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New proposal for the management of low back pain with a proprioceptive approach
Scientists from Japan developed a protocol to evaluate postural balance control for elderly patients with low back pain with frequency-tunable...
Silver linings to New Zealand lockdown
Credit: University of Otago Two thirds of New Zealanders believed there were 'silver linings' to the country's Alert Level 4...
Estimating costs of uterine transplantation
Credit: Photo: Emma Busk Winquist, Charlotte Perhammar and Cecilia Hedström Sweden's acclaimed research on uterine transplants has taken a new...
Visionary bone damage study
X-rays confirm promise of new luminescent markersCredit: Flinders University A novel way to pinpoint and illuminate bone damage promises to...
Nanoparticles reveal their location via mirror SELFI
Can a mirror turn an orange into a doughnut?Credit: Dr Fan Wang Can a mirror turn an orange into a...
Cleaner solutions for marine and off-road transport
Finnish consortium aims for a breakthroughCredit: Riikka Kalmi, University of Vaasa The Clean Propulsion Technologies project consortium, led by the...
Wild barley from Jordan holds key to stem rust resistance
Credit: Eva Henningsen Stem rust is a devastating disease of cereal crops, including barley, one of the first domesticated crops...
Eucalyptus trees can be genetically modified not to invade native ecosystems
Credit: OSU College of Forestry CORVALLIS, Ore. - Eucalyptus, a pest-resistant evergreen valued for its hardy lumber and wellness-promoting oil,...
A few hundred dollars makes a difference in use of long-lasting birth control
LARC use by women in high-deductible health plans rose faster than use by other women after Affordable Care Act cut...
University of South Florida receives five-year, $44.4 million NIH grant to study dementia
The NIH-funded trial will test whether computerized brain training exercises can reduce the risk of mild cognitive impairment, and dementias...
Stem cell therapy research could help patients with non-healing diabetic foot ulcers
Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - According to the results of a phase 1 clinical trial just published in STEM...
New super parallel computer system ‘KAGAYAKI’ based on Dell at JAIST now in operation
Provides 2.24x higher performance than previous systemCredit: JAIST and Dell Technologies Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ("JAIST"; Nomi...
South Korea data helps create framework to identify COVID-19 vulnerable areas worldwide
Credit: TTUHSC Though the U.S. and South Korea recorded their first official COVID-19 case on the same day, January 20,...
How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted peoples’ interactions with nature?
Credit: Dr. Soga The COVID-19 pandemic and the global response to it have changed many of the interactions that humans...
The incredible bacterial ‘homing missiles’ that scientists want to harness
A Berkeley Lab-led team is digging into the bizarre bacteria-produced nanomachines that could fast-track microbiome scienceCredit: Antara Mutalik Imagine there...
Development of a large CO2 conversion system, a core carbon neutrality technology
Features a high-performance, sea urchin-shaped nano copper catalyst electrode which provides a high selectivity for CO2 conversion; the realization of...
Heavy water tastes sweet
Credit: Carmelo Tempra / IOCB Prague Ordinary pure water has no distinct taste, but how about heavy water - does...
New formulation of existing medicines prove highly effective against drug-resistant fungus
Credit: CWRU CLEVELAND--A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University has discovered a formulation of existing medicines that can...
Family child care home providers with high diet self-efficacy are better equipped to manage stress
For individuals who care for other people's children in their home, building self-efficacy for healthy eating is an important component...
Organic composts may help farmers prevent foodborne disease outbreaks
Credit: Dr. Devarajan Foodborne disease outbreaks linked to the consumption of fresh produce have caused farmers to re-evaluate their practices....