Study finds mercury levels dropping in Atlantic Ocean
Mercury levels among fish caught in the Atlantic Ocean are dropping, but it's not the same case for fish from the Pacific Ocean.That's among the findings in a new report worked on by a Syracuse...
View ArticleNew stem cell facility to be available to scientists statewide
A new facility in upstate New York is being touted as the ‘bridge’ from research to stem cell therapies that could potentially cure conditions like cancer, Alzheimer’s, and spinal damage.Housed at the...
View ArticleUAlbany expands research into RNA
Most of us know all about DNA, the genetic building blocks that make us unique. But in recent years, there’s a lot of interest in RNA— a molecule that controls how our genes are expressed.It has...
View ArticleSmart phones of the future may be able to identify human emotions
Remember the mood ring? Well the smart phone of the future may be able to identify your mood based on the sound of your voice.Researchers at the University of Rochester are developing a program that...
View ArticleReasearchers working on dyalisis machine small enough to hold in your hand
Imagine a dialysis machine small enough that a patient could wear it. A super-thin filtering material may allow researchers at the University of Rochester to revolutionize dialysis for patients with...
View ArticleClarkson team hopes autism research could lead to earlier diagnosis
About one in 88 children in America are thought to have some form of autism. Usually, the illness that affects communication and social abilities is» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleResearcher looks to make firefighters' work a bit easier
Tyler Hale is a 25-year-old volunteer firefighter with the Cayuga Heights Fire Department. Wires connecting small plastic sensors snake up his arms and» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleScientists uncover hidden history of polar bears
It all started with a fossil.“We have this polar bear jawbone from the Svalbard archipelago in the North Atlantic,” says Charlotte Lindqvist, a professor at SUNY Buffalo and lead author of a landmark...
View ArticleStudy finds high risk to drinking water from fracking wastewater
A new study on managing wastewater produced by hydraulic fracturing finds the biggest risk of contamination to drinking water supplies occurs during the disposal process.The report is by Stony Brook...
View ArticleSenate's "innovation banks" would help commercialize research
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat from New York, is hoping to build a better bridge between academic research and the commercial market. On Wednesday, Gillibrand stopped in Buffalo and Syracuse to...
View ArticleLaw school program helps bring research to the market, for free
Law students have often been used to help solve so-called "cold-cases," but criminal law isn’t the only place their skills are being put to use. Syracuse University law school professor Ted Hagelin's...
View ArticleDoes watching TV reruns create better mental health?
The growing Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus is one of main reasons folks in western New York have hope for the region's economic future. Entrepreneurs are trying to translate research into new...
View ArticleStudy finds mercury levels dropping in Atlantic Ocean
Mercury levels among fish caught in the Atlantic Ocean are dropping, but it's not the same case for fish from the Pacific Ocean.That's among the findings in a new report worked on by a Syracuse...
View ArticleNew stem cell facility to be available to scientists statewide
A new facility in upstate New York is being touted as the ‘bridge’ from research to stem cell therapies that could potentially cure conditions like cancer, Alzheimer’s, and spinal damage.Housed at the...
View ArticleUAlbany expands research into RNA
Most of us know all about DNA, the genetic building blocks that make us unique. But in recent years, there’s a lot of interest in RNA— a molecule that controls how our genes are expressed.It has...
View ArticleSmart phones of the future may be able to identify human emotions
Remember the mood ring? Well the smart phone of the future may be able to identify your mood based on the sound of your voice.Researchers at the University of Rochester are developing a program that...
View ArticleReasearchers working on dyalisis machine small enough to hold in your hand
Imagine a dialysis machine small enough that a patient could wear it. A super-thin filtering material may allow researchers at the University of Rochester to revolutionize dialysis for patients with...
View ArticleClarkson team hopes autism research could lead to earlier diagnosis
About one in 88 children in America are thought to have some form of autism. Usually, the illness that affects communication and social abilities is» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleResearcher looks to make firefighters' work a bit easier
Tyler Hale is a 25-year-old volunteer firefighter with the Cayuga Heights Fire Department. Wires connecting small plastic sensors snake up his arms and» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleResearchers conduct first major earthquake simulation in New York state
Researchers from the University at Buffalo conducted the state's first large-scale earthquake simulation on Tuesday to determine how prone unreinforced» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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