Applying pressure is way toward generating more electricity from waste heat
Osaka University-led researchers apply pressure to a thermoelectric material to better understand quantum phenomena and in doing so are able...
Children living in countryside outperform children living in metropolitan area in motor skills
Young children's daily living environment and motor skills are closely related in the Finnish contextCredit: Martta Walker / University of...
Patients see multiple clinicians on one visit, thanks to new scheduling protocol
A new patient-centered scheduling protocol is improving the quality, efficiency and convenience of multiprovider health care, according to a recently...
New cuprate superconductor may challenge the classical wisdom
Credit: JIN Changqing Superconductivity is one of the most mysterious phenomena in nature in that the materials can conduct electrical...
Meals on Wheels drivers good early warning system for senior’s health and safety issues
Study shows app-based program effective for drivers to alert care coordinators about health and safety issues before they become seriousCredit:...
Music develops the spoken language of the hearing-impaired
Finnish researchers have compiled guidelines for international use for utilizing music to support the development of spoken language Finnish researchers...
Cryo-electron microscopy at reveals structures of protein that maintains cell membranes
Groundbreaking cryo-electron microscopy at Aarhus University reveals the first structures of a protein that maintains cell membranesCredit: Milena Timcenko Using...
Goat milk formula could benefit infant gut health: Study
The laboratory study by RMIT, published in the British Journal of Nutrition, analysed two types of commercial goat milk formula....
Lightning bolt underwater
Credit: RUB, Kramer Electrochemical cells help recycle CO2. However, the catalytic surfaces get worn down in the process. Researchers at...
Breakthrough in how cells link together has implications in the proliferation of cancer
Dr. Rafael Garcia-Mata, an associate professor of biological sciences at The University of Toledo, recently identified a protein complex that...
Rich defects boosting the oxygen evolution reaction
Credit: ©Science China Press The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) with sluggish reaction kinetics and large over-potential is the severe reaction...
Helping select the cells with the most potential
Through investigation of the so-called 'Hippo pathway,' researchers at Osaka University have identified a key regulatory mechanism in the development...
Elevated first trimester blood pressure increases risk for pregnancy hypertensive disorders
Elevated blood pressure in the first trimester of pregnancy, or an increase in blood pressure between the first and second...
A new way to make droplets bounce away
Engineers design surfaces that send rain flying away, potentially preventing icing or soakingCredit: Kripa Varanasi CAMBRIDGE, MA -- In many...
Scientists discover how plants breathe — and how humans shaped their ‘lungs’
Scientists have discovered how plants create networks of air channels -- the lungs of the leaf -- to transport carbon...
Heart-healthy effects of soy consistent over time, University of Toronto meta-study finds
Credit: Yuttadanai Mongkonpun - Dreamstime.com Researchers at the University of Toronto have found a consistent cholesterol-lowering effect for soy protein,...
Satay Western ‘Marlina the Murderer’ to represent Indonesia at the Oscars
Dropcap the popularization of the “ideal measure” has led to advice such as “Increase font size for large screens and...
‘Mystical’ psychedelic compound found in normal brains
A study in rats has revealed the presence of naturally occurring DMT, an increasingly popular hallucinogen In the past few...
LGBTQ Asian-Americans seen as more ‘American’
The fastest-growing racial group in the United States -- Asian Americans -- is also one that is consistently perceived as...
Risk prediction model may help determine if a lung nodule will progress to cancer
Bottom Line: A risk prediction model developed using clinical and radiological features could stratify individuals presenting with a lung nodule...
