Easier nicotine vaping product access likely to improve health and reduce health costs
Easier access to e-cigarettes containing nicotine is highly likely to lead to health gains and cost savings in the health...
Neural networks predict planet mass
Credit: © University of Bern / Image: Adrian Moser Planets grow in stellar disks accreting solid material and gas. Whether...
Spine evaluation is critical to reduce dislocations in revision total hip arthroplasty
Hip replacement surgery is highly successful in restoring mobility, relieving pain and improving quality of life. Each year in the...
Fuel cell vehicles: New sensor system safeguards fuel quality at hydrogen filling stations
Hannover MesseCredit: Oliver Dietze Fuel cell vehicles need hydrogen to operate, but that hydrogen has to be free of any...
El Camino Hospital first in California to offer new treatment for severe COPD/emphysema
Revolutionary lung valve is first FDA-approved device to help emphysema patients breathe easier without major surgeryCredit: Pulmonx Corporation - www.MyLungsMyLife.com...
Powering devices — with a desk lamp?
Batteries power most of our devices, and even some cars. But researchers now report in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces...
‘Virtual focus groups’ uncover clues to rural and urban HPV vaccination disparities
Credit: VCU Massey Cancer Center Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and Dartmouth College have harnessed the power...
X-ray analysis of carbon nanostructures helps material design
Credit: HZB Optimized nanoporous carbons can serve as electrodes for fast electron and ion transport or improve the performance of...
Determining what binds to mucus
The human body is full of mucus. This viscous goo isn't just a nuisance that gets coughed up or sneezed...
Researchers study how internet impacts orthodox Christianity
The researchers are exploring religion-themed social media pages Young scientists from Ural Federal University and Higher School of Economics are...
Parkinson’s trial aims to detect disease at much earlier stage
A large study jointly led by Queen Mary University of London and UCL aims to identify people at risk of...
Physicists proposed fast method for printing nanolasers from rerovskites
Credit: ITMO University An international research team has developed a new method of synthesizing miniature light sources. It is based...
Hepatitis B vaccination in preadolescents lowered the disease incidence rate in Catalonia
An efficient programCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Introducing Hepatitis B vaccine in preadolescents meant a decline in the disease incidence rate...
Avocado seed extract shows promise as anti-inflammatory compound
Credit: Penn State An extract from the seeds of avocados exhibited anti-inflammatory properties in a laboratory study, according to Penn...
Review of noise impacts on marine mammals yields new policy recommendations
After a comprehensive review of current knowledge, a panel of scientists has published new recommendations regarding marine mammal noise exposureCredit:...
Cleveland Clinic Nevada joins international clinical trial investigating RRMS treatment
Global, multi-center study led by Cleveland Clinic compare the benefits and risks of two common treatment approaches for relapsing-remitting multiple...
Trust more important than ecology to gain local support for conservation
Social impacts and good governance processes have more resonance with local resource-users than ecological effectivenessCredit: Giuseppe Affinito Trust, transparency, communication,...
On-the-spot genome analysis
Credit: Hasindu Gamaarachchi The ability to read the genome - all the DNA of an organism - has vast potential...
Hematopoietic stem cells: Making blood thicker than water
Researchers at Osaka University reveal how a regulatory molecule ensures an appropriate supply of blood cells while avoiding the excessive...
Machine learning tracks moving cells
Scientists can now study the migration of label-free cells at unprecedented resolution, a feat with applications across biology, disease research,...
