New nasal vaccine shows promise in curbing whooping cough spread
As whooping cough cases rise in the U.S., a new nasal vaccine developed by Tulane University may hold the key to reducing the spread of
Plastic bag bans have lingering impacts, even after repeals
Regulations imposed to protect the environment may continue to have impacts even after they are repealed. And those lingering impacts include some that run contrary
Decline in West African coastal fish stocks threatens food security and livelihoods
Fish stocks along the West African coast have declined significantly over the past five decades, threatening food security and the livelihoods of the fishing communities
New study shows how salmonella tricks gut defenses to cause infection
A new UC Davis Health study has uncovered how Salmonella bacteria, a major cause of food poisoning, can invade the gut even when protective bacteria
Scientists develop novel plug-and-play test to evaluate T cell immunotherapy effectiveness
A novel test developed by Duke-NUS researchers enables real-time monitoring of T cells that have been engineered to fight cancer, after re-introduction into the body
It’s my brain’s fault! Why teenagers make often unwise decisions
Adults exhibit a general tendency to make better decisions than adolescents, and this improvement drives an increase in specific and more sophisticated choice behaviors, according
Meteorite contains evidence of liquid water on Mars 742 million years ago
An asteroid struck Mars 11 million years ago and sent pieces of the red planet hurtling through space. One of these chunks of Mars eventually
Giving robots superhuman vision using radio signals
In the race to develop robust perception systems for robots, one persistent challenge has been operating in bad weather and harsh conditions. For example, traditional,
Storm in a laser beam: Physicists create ‘light hurricanes’ that could transport huge amounts of data
Much of modern life depends on the coding of information onto means of delivering it. A common method is to encode data in laser light
Heartier Heinz? How scientists are learning to help tomatoes beat the heat
By studying tomato varieties that produce fruit in exceptionally hot growing seasons, biologists at Brown University identified the growth cycle phase when tomatoes are most