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Cell chemistry illuminated by laser light
Fluorescence has interfered with effective application of Raman micro-spectroscopy, a laboratory technique used to produce molecular fingerprints of materials and biological specimens and limited its use. The fluorescence may result from the compound analyzed or […]
Read more‘Pac-Man-like’ mergers could explain massive, spinning black holes
The researchers at RIT suggest that as black holes circle around in the accretion disk, they eventually collide and merge to form a bigger black hole, which continues to devour smaller black holes, becoming increasingly […]
Read moreRIT aims to build neurons from scratch
A researcher at the Rochester Institute of Technology has teamed up with universities across the country to build a neuron from scratch, the work at RIT is funded through a $570,000 grant from the National […]
Read moreResearch Uses Nanoparticles to Infuse a Non-Opioid Drug Into Nerves to Provide Enhanced Pain Relief
Using nanoparticles to deliver drugs enhances and prolongs pain relief in animal studies, which could provide much-needed alternatives to opioids. Chair of the Department of Basic Science and Craniofacial Biology at New York University (NYU) […]
Read moreColumbia has launched the Year of Water
Columbia has launched the Year of Water, an interdisciplinary investigation of water in all its social, political, cultural, economic and environmental complexities. This interdisciplinary approach makes “clear how water has become perhaps the central issue […]
Read moreColumbia faculty and researches address the Opioid crisis
Professor El-Bassel and her team at the School of Social Work, Columbia University was awarded an $86 million grant to reduce opioid overdose deaths in New York State. The study, which was funded on April […]
Read moreStudy of E. coli bacteria may provide clues about drug resistance
In a study conducted by NYU professors, it was found that swapping a single amino acid in a simple bacterial protein changes its structure and function, revealing the effects of complex gene evolution. Importantly, through […]
Read moreWelcome LIU!
We are pleased to announce that Long Island University (LIU) is now a member of the NYSERNet Community and Integrated Access Service. Long Island University’s mission is to provide excellence and access in private higher […]
Read moreBeing bored can be hazardous!
Neuroscientist at Columbia’s Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute says that common experience plays a role in everything from drug addiction to academic failure. Boredom is “leprosy of the soul” and the root of all […]
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