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UTA’s Woods and Weidanz named to NAI
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has elected Jon Weidanz and Robert Woods, two professors from The University of Texas...
UTIA named in five-year regional project addressing vector-borne diseases
A researcher with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture has been appointed to a regional evaluation and training center...
Consumers grapple with confusion over food-date labels
Consumers grapple with confusion over food-date labelsCredit: Purdue Agricultural Communications photo/Tom Campbell Consumers grapple with confusion over food-date labels The...
Once is enough: Helping robots learn quickly in new environments
Alone at home, your bones creaky due to old age, you crave a cool beverage. Credit: Sontakke et al Alone at...
Yoga nidra might be a path to better sleep and improved memory
Practicing yoga nidra—a kind of mindfulness training— might improve sleep, cognition, learning, and memory, even in novices, according to a...
A spinal muscle’s size and shape is linked to body fat, according to new Concordia research
A new study carried out by researchers at Concordia’s School of Health provides a new way of looking at the spine. The...
The methane and nitrous oxide we exhale might contribute – in a very small way – to greenhouse gas emissions, with breath analysis indicating this may comprise up to 0.1% of UK emissions of the gases
The methane and nitrous oxide we exhale might contribute - in a very small way - to greenhouse gas emissions,...
Moms who participate in baby massage report reduced postnatal depression symptoms and better interactions with their child, per systematic review
Moms who participate in baby massage report reduced postnatal depression symptoms and better interactions with their child, per systematic reviewCredit:...
Vikings in Sweden suffered from tooth decay
Vikings in Sweden suffered from painful dental issues and occasionally tried to treat them, according to a study published December...
Beef farming that keeps cattle on lifelong grass diets may have higher carbon footprint
Beef operations that keep cattle on lifelong grass-based diets may have an overall higher carbon footprint than those that switch...
Poor diet quality during adolescence is linked to serious health risks
Philadelphia, December 13, 2023 – Diet quality among adolescents in the United States is among the worst across all age...
Researchers create stable hybrid laser by 3D printing micro-optics onto fibers
WASHINGTON — For the first time, researchers have shown that 3D-printed polymer-based micro-optics can withstand the heat and power levels...
Most american parents plan to vaccinate their children against the “tripledemic,” new study finds
The first national study of its kind suggests that most parents of infants and young children in the United States...
DNA discovery opens door to personalised medicine for Indigenous Australians
The most comprehensive analysis of Indigenous Australians’ genomes collected to date has revealed an “abundance” of DNA variations – some...
A new imaging method for biological samples, developed in collaboration between IOCB Prague and the University of Münster, will help scientists and doctors to more quickly identify, for example, cancerous tissue
Scientists gathered around the international software project MZmine, led by Dr. Robin Schmid and Dr. Tomáš Pluskal from the Institute...
The pedigree of brain cells
The superior colliculus in the mammalian brain takes on many important tasks by making sense of our environment. Any mistakes...
New embryo-like model simulates early human blood production
University of Pittsburgh researchers have developed a new embryo-like model derived from adult cells that replicates key features of early human development, including...
Discovery of magnetic liquid crystal
Liquid crystal is a state of matter that exhibits properties of both liquid and solid. It can flow like a...
Cell types in the eye have ancient evolutionary origins
Karthik Shekhar and his colleagues raised a few eyebrows as they collected cow and pig eyes from Boston butchers, but...
Machine learning sees into the future to prevent sight loss in humans
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) develop models based on machine learning that predict long-term visual acuity in...
