VA’s long-standing digital tool that helps reduce Veterans’ homelessness was recently expanded to aid in suicide prevention. The Status Query and Response Exchange System (SQUARES) is a VA web application launched in 2015. It provides VA employees and external organizations…

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are helping to protect honey bee populations while developing new strategies for managing fire ant populations. Honey bees are a vital part of pollinating our crops, while fire ants – an invasive species -- pose…

By Deb Henley 505th Command and Control Wing Public Affairs LAS VEGAS (AFNS) -- The Department of the Air Force took a bold step toward future command and control capabilities with the successful completion of its first Decision Advantage Sprint…

RTX is a non-addictive pain therapy derived from a cactus-like plant. National Institute of Health (NIH) scientists report that a first-in-human clinical trial of a new therapy based on the plant-derived molecule resiniferatoxin (RTX) shows that it is a safe…

NIH-funded breakthrough could enable targeted therapies for many neurological disorders. Research teams funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have created a versatile set of gene delivery systems that can reach different neural cell types in the human brain…

Biological agents have become cheaper, faster, and easier for adversaries to engineer and employ due to advancements in science and technology. Though defeating these dynamic threats can be challenging, the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear…

The short answer An electronic device — called an oximeter — attaches to the tip of your finger and measures the amount of oxygen red blood cells carry in your bloodstream. If you’ve been to the ER, your primary care…

Researchers analyzed hydroacoustic data to determine cause of broken communications cables in the Trou Sans Fond Canyon Hydroacoustic signals captured by the world’s international nuclear monitoring system suggest an underwater landslide may have broken communications cables in March 2024, disrupting…

Scientists outline best practices for cataloging DNA reference databases, deepening our understanding of marine biodiversity A team of scientists has created a new guide to advance standards for collecting and cataloging DNA from marine species, enhancing a revolutionary method for…

Using the largest digital camera in the world, Rubin Observatory will soon be ready to capture more data than any other observatory in history NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department…

Investigators funded in part by NIAMS have identified a novel type of cartilage cell that may have implications for regenerative medicine and could inform future therapeutic treatments for arthritis and other cartilage diseases. The team of investigators, led by Maksim…

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals clouds of gas and dust near the Tarantula Nebula, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud about 160,000 light-years away. ESA/Hubble & NASA, C. Murray The universe is a dusty place, as this NASA/ESA Hubble…