Laser treatment could significantly improve glaucoma care in Africa, potentially at no extra cost
Laser treatment has the potential to transform the management of glaucoma in Africa, and to prevent more people from going irreversibly blind, particularly in regions with high disease prevalence and incidence, suggests new research. Conducted in Tanza…
Surface chemistry reveals corrosive secrets
Interactions between iron, water, oxygen and ions quickly become complex. Scientists have now developed a more precise method to observe how iron minerals like rust form.
Improvements in microscopy home in on biology’s elusive details
Researchers are carrying the field of microscopy a step further, refining a technique known as cryogenic electron microscopy, or cryo-EM.
Smoke from nuclear war would devastate ozone layer, alter climate
The massive columns of smoke generated by a nuclear war would alter the world’s climate for years and devastate the ozone layer, endangering both human health and food supplies, new research shows. The international study draws on newly developed compu…
Hormone widely used as an autism treatment shows no benefit
Oxytocin, a naturally occurring hormone that acts as a chemical messenger in the brain, showed no evidence of helping children with autism gain social skills, according to a large national study.
Your Guide to Explore the Unfamiliar at Gowanus Open Studios
Open studio events can be overwhelming, but our guide can help you navigate the upcoming event.
The Ever-Changing Dialogue Between Paint and Body
Through the medium of paint, Nowinski seeks to connect the inner and outer states of her subjects.
The Politics of Desire and Oppression in Anita Steckel’s Art
Steckel compelled audiences to acknowledge uncomfortable realities about systemic sexism that persist decades later.
Jill Freedman’s Close-Up View of New York City Police
Did Jill Freedman, a leftist activist, create a pro-law enforcement series of images?
October mARKet Update Webinar
The October mARKet update webinar. This month’s spotlight: Zoom, social commerce, and various market concerns including policy mistakes…
Quarks and antiquarks at high momentum shake the foundations of visible matter
Two independent studies have illuminated unexpected substructures in the fundamental components of all matter. Preliminary results using a novel tagging method could explain the origin of the longstanding nuclear paradox known as the EMC effect. Meanwh…
Underwater gardens boost coral diversity to stave off ‘biodiversity meltdown’
Researchers are building symbiotic ‘underwater gardens’ in the Pacific Ocean to show how different species of coral can work together to possibly restore degraded reefs.
Data supports early COVID-19 vaccination for essential workers
In areas where COVID-19 vaccines are limited, vaccinating essential workers before older adults can reduce infections and deaths, according to a modeling study.
Mosquito-based method to reduce dengue could be highly cost-effective in Singapore
New research suggests that dengue — a viral infection spread by mosquitos — could be suppressed in Singapore in a highly cost-effective manner through the release of mosquitos infected with the bacterium Wolbachia.
High BMI independently associated with death and longer ICU stay for COVID patients
In patients with COVID-19, a high body mass index (BMI) is associated with an increased risk of death and prolonged intensive care unit (ICU) stay, according to a new study.
Solving mystery of rare cancers directly caused by HIV
For nearly a decade, scientists have known that HIV integrates itself into genes in cells that have the potential to cause cancer. And when this happens in animals with other retroviruses, those animals often develop cancer. But, perplexingly and fortu…