UTSA study quantifies injuries and combat casualty care trends during War on Terror
New article aims to educate leaders about military trauma care policies Thousands of military service members lost their lives or...
Biophysicists use machine learning to understand, predict dynamics of worm behavior
Biophysicists have used an automated method to model a living system -- the dynamics of a worm perceiving and escaping...
Implant to better track brain chemical gone rogue after neurotrauma
Credit: Purdue University/Erin Easterling Your chances of getting a nasty migraine increase following a spinal cord injury, thanks to a...
NASA’s Aqua Satellite keeps an ‘eye’ on Tropical Cyclone Joaninha
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Visible imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite showed a...
Autonomous weed control via smart robots
A drift-free, weed-specific pesticide applicator could enable autonomous weed control via smart robots -- and help minimize exposure of crops...
Researchers beginning to uncover the mystery of hagfish’s zombie hearts
University of Guelph researchers have uncovered clues as to how hagfish keep their hearts pumping for days without oxygenCredit: University...
Top presentations at #AGS19 address prescription patterns, hypertension, frailty
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society Data on the chronic use of opioids following spinal surgery, intensified treatment of high...
Lipid vesicles transmit luminous or electrical signals
Fluorescent molecules or charges enable liposomes to transmit light or electrical signals. Magnetic particles added to the material allow transmission...
Vitamin C can shorten the length of stay in the ICU
The biochemistry of vitamin C is complex. For example, it is involved in the synthesis of norepinephrine and vasopressin, both...
Drexel study: Smartphone app detects diet cheat
OnTrack, first-of-its-kind smartphone app, can predict ahead of time when users are likely to lapse in their weight loss plan.Credit:...
Physicists constrain dark matter
Credit: ESO/WFI (optical), MPIfR/ESO/APEX/A. Weiss et al. (submillimeter), NASA/CXC/CfA/R. Kraft et al. (X-ray) Researchers from Russia, Finland, and the U.S....
Codifying the universal language of honey bees
Credit: Virginia Tech For Virginia Tech researchers Margaret Couvillon and Roger Schürch, the Tower of Babel origin myth - intended...
Massive earthquakes provide new insight into deep Earth
Credit: Wenyuan Fan TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- In the waning months of 2018, two of the mightiest deep earthquakes ever recorded...
Freshwater coastal erosion alters global carbon budget
Credit: Ethan Theuerkauf CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Shoreline erosion can transform freshwater wetlands from carbon-storage pools to carbon sources, according to...
High-speed videos capture how kangaroo rat escapes rattlesnake attack
Bipedalism may have been favored in kangaroo rats to avoid ambush predators like vipers and owls, says UC Riverside biologistCredit:...
Lying, sitting or standing: Resting postures determined by animals’ size
Credit: Christian Schiffmann Why do we never see cows lying on their sides in fields? In ruminants such as cows,...
Exercise helps prevent cartilage damage caused by arthritis
Exercise helps to prevent the degradation of cartilage caused by osteoarthritis, according to a new study from Queen Mary University...
Osteoblastic cell stimulation by pulsed electromagnetic fields
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 27, 2019-Bone fracture healing can be augmented with the application...
BPS, institutional and industry partners host Eva Nogales for Cryo-EM briefing
Credit: BPS - On March 26, the Biophysical Society (BPS), in coordination with Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA-13), hosted Dr. Eva...
The sword of a Hispano-Muslim warlord is digitized in 3D
A treasure from the Toledo Army Museum (Spain)Credit: Ingheritag3D At age 90, Ali Atar, one of the main military chiefs...
