Good results for groin hernia operations not performed by doctors in Sierra Leone
Credit: Ulf Sirborn. In countries with a severe shortage of surgeons it is common for some operations to be carried ...
Month: January 2021
Researchers develop new one-step process for creating self-assembled metamaterials
Credit: Credit: Jalan Group, University of Minnesota A team led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers has discovered a ...
Laser harmony
Credit: IPC PAS/Grzegorz Krzyzewski Would you like to capture a chemical transformation inside a cell live? Or maybe revolutionize microchips' ...
Rice model offers help for new hips
Unique study incorporates fluid dynamics and more to evaluate, enhance future implantsCredit: Wikipedia HOUSTON - (Jan. 11, 2021) - Rice ...
NYUAD scientists uncover the genomic differences of marine and freshwater microalgae
Credit: image adapted from James L. Van Etten and David D. Dunigan, doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1005751.g001) Fast facts: This study describes essential differences ...
A safer, less expensive and fast charging aqueous battery
New anode for aqueous batteries allows use of cheap, plentiful seawater as an electrolyteCredit: University of Houston Lithium-ion batteries are ...
To understand periodontal disease, researchers examine the surprising behavior of T cells
Credit: Matthew Modoono/Forsyth Institute In diseases characterized by bone loss -such as periodontitis, rheumatoid arthritis, and osteoporosis- there is a ...
Youth with family history of suicide attempts have worse neurocognitive functioning
Largest study of its kind points to need for more screening in youth with family history of suicide attemptsCredit: Children's ...
Measurements of pulsar acceleration reveal Milky Way’s dark side
Credit: IAS; Dana Berry It is well known that the expansion of the universe is accelerating due to a mysterious ...
Chloroplasts on the move
How different plants can share their genetic material with each otherCredit: MPI-MP, Nature 511 The genetic material of plants, animals ...
Material for future electronics: New method makes graphene nanoribbons easier to produce
Credit: Daria Sokol/MIPT Press Office Russian researchers have proposed a new method for synthesizing high-quality graphene nanoribbons -- a material ...
Pillar-like molecules as biosensors for metabolites
Credit: Kanazawa University Metabolites are organic molecules that take part in or are created during the biochemical reactions constantly taking ...
Bacterium produces pharmaceutical all-purpose weapon
Study should significantly facilitate research into the promising substanceCredit: © AG Crüsemann / University of Bonn For some years, an ...
Research shapes safe dentistry during Covid-19
Credit: Newcastle University, UK Leading research at Newcastle University has been used to shape how dentistry can be carried out ...
Scientists discover bizarre new mode of snake locomotion
Credit: Bjorn Lardner, United States Geological Survey A team of researchers from Colorado State University and the University of Cincinnati ...
Toboggan accident crash test: Without helmet, serious injuries even at low speeds
Credit: © TU Graz - VSI More than 2,200 people are injured in toboggan accidents in Austria every year. On ...
Breakthrough on diarrhea virus opens up for new vaccines
Credit: Image: Karim Rafie "The findings provide an increased understanding of how the virus gets through the stomach and intestinal ...
Discovery pinpoints new therapeutic target for atopic dermatitis
Credit: Dave Cullen Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have discovered a key mechanism underlying bacterial skin colonisation in atopic dermatitis, ...
New process more efficiently recycles excess CO2 into fuel, study finds
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- For years, researchers have worked to repurpose excess atmospheric carbon dioxide ...
A CNIO study links severe COVID-19 disease to short telomeres
The study was carried out with data from 89 patients admitted to the IFEMA HospitalCredit: CNIO Patients with severe COVID-19 ...
