China makes remarkable gains in maternal and child survival rates
Credit: Rui Xu China has made remarkable gains in reducing the number of women who die during childbirth and boosting ...
Light-emitting MXene quantum dots
Credit: Opto-Electronic Advances In a new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances; DOI https://doi.org/10.29026/oea.2021.200077, Researchers led by Professor Jeongyong Kim at the ...
Can TV shows help teens navigate bullying, depression and other mental health issues?
Yes, says a UCLA report, but only when they approach topics in a credible, supportive wayCredit: UCLA Center for Scholars ...
Scientific software – Quality not always good
Computer scientists at KIT and HITS develop open-source tool that automatically checks adherence of scientific software to development standards - ...
Pain monitoring helps assess the effectiveness of opioid-sparing approaches during surgery
Credit: Medasense A new study has shown that effective opioid-sparing anaesthesia with dexmedetomidine can be guided with NOL pain monitoring ...
Mapping the local cosmic web
Dark matter map reveals hidden bridges between galaxiesCredit: Hong et. al., Astrophysical Journal UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A new map ...
“Bite” defects in bottom-up graphene nanoribbons
Quantum electronicsCredit: Empa / EPFL (adapted with permission from J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2021,12, 4692-4696, Copyright 2021 American Chemical Society) ...
Superoxide produced in the cochlea of inner ears causes acquired hearing loss
-Breakthrough discovery will pave the way for the development of the world's first pharmacological interventions against hearing loss-Credit: Takehiko Ueyama ...
Newly discovered enzymes are not heavy metal fans
Researchers at Tsukuba University discover a new group of carbonic anhydrase enzymes that do not require any metal ions for ...
Road verges provide opportunity for wildflowers, bees and trees
Credit: Ben Phillips Road verges cover 1.2% of land in Great Britain - an area the size of Dorset - ...
New AI technology protects privacy
Medical diagnostics algorithm identifies pneumonia in paediatric x-ray imagesCredit: Andreas Heddergott / TUM Digital medicine is opening up entirely new ...
Vitamin B6 deficiency enhances the noradrenergic system, leading to behavioral deficits
Credit: TMIMS Schizophrenia is a heterogeneous psychiatric disorder characterized by positive symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions, negative symptoms such ...
Data from smartwatches can help predict clinical blood test results
Long-term data gathered from wearables can quicky indicate illness and other abnormalities in a patient's healthCredit: Michaela Kane, Duke University ...
From harmless skin bacteria to dreaded pathogens
Credit: NIAID The bacterium Staphylococcus epidermidisis primarily a harmless microbe found on the skin and in the noses of humans. ...
Machine learning platform identifies activated neurons in real-time
Streamlined AI immediately and accurately maps activated neurons to help learn how the brain worksCredit: Yiyang Gong, Duke University DURHAM, ...
Conservation success leads to new challenges for endangered mountain gorillas
As gorilla population increases, so may their risk of infectious diseasesCredit: Gorilla Doctors A study published today in Scientific Reports ...
‘Slow slip’ earthquakes’ hidden mechanics revealed
Credit: UT Jackson School of Geosciences/UTIG Slow slip earthquakes, a type of slow motion tremor, have been detected at many ...
Immune function of small chloroplasts in the epidermal cells of plants
Credit: HIROKI IRIEDA, SHINSHU UNIVERSITY It is said that 10 to 15% of the world's agricultural production loss is caused ...
Food scraps get a bold new life
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Most people don't think much about the food ...
AI spots neurons better than human experts
Deep learning-based algorithm can potentially improve diagnosis of eye and brain diseasesCredit: Sina Farsiu, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- A ...