “Cloak and Dagger.”

Released: 21-May-2017 3:05 PM EDT
Network Traffic Provides Early Indication of Malware Infection
Georgia Institute of Technology

By analyzing network traffic going to suspicious domains, security administrators could detect malware infections weeks or even months before they're able to capture a sample of the invading malware, a new study suggests. The findings point toward the need for new malware-independent detection strategies that will give network defenders the ability to identify network security breaches in a more timely manner.

Released: 8-May-2017 12:10 PM EDT
Physical Keyboards Make Virtual Reality Typing Easier
Michigan Technological University

What's better than a holographic keyboard? A real one, apparently. New research from computer scientists at Michigan Technological University delves into the different ways to type in a virtual reality (VR) space. They're presenting their work at ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computer Systems (CHI 2017).

17-Apr-2017 8:00 AM EDT
Can Aromatherapy Calm Competition Horses?
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)

Although studies suggest that inhaling certain scents may reduce stress in humans, aromatherapy is relatively unexplored in veterinary medicine. But new research presented today at the American Physiological Society (APS) annual meeting at Experimental Biology 2017 in Chicago raises the question of whether aromatherapy may be beneficial to horses as well.

17-Apr-2017 8:00 AM EDT
Michael A Gimbrone, Jr, MD, to Receive the ASIP 2017 Gold-Headed Cane Award
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)

The Gold-Headed Cane Award is the most distinctive honor granted by ASIP, in recognition of long-term contributions to pathology, including meritorious research, outstanding teaching, general excellence in the field and leadership in pathology. The 2017 recipient of the Gold-Headed Cane Award is Dr. Michael A Gimbrone, Jr, Director of the Center for Excellence in Vascular Biology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Elsie T Friedman Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School.

17-Apr-2017 8:00 AM EDT
Xiao-Ming Yin, MD, PhD, to Receive the 2017 ASIP Outstanding Investigator Award
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)

The prestigious ASIP Outstanding Investigator Award recognizes mid-career investigators with demonstrated excellence in research in experimental pathology. The 2017 recipient of the award is Dr. Xiao-Ming Yin, Louis Y Mazzini Professor of Pathology in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine and Vice Chair for Clinical Pathology and Director of Laboratories for Indiana University Health.

17-Apr-2017 8:00 AM EDT
Katerina A. Politi, PhD, to Receive the ASIP 2017 Cotran Early Investigator Award
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)

The Cotran Early Career Investigator Award recognizes early career investigators with demonstrated excellence as an investigator with recently established or emerging independence and with a research focus leading to an improved understanding of the conceptual basis of disease.

17-Apr-2017 8:00 AM EDT
What Can We Learn from Dinosaur Proteins?
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)

Researchers recently confirmed it is possible to extract proteins from 80-million-year-old dinosaur bones. The discovery sparks hopes for new insights about evolution and environmental change and could even offer useful clues for drug discovery or the search for extraterrestrial life.

20-Apr-2017 5:05 AM EDT
Ambulances Respond More Slowly in Summer and Winter - Study
University of Birmingham

Ambulance response times in London worsen when air temperatures rise or fall beyond certain limits in summer and winter, according to a new study.

17-Apr-2017 8:00 AM EDT
An Intimate Look at the Mechanics of Dolphin Sex
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)

Using CT scans, researchers visualize the internal dynamics of sexual intercourse in marine mammals. The research sheds light on evolutionary forces and has practical applications for conservation efforts.

17-Apr-2017 8:00 AM EDT
In Experiments on Earth, Testing Possible Building Blocks of Alien Life
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)

Extraterrestrial life, if it exists, could use different amino acid building blocks than living things here on Earth. To better understand what alien life might look like, researchers are studying which amino acids stand up to the types of extreme conditions found on other planets and moons.

17-Apr-2017 8:00 AM EDT
Totally Bizarre Facts About the Star-Nosed Mole
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)

In a new synthesis of anatomy research, scientists showcase the surprising, record-breaking and just plain weird adaptations of the star-nosed mole. The animal eats faster and sports a more sensitive touch organ than any other mammal, is the first mammal known to smell underwater and offers fascinating insights about the brain-body interface.

17-Apr-2017 8:00 AM EDT
Could Genetics Influence What We Like to Eat?
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)

Gene variants could affect food intake and dietary preferences in healthy people, according to a new study. The findings could lead to new strategies that make it easier for people to stick to an optimal diet.

   
Released: 18-Apr-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Self-Cleaning Membranes for Sustainable Desalination
Masdar Institute of Science and Technology

Masdar Institute Research Team Leverages Advanced Nanofibers and Membrane Fabrication Know-How to Develop Two Kinds of Membranes that Can Clean Themselves



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