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The MemTrax Continuous Recognition Test for advanced cognitive impairment screening
“ MemTrax quickly demonstrates and quantifies the pertinent memory dysfunction of Alzheimer’s disease.”Credit: 2023 Ashford et al. “ MemTrax quickly...
Spinout Delta g raises £1.5m to build gravity gradiometry platform for mapping the underground space
A new University of Birmingham spinout, Delta g, has raised £1.5 million in its pre-seed investment round to fast-track the...
Eyes in the skies confirm the end of trash burning in the Maldives
DURHAM, N.C. – White sand beaches. Crystalline waters. Toxic smoke plumes wafting across a paradise clogged with plastic trash. Credit: Creative...
Researchers develop approach that can enable inexpensive mass manufacturing of micro-LED displays
WASHINGTON — Researchers have demonstrated a continuous roller printing process that can pick up and transfer over 75,000 micrometer-scale semiconductor...
New UCF study examines insurance barriers to access opioid addiction medication
By Danielle Hendrix ’15Credit: Photo credit: Blake Osting, University of Central Florida By Danielle Hendrix ’15 ORLANDO, July 13, 2023...
Freeze charges in flames
A burning flame is full of charged particles that can be affected by an electric field. KAUST researchers have now...
Structural biology: Molecular scissors caught in the act
FRANKFURT. Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) are among the most common types of RNA in a cell and are indispensable for protein...
Tau-based biomarker tracks Alzheimer’s progression
Two pathologies drive the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Early on, amyloid beta plaques lead the way, but around the time...
Search for dark matter at Jülich
About 80 % of the matter in the universe consists of an unknown and invisible substance. This “dark matter” had already...
How COVID-19 crosses the placenta – study using placental tissue grown in the lab
RESEARCH REVEALS HOW COVID-19 VIRUS INFECTS THE PLACENTA, AND HOW THIS CAN BE PREVENTEDCredit: Monash University RESEARCH REVEALS HOW COVID-19...
In historic procedure, donor liver protects heart transplant
Doctors in Seattle are reporting a history-making case in which a patient received two donor organs, a liver and a...
Researchers propose strategy for improving NASICON-type cathode performance
Manganese-rich NASICON-type materials have attracted widespread attention for developing advanced polyanionic cathodes, primarily driven by their abundant reserves, promising cycling...
The power of healthy breast adipocytes in the fight against breast cancer
Researchers have found a possible explanation as to why higher breast density and older age increase the risk of breast...
Advancing causal inference in clinical neuroscience research: a call for clarity
A Perspective published in Volume 3 of the journal Psychoradiology, researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University confronted these challenges and advocates...
Discover white sharks and more in 3D! Cutting-edge, interactive shark and ray displays bring the ocean to life
For release on Friday, 14 July 2023 – SHARK AWARENESS DAYCredit: Photo: Byron Dilkes Rendered Image: Digital Life Project at...
FAU receives $11.5 million gift to combat life-threating illness, amyloidosis
Currently, there is no cure for amyloidosis, a life-threatening disease that can be present throughout the body, including the heart,...
New material could hold key to reducing energy consumption in computers and electronics
A University of Minnesota Twin Cities team has, for the first time, synthesized a thin film of a unique topological...
Fear is in the eye of the beholder
Averting our eyes from things that scare us may be due to a specific cluster of neurons in a visual...
‘Taboo’ & ‘crazy:’ researchers examine mental health stigmas on the border
EL PASO, Texas (July 13, 2023) — Hispanic adults with mental health conditions are 17 percent less likely to receive treatment...
Small-winged and lighter colored butterflies likely to be at greatest threat from climate change
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGECredit: Esme Ashe-Jepson PRESS RELEASE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE EMBARGOED UNTIL 05:01 LONDON...
