GW researcher seeks to improve diagnostic utility of neonatal EEGs
Matthew Colonnese, PhD, has been awarded more than $4 million for study of early brain activity WASHINGTON (May 15, 2019) ...
Month: May 2019
New surface treatment could improve refrigeration efficiency
A slippery surface for liquids with very low surface tension promotes droplet formation, facilitating heat transferCredit: Karim Khalil et al. ...
New technique prepares 2D perovskite single crystals for highest photodetectivity
Credit: DICP A research group led by Prof. LIU Shengzhong from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the ...
Machine learning predicts mechanical properties of porous materials
Credit: David Fairen-Jimenez Machine learning can be used to predict the properties of a group of materials which, according to ...
Pelvic exercises may beat bedroom blues
Physiotherapists from James Cook University in Australia say simple pelvic floor exercises may be a cure for some common problems ...
Researchers identify faster, more effective drug combinations to treat tuberculosis
Credit: D.L. Clemens Tuberculosis is a potentially deadly though curable disease. Each year about 10 million people develop active cases, ...
For-profit dialysis provider charges private insurers 4 times more than government payers
Credit: UCLA Health FINDINGS Private insurers covering people receiving treatment for dialysis paid four times more than government insurance programs ...
Robot therapists need rules
Use of embodied AI in psychiatry poses ethical questions Interactions with artificial intelligence (AI) will become an increasingly common aspect ...
A recent study confirms the new trend in feminist reggaeton music
The study, led by researchers from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, analyzes the new trend in this genre, which has ...
NYU Tandon & Global Public Health researcher receives Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Exploration
Grant funds technology-forward research using AI to improve vaccination rates in Pakistan Rumi Chunara, assistant professor of computer science and ...
Combination therapy advisable for bowel disorder IBS
Credit: Photo by Cecilia Hedstrom The more abnormalities in intestinal and brain function that IBS sufferers have, the more severe ...
Membrane madness: The ins and outs of moving materials through the cell
Credit: Sandra Gabelli The cell membrane is a fatty layer that forms a border between the inside of the cell, ...
Ice-sheet variability during the last ice age from the perspective of marine sediment
Credit: Prof. Yusuke Yokoyama, the University of Tokyo By using marine sediment cores from Northwestern Australia, a Japanese team led ...
Austrian Herpetological Society’s journal Herpetozoa moves to Pensoft’s ARPHA platform
Newly published research articles demonstrate numerous innovative features to the benefit of readers, authors and all other usersCredit: ARPHA and ...
What artificial intelligence can teach us about proteins
Intelligent virtual companions like Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant have long become integrated into our everyday lives. And intelligent computational ...
Researchers block protein that plays a key role in Alzheimer’s disease
In recent years, it has become increasingly clear to researchers that the protein galectin-3 is involved in inflammatory diseases in ...
Scientists suss out the secrets of human screams
Human screams vary enormously in quality and motivation according to researchers at Emory University, who will present new research at ...
Magic numbers make nickel nucleus stronger
Researchers made magic with nickel, but this was no coin trickCredit: © 2019 Bajo-kanna - with permission Researchers provide the ...
Clean and effective electronic waste recycling
Credit: Prof. Hamid Hosano As the number of electronics devices increases around the world, finding effective methods of recycling electronic ...
Clinicians could prescribe fitness apps to help cancer survivor’s exercise
Fitness apps could be prescribed by clinicians to help patients recovering from cancer increase their physical activity levels, new research ...
