Research news
Genetically engineering a treatment for incurable brain tumors
Purdue University researchers are developing and validating a patent-pending treatment for incurable glioblastoma brain tumors. Glioblastomas are almost always lethal with a median survival time of 14 months. Traditional methods used against other cancers, like chemotherapy and immunotherapy, are often ineffective on glioblastoma.
Returning rare earth element production to the United States
ReElement Technologies on Thursday (April 18) signed an exclusive license to use patented Purdue University technologies to domestically refine and sell minerals critical in manufacturing modern, high-tech products for commercial and industrial use.
Homemade nut-based dairy analogs raise questions about bacterial risks
Trio of journal articles highlights consumer knowledge gaps in safe preparation methods
Cloudy science, clear insights: Atmospheric scientist studies clouds’ causes and effects
Every cloud is lined, not with silver, but with science — at least from cloud expert Alexandria Johnson’s point of view.
‘Citi-Sci: Gardening for Science!’ experiment focuses on gardening preferences and effects on mental health, seeks participants
Gardeners at any level are invited to join Purdue University Extension, the University of Tennessee, Iowa State University and North Carolina State University for the third year of the citizen-science experiment called “Citi-Sci: Gardening for Science!” from May through September 2024
Scientists from dozens of countries coming to Purdue for forestry collaboration in Science-i Bridging Worlds Workshop
In the summer of 2023, the skies throughout the Upper Midwest were hidden behind a blanket of smoke. Air quality declined so substantially that people were warned to stay inside, and asthma-related emergency room visits spiked across the country. The gray haze had come all the way from forest fires in Canada.
