NASA’s GISMO instrument maps inner Milky Way, sees cosmic ‘candy cane’
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center A feature resembling a candy cane appears at the center of this colorful composite ...
Month: December 2019
Can good sleep patterns offset genetic susceptibility to heart disease and stroke?
Credit: Paula Burch-Celentano Getting a good night's sleep could be beneficial for long-term health. A pioneering new study led by ...
Is targeting aging the future of medicine? Researchers make the case
Credit: The Gerontological Society of America Human life expectancy worldwide rose dramatically over the past century, but people's health spans ...
Booze on the brain
Why is drinking in moderation so difficult for some people?Credit: Santa Clara University SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 18, 2019 -- ...
Watered down biodiversity: sample type is critical in environmental DNA studies for biomonitoring
Credit: Photo by Daryl Halliwell DNA-based biomonitoring relies on species-specific segments of organisms DNA for their taxonomic identification and is ...
Solving the puzzle of IgG4-related disease, the elusive autoimmune disorder
Scientists piece together the inflammation mechanism in IgG4-related disease, an autoimmune condition with no current cure, revealing possible therapeutic targetsCredit: ...
Fossils of the future to mostly consist of humans, domestic animals
Credit: Karen Koy, Missouri Western State University. As the number and technology of humans has grown, their impact on the ...
National clinical trial provides mastectomy alternative for recurrent breast cancer
Credit: VCU Massey Cancer Center Mastectomy has historically been the standard treatment for breast cancer patients experiencing recurrence after an ...
New clues on dark matter from the darkest galaxies
A study by SISSA provides important information on its composition and on its interaction with luminous matterCredit: ESA/Hubble & NASA ...
Low back pain accounts for a third of new emergency department imaging in the US
AJR research finds one in every three ED visits for back pain results in x-ray, CT, or MRI, and imaging ...
Researchers discover how ant species uses abdomen for extra power during jumps
Researchers in the department of entomology at the University of Illinois have shown how a species of ant uses its ...
A self-healing sweat sensor (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society Wearable sensors that track heart rate or steps are popular fitness products. But in the future, ...
A new concept of future robot manipulators will be developed from studying elephants
The project PROBOSCIS has been funded by the European Commission with 3.5 million euros and it is coordinated by IIT-Istituto ...
IncludeHealth gets licensing agreement from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
IncludeHealth will commercialize breakthrough technology for movement correction and rehabilitation, helping children, seniors, and athletes of all agesCredit: Cincinnati Children's ...
Study: Obesity could affect brain development in children
Credit: Courtesy Yale University Published studies have long found a correlation between obesity in children and decreased executive function. New ...
Chemical compound found in essential oils improves wound healing, IU study finds
Credit: Photo courtesy of Sachiko Koyama BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University researchers have discovered that a chemical compound found in ...
Membrane inspired by bone and cartilage efficiently produces electricity from saltwater
Credit: Chen et al. Inspired by membranes in the body tissues of living organisms, scientists have combined aramid nanofibers used ...
Successful satellite launch for Graz University of Technology, Austria
ESA's OPS-SAT mission to test new space technology in orbital flightCredit: © Lunghammer - TU Graz The aim of the ...
Scientists of Samara Polytech have developed new lubricant oils with special properties
Lubricants will increase the flight safety of aviation and space facilitiesCredit: @SamaraPolytech Scientists of the Organic Chemistry Department of the ...
Deployment of 5G technology in drones and robots
Horizon 2020 research project coordinated by the UC3MCredit: UC3M The project, named 5G-DIVE, was recently presented in Taiwan, where the ...
