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New book finds common ground in robotics, materials, energy advances
Credit: Courtesy Image, Dr. Shawn Walsh and Prof. Michael Strano A U.S. Army Research Laboratory scientist and a Massachusetts Institute...
Artificial intelligence bot trained to recognize galaxies
Credit: Dr. Chen Wu and Dr. Ivy Wong, ICRAR/UWA. Researchers have taught an artificial intelligence program used to recognise faces...
Gaps in understanding European children’s nutrient intake levels
Only a third of European countries have robust reporting on child and adolescent nutrient intakes, new research shows. This highlights...
European workers fail to maintain water balance
Credit: Andreas Flouris A newly published scientific paper indicates that occupational safety and daily day performance in 7 out of...
New research recovers nutrients from seafood process water
Credit: CC0 Process waters from the seafood industry contain valuable nutrients, that could be used in food or aquaculture feed....
Fertilizers’ impact on soil health compared
Credit: Sandeep Kumar and team. In a newly published study, researchers dug into how fertilizing with manure affects soil quality,...
Body mass index associated with deaths from most causes
Led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Royal Society,...
More black South Africans are donating blood
The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) has succeeded in increasing the proportion of donations from black South Africans fivefold,...
Generous funding to malaria-parasite researcher promises new therapeutic strategies
Credit: UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A scientist at the University of California, Riverside, who researches the malaria-causing parasite, Plasmodium...
Cocaine adulterant may cause brain damage
People who regularly take cocaine cut with the animal anti-worming agent levamisole demonstrate impaired cognitive performance and a thinned prefrontal...
Study links cottonseed oil with lower cholesterol
Credit: UGA Athens, Ga. - Researchers at the University of Georgia have found that a high-fat diet enriched with cottonseed...
Microplastics in food — Many unanswered questions among scientists and the general public
Where 45 percent were previously concerned about microplastics in food, this number has now risen by 11 percentage points to...
IU Philanthropic Venture Fund commits $500,000 to drug development company
Credit: Provided by Teri Willey BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Indiana University Philanthropic Venture Fund, which provides capital to faculty, students,...
Is there a risk to human health from microplastics?
The BfR has no reliable data on the chemical composition, particle size and content of microplastic particles in foodstuffs. Due...
Could bariatric surgery make men more virile?
Men who have undergone bariatric surgery as a long-term way of losing weight might also benefit from increased testosterone levels...
Are substance mixtures in foods more dangerous than individual substances?
The BfR is involved with two work groups in the project, which is being coordinated by the Dutch National Institute...
Pain sensitization increases risk of persistent knee pain
Montréal, October 30, 2018 - Becoming more sensitive to pain, or pain sensitization, is an important risk factor for developing...
3 percent of children hit daily activity target
Only one in 30 children does the recommended amount of daily physical activity, new research suggests. Guidelines from the Chief...
New insight into the mechanism of the drug against sclerosis and psoriasis
Credit: Available in the protein data bank with access code 5O1S: www.rcsb.org/structure/5O1S A multidisciplinary research team at Aarhus University has...
Grant to Brown will expand opioid treatment in state’s correctional facilities
Credit: Peter Goldberg/Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In 2016, the Rhode Island Department of Corrections (RIDOC) became the first state...
