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Fall detection devices for seniors are falling short
The high-tech aids seniors rely on to summon help if they fall might not be as effective as they'd like...
Advanced spatial planning models could promise new era of sustainable ocean development
Credit: Rebecca Gentry TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Earth's vast oceans brim with potential for commercial activities ranging from tourism to shipping...
Capturing brain signals with soft electronics
Credit: Thor Balkhed Klas Tybrandt, principal investigator at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics at Linköping University, has developed new technology...
Rare mineral discovered in plants for first time
Credit: Paul Aston Scientists at Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University have found that the mineral vaterite, a form (polymorph) of calcium...
Novel PET imaging agent targets copper in tumors, detects prostate cancer recurrence early
Credit: A Piccardo et al., Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy RESTON, Va. - An Italian study featured in the March issue...
Polygenic risk score may identify alzheimer’s risk in younger populations
Credit: UC San Diego Health For the first time, an international team of scientists, led by researchers at University of...
Arms races and cooperation among amoebae in the wild
Microbes are fast becoming the darlings of the social behavior set because their interactions can be understood right down to...
For flour beetles, it’s better to be a woman in a man’s world
Credit: Ipsa Jain In red flour beetle society, being a female in a male world is actually advantageous. Unlike humans,...
Crepidula onyx resilient towards microplastic diet
Credit: Chan Lab, Division of Life Science, HKUST Coastal marine organisms are hit hard by pollution and global climate change...
Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation awards six grants
The Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation (NETRF) today awarded six new research grants totaling $1.85 million to leading academic institutions around...
Researchers pinpoint gene responsible for neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism
Credit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (March 5, 2018) - A study led by researchers at McMaster University has pinpointed a...
Researchers use health data to predict who will use opioids after hospitalization
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus are working to develop statistical models to better predict which patients...
Identifying ammonia hotspots in China using national observation network
Credit: Yuepeng Pan The limited availability of ammonia (NH3) measurements is currently a barrier to understanding the vital role of...
Broadly neutralizing antibody treatment may target viral reservoir in monkeys
After receiving a course of antiretroviral therapy for their HIV-like infection, half of a group of monkeys infused with a...
Changing size of neurons could shed light on new treatments for motor neurone disease
New research published in The Journal of Physiology improves our understanding of how motor nerve cells (neurons) respond to motor...
Comparison shows value of DNA barcoding in selecting nanoparticles
Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech The first direct comparison of in vitro and in vivo screening techniques for identifying nanoparticles...
Kids persistently allergic to cow’s milk are smaller than peers with nut allergies
Credit: Children's National Health System ORLANDO, Fla.-(March 4, 2018)-Children who experience persistent allergies to cow's milk may remain shorter and...
Heart attack patients prescribed antidepressants have worse one-year survival
Milan, Italy - 3 March 2018: Heart attack patients prescribed antidepressants have lower one-year survival rates, according to research presented...
Weekend heart attacks twice as likely to kill young patients
Milan, Italy - 3 March 2018: Young heart attack patients are twice as likely to die if they are admitted...
New wearable tech from Western may hold big benefits for people with Parkinson’s
Credit: Paul Mayne A new prototype for wearable tremor suppression gloves has a team of Western University researchers believing real...
