Month: January 2021

Credit: UEF / Raija Törrönen A new neural network developed by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio ...

Keeping a clean path: Doubling the capacity of solid-state lithium batteries

Credit: Taro Hitosugi Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), Tohoku University, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and ...

Development of rapid method for extraction of natural blue chromophore from cyanobacteria

ETRI develops the world’s first 5G indoor DAS(Distributed Antenna System) technology

Transmitting 5G signals based on 28GHz millimeter wave to indoor area; supporting 5G services at the speed of up to ...

Tungsten-substituted vanadium oxide breathes fresh air into catalyst technology

New air purifier catalyst keeps working in "wet" conditionsCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University ...

Beauty in imperfection: How crystal defects can help convert waste heat into electricity

Scientists clarify how crystal defects in Ni-based alloys give rise to high thermoelectric conversion efficiencies, advancing thermoelectric technologyCredit: Photo courtesy: ...

Highly specific synaptic plasticity in addiction

Cues trigger enzyme activity outside specific cell typesCredit: Elsevier Philadelphia, January 26, 2021 - Addiction, or substance use disorder (SUD), ...

Breakthrough design at UBCO vastly improves mechanical heart valve

A twist on the decade's-old design improves blood flow, prevents clotsCredit: UBCO New research coming out of UBC's Okanagan campus ...

How did Florida fail to respond to a coral disease epizootic and what’s to follow?

Credit: William Precht By 2020, massive losses of large populations of corals have been observed throughout Florida and into the ...

Impact of patient-reported symptom information on lumbar spine MRI Interpretation

Patient-reported symptom information from a brief questionnaire can be correlated with MRI findings to distinguish presumptive pain generators from incidental ...

Governments need to set clear rules for vaccinating health care workers against COVID-19

CMAJ analysis by members of uOttawa's Faculty of Law and Faculty of Medicine find legal justification for mandating vaccinating health ...

In ED patients with chest and abdominal pain, care delivered by physicians and APPs is similar

Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM. DES PLAINES, IL -- In patients matched on ...

New book on Influenza: The Cutting Edge from CSHLPress

Credit: Image courtesy of Michiko Ujie and Masaki Imai, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo Cold Spring Harbor, NY. ...

How fast could SARS-CoV-2 be detected?

Credit: @Science China Press In the past 20 years, humans have suffered several serious epidemics from emerging viruses, such as ...

Domino effects and synchrony in seizure initiation

Credit: Figure courtesy of Jennifer Creaser and Sprice Machines. Epilepsy, a neurological disease that causes recurring seizures with a wide ...

Brain-to-brain communication demo receives DARPA funding

Wireless linkage of brains may soon go to human testingCredit: Photo by Tommy LaVergne/Rice University HOUSTON - (Jan. 25, 2021) ...

Preserving stem cells and tissue without the freezer burn

Dr. Robert Ben of uOttawa's Department of Chemistry leads multi-million-dollar initiative that thwarts ice growth to preserve samples for future ...

Major discovery helps explain coral bleaching

Credit: Nils Rädecker Corals, like all animals, must eat to live. The problem is that most corals grow in tropical ...

Borderline personality disorder: Don’t ignore it

Diagnose it, treat it and teen patients improveCredit: University of Houston For many years, clinicians have been hesitant to diagnose ...

Dietary adherence and the fight against obesity