Sleeping pill reduces levels of Alzheimer’s proteins

What: Researcher at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis will discuss the study which involved a sleeping aid known as suvorexant that is already approved by the Food and Drug…

Farm waste turned into air-cleaning substance

Newswise — Air pollution and its high concentration in cities is one of the problems facing society today, due to its harmful effects on the environment, but also on human…

Teasing Strange Matter from the Ordinary

Newswise — NEWPORT NEWS, VA – In a unique analysis of experimental data, nuclear physicists have made the first-ever observations of how lambda particles, so-called “strange matter,” are produced by…

First Science Results from FRIB Published

The Science A multi-institutional team of nuclear science researchers has published the results of the first experiment at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB). The experiment studied the decay…

IU researchers part of collaborative project to better understand the physics of our universe

Newswise — For the last six years, Indiana University researchers and collaborators from around the world have sought to answer important questions about the most basic laws of physics that…

The Roly-Poly Gold Rush

Newswise — WASHINGTON, April 11, 2023 – The woodlouse goes by many names: roly-poly, pill bug, potato bug, tomato bug, butchy boy, cheesy bob, and chiggy pig, to name just…

Molecular Composition of Aerosols Differs from Day to Night

The Science Tiny aerosols particles in the atmosphere have a significant effect on the climate. They affect the climate directly by interacting with solar radiation. Depending on the type of…

Researchers use nanoparticles to target, treat inflammatory bowel diseases

Newswise — AMES, Iowa – Drug-delivering nanoparticles could improve treatments for inflammatory bowel diseases that affect the quality of life of more than 3 million Americans, Iowa State University researchers…

New Findings on the Flow of Particles in Heavy Ion Collisions

The Science Scientists ran a comprehensive analysis of data from collisions of heavy ions (the nuclei of atoms) to determine which factors most influence fluctuations in the flow of particles. They found…

Brookhaven’s Navid Vafaei-Najafabadi Awarded Prestigious NSF Early CAREER Grant

Newswise — Navid Vafaei-Najafabadi is a scientist who wears many hats. At Stony Brook University, he is an assistant professor in Department of Physics and Astronomy and leads the Plasma…