For The Better

U.S. jails function as ‘infectious disease incubators’ for surrounding communities, as high rates of viral transmission cause COVID-19 cases to multiply and ‘boomerang’ back to communities. A new national study shows that reducing jail populations, mas…

A new, automated, artificial intelligence-based algorithm can learn to read patient data from electronic health records. In a side-by-side comparison, scientists showed that their method accurately identified patients with certain diseases as well as t…

Many arboreal lizards leap and glide from tree to tree, but what if they can’t glide to a gentle, four-point landing? Researchers documented many such leaps of the common house gecko, and found that they often hit trees headfirst and rebounded violentl…

Researchers have discovered geologic evidence that unusually large earthquakes and tsunamis from the Tokyo region — located near tectonic plate boundaries that are recognized as a seismic hazard source — may be traceable to a previously unconsidered …

Researchers have made a tiny camera, held together with ‘molecular glue’ that allows them to observe chemical reactions in real time.

An analysis of more than 20,000 individual medical records suggests that a form of heart valve disease thought to be relatively benign during pregnancy may put women at risk for serious bleeding, high blood pressure, organ damage and other complication…

Researchers have developed a diagnostic system that can rapidly and sensitively measure the amount of antibodies in the blood that can protect us from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. This achievement is expected to enable efficient and prec…

Cancer research experts report on discovering a rare population of cells that help create a polluted bone marrow environment that in turn allows other mutated cells to trigger MDS.

New evidence discovered at Poverty Point in northern Louisiana by anthropologists challenges previous beliefs about how pre-modern hunter-gatherers behaved.

Many electronic devices today are dependent on semiconductor logic circuits based on switches hard-wired to perform predefined logic functions. Physicists have developed a novel molecular memristor, or an electronic memory device, that has exceptional …

A new study evaluates the association between a series of environmental factors and disease effects in over 400 patients.