Brain health: Seniors chat online to stay sharp
OHSU research tests video chat to prevent cognitive declineCredit: OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff Right now, Gene Gilmer is as sharp as ever ...
Month: March 2019
Miscarriage from a man’s perspective
A University of Missouri study exploring how men often use metaphors to discuss miscarriages finds couples need to 'co-cope' with ...
Magnetic stir bars carry ‘memory’ from previous flasks and tubes
Surprisingly high level of surface contaminations of magnetic stir bars escapes regular cleaning and brings highly reactive traces of metal ...
Endocrine Society praises European Parliament report’s call to regulate endocrine-disrupting chemicals
WASHINGTON--The Endocrine Society applauded the European Parliament's release of a report demonstrating that endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) pose a serious threat ...
Assessment tool predicts chronic fatigue syndrome 6 months after mono
More severe mononucleosis in college students increases the risk of severe chronic fatigue syndrome 6 months later One to five ...
Laser-targeted removal of prostate tumors works as well complete removal of prostate
Laser treatment, however, preserves erectile and urinary functionsCredit: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston GALVESTON, Texas - Researchers ...
Does pregnancy history affect cognitive function?
Study suggests that childbearing decisions and timing are not linked to cognitive function CLEVELAND, Ohio (March 20, 2019)--Healthy cognitive aging ...
Improved control of big power in little motors
An approximate high gain observer for speed-sensorless estimation of induction motors Little motors power everything from small comforts, such as ...
Researchers analyze biodiversity patterns in Antarctic Dry Valleys
Credit: McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER Antarctica is a nearly uninhabited, ice-covered continent ravaged by cold, windy, and dry conditions. Virginia ...
Transformation of VA to ‘whole health’ model featured in JACM special issue
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 20, 2019--As medical delivery organizations seek to meet the Triple ...
Taking up the charge to modernize energy grid software
Lehigh University team led by industrial and systems engineering professor Frank E. Curtis developing new algorithms to improve resilience in ...
Butterfly numbers down by two thirds
High-intensity agriculture reduces number of butterfly species in adjacent areasCredit: Jan C. Habel / TUM Meadows adjacent to high-intensity agricultural ...
WVU researcher finds some Medicaid populations more likely to die by suicide
Credit: WVU MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--A West Virginia University researcher has discovered the suicide rate of some Medicaid-insured youth--including girls and young ...
Visualizing better cancer treatment
NYU researchers engineer a protein micelle that can be visualized by MRI as it delivers hemotherapeutics BROOKLYN, New York, Wednesday, ...
Chromatin changes rapidly in response to low oxygen, study finds
A study by the University of Liverpool reveals new insights into how cells respond to oxygen deprivation. Published in the ...
Butler Hospital COBRE grant to focus on clinical-translational brain research
Neuropsychiatric illnesses are common and highly impairing conditions that arise from abnormal functioning of the brain. These conditions - impulsivity, ...
2019 APS April Meeting: Preliminary highlights and last call for hotel registration
A list of interesting talks, sessions, and other highlights for the American Physical Society April Meeting, which takes place April ...
A mating war in diving beetles has stopped the evolution of species
Credit: © Niels Sloth/Biopix This unconventional, yet potentially impactful alternative outcome of sexual conflict was described by scientists from Arizona ...
It’s spring already? Physics explains why time flies as we age
A slowdown in image processing speeds up our perception of time passing as we ageCredit: Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- ...
US indoor climate most similar to northeast African outdoors
What do you do to remain comfortable in your home? If you're like the American citizen scientists who reported information ...
