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Blood alcohol levels much lower than the legal limit impair hand-eye coordination
Credit: Credit: NASA In previous studies, eye movements and vision were only affected at blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) approaching the...
Scientists develop an efficient way to produce low-cost heatsinks
Credit: Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS NUST MISIS scientists found a way to reduce the cost of industrial and electronics heatsinks production...
New catalytic approach to accessing key intermediate carbocation
IBS chemists have developed a novel multifaceted catalyst to access carbocation intermediates and convert them into useful ring-shaped molecules for...
Despite same treatment, obese women face more risks for postpartum hemorrhage complications
USF Health-Tampa General Hospital study suggests different management protocols may be needed for obese vs. nonobese patients to improve maternal...
SARS-CoV-2 induces inflammation, cytokine storm and stress in infected lung cells
Scientific Reports publicationCredit: WruckW /AdjayeJ, HHU Duesseldorf, Germany The researchers Wasco Wruck and Prof. James Adjaye from the Institute of...
How cancers hurt themselves to hurt immune cells more
A study of melanoma cells explains a puzzling response they exhibit to ward off T cell attacksCredit: the Weizmann Institute...
Medical oddity reveals unheard-of ‘immunity gene’ mutations and new way to screen them
Researchers baffled by an infant's rare encephalitis case unusual in children found unheard-of mutations and a new way to examine...
Goldilocks and the three quantum dots: Just right for peak solar panel performance
A new algorithm will calculate the ideal size and density of quantum dots for use as light sensitizers in solar...
Performance breakthrough by topological-insulator into a waveguide-resonator system
Credit: @Science China Press Waveguides and resonators are core components in electronics, photonics, and phononics, both in existing and future...
Regulating off-centering distortion maximizes photoluminescence in halide perovskites
Credit: Xujie Lü In work published in the National Science Review (nwaa288), a team at HPSTAR led by Dr. Xujie...
Seeking answers in ferroelectric patterning
Understanding the changing patterns in ferroelectric filmsCredit: FLEET Why do some ferroelectric materials display bubble-shaped patterning, while others display complex,...
Researchers invent method to ‘sketch’ quantum devices with focused electrons
Technique is 10,000 faster than previous methods, and can create active nanostructured gates directly below two-dimensional materials such as grapheneCredit:...
Drinking milk while breastfeeding may reduce the child’s food allergy risk
Credit: John Browne/Chalmers University of Technology Children of mothers who drink relatively more cow's milk during breastfeeding are at reduced...
Autobahn Labs and UCSF announce strategic drug discovery collaboration
Collaboration will advance UCSF discoveries to patients; Autobahn Labs and UCSF will establish new ventures for drug discovery and developmentCredit:...
Do I know you? Researchers evaluate how masks disrupt facial perception
Study conducted by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchersCredit: Chicago Face Database (Ma et al., 2015) BEER-SHEVA, Israel...December 21, 2020...
Screen time, emotional health among parents’ top concerns for children during pandemic
National poll: Cyberbullying, depression and unhealthy habits on parents' top 10 list of worries; Black families rank racism as No.1...
TTUHSC surgeon serves as a national lead for worldwide CovidSurg collaborative
Group's report addresses surgery backlog, conditions created by pandemicCredit: TTUHSC In 2013, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) established...
Water and genes flow between the two largest Baltic salmon rivers
Credit: Ville Vähä Salmon from upstream reaches of the two northernmost Baltic rivers are different from downstream salmon. A recent...
Socioeconomic background linked to survival after having a cardiac arrest in hospital
Credit: European Heart Journal Hospital in-patients from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are less likely to receive prompt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) after...
Ivory Coast creates first marine protected area
Credit: CEM Ivory Coast has announced the creation of its first Marine Protected Area (MPA). The MPA will cover 2,600km2...
