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A call to improve mental health support to reduce the risks of self-harm and suicide in autistic individuals
Toronto, ON, August 9, 2023 – Autistic females (assigned sex at birth) have an 83% increased risk of self-harm leading...
How to increase acceptance of an RSV vaccine? Explain the FDA’s vaccine approval process
PHILADELPHIA – A new study finds that people are more likely to recommend that a pregnant family member or friend...
Overlooked CO2 emissions induced by air pollution control devices in China’s coal-fired power plants
To combat this issue, China has implemented various environmental regulations, including the widespread use of air pollution control devices (APCDs)...
Brain stimulation improves walking in patients with Parkinson’s disease
Gait-related disturbances adversely affect the quality of life of patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), a condition affecting millions worldwide. Although...
SwRI launches Engine for Automatic Biomechanical Evaluation (ENABLE™) markerless analysis tool
SAN ANTONIO — August 8, 2023 – Southwest Research Institute is launching its new Engine for Automatic Biomechanical Evaluation (ENABLE™)...
The war-damaged urban environment in Kharkiv is fatal for bats
Russia’s war in the Ukraine has severe consequences not only for humans, it also has detrimental effects on populations of...
World Congress on Behavioural Science at Bielefeld University
The focus of the world’s largest conference on behavioural research, due to take place in a few days from 14...
Successful polycarbonate synthesis using the photo-on-demand interfacial polymerization method
As an engineering plastic having high transparency and impact resistance, polycarbonate (PC) is employed in eyeglass lenses, camera lenses, DVDs,...
Insilico Medicine joins Montreal Chamber of Commerce to drive continued innovation
Insilico Medicine (“Insilico”), a clinical stage generative artificial intelligence (AI) drug discovery company, has announced that it is now a...
‘Crushing’ chemical innovations at the heart of newly expanded NSF Center
NEW YORK, August 8, 2023 — CUNY ASRC researcher Adam Braunschweig’s lab is part of a newly awarded $20 million...
New Antarctic extremes ‘virtually certain’ as world warms
Extreme events in Antarctica such as ocean heatwaves and ice loss will almost certainly become more common and more severe,...
“Superarthropods”: New publication unravels the impact of the widespread use of insecticides for malaria control
Several diseases are caused by viruses, bacteria, or even parasites. Sometimes, these microorganisms cannot infect humans (or other animals) by...
“Spider-like” mitochondrial structure initiates cell-wide stress response
LA JOLLA, CA—Often referred to as the “powerhouses of the cell,” mitochondria are well known for their role as energy...
Tiny, flexible spinal probe system could lead to better therapies
HOUSTON – (Aug.7, 2023) – The spinal cord is harder to access and study than even the brain. The challenges...
Automated medical imaging framework revolutionizes schistosomiasis diagnosis
Schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease affecting millions worldwide, poses a significant public health and economic burden, particularly in impoverished regions. To...
Dogs with less complex facial markings found to be more expressive in their communication with humans
WASHINGTON (August 7, 2023) – The domestication of canines and their co-evolution with humans has fostered an incredibly unique relationship with...
Human antibody that targets carfentanil, fentanyl and related opioids reverses overdose effects in preclinical study
LA JOLLA, CA—An antibody in single-chain fragment variable (scFv) format that binds to the powerful opioid carfentanil was shown to...
Game-changing potential for drug testing and cardiovascular disease treatments – Tiny Heart Model Carries Massive Implications
A remarkable breakthrough, a collaborative team of researchers, led by Professor Yaakov Nahmias from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Technion-Israel...
Fanning the flames
As Canadian wildfire smoke continues to impact large swaths of the United States, resulting in poor air quality and negative...
Self-supervised AI learns physics to reconstruct microscopic images from holograms
Researchers from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have unveiled an artificial intelligence-based model for computational imaging and microscopy without...
