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MU researcher combats bullying of students with disabilities
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Students with disabilities are often bullied and socially excluded in school at a far greater rate than...
IHT Group to manufacture, sell hog-cooling technology developed at Purdue
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. and WINNIPEG, Manitoba – IHT Group, a division of Decisive Dividend Corp. (TSXV: DE) based in Winnipeg, Manitoba,...
Paving the way for advanced quantum sensors
Metrological institutions around the world administer our time, using atomic clocks based on the natural oscillations of atoms. These clocks,...
Research led by the US and IBiS identifies a new cell type that is key in the development of memory and learning
The research, led jointly by the University of Seville-IBiS and Karolinska Institutet, helps to understand how neural systems with decisive...
Bacteria treatment reduces insulin resistance, protects against diabetes
Researchers led by Hiroshi Ohno at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) in Japan have discovered a type...
Exploring light neutron-rich nuclei: First observation of oxygen-28
The study of physical systems under extreme conditions offers valuable insights into their organization and structure. In nuclear physics, neutron-rich...
New ‘droplet battery’ could pave the way for miniature bio-integrated devices
UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 16:00 BST / 11:00 ET WEDNESDAY 30 AUGUST 2023Credit: Yujia Zhang. UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 16:00 BST /...
Van Andel Institute scientist nets $2.4 million award to study ‘cellular powerhouses’
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (August 30, 2023) — Our cells are powered by tiny “powerplants” called mitochondria, which transform nutrients into...
Pioneering study finds that brain tumours ‘hack’ the communication between neurons
Nearly half of all patients with brain metastasis experience cognitive impairment. Until now, it was thought that this was due...
Study finds how some ion channels form structures permitting drug delivery
A member of an important class of ion channel proteins can transiently rearrange itself into a larger structure with dramatically...
Smoking significantly increases the risk of depression
Most of us know that smoking is unhealthy. Credit: Mateo Avila Chinchilla Most of us know that smoking is unhealthy. Cigarette...
Inequities in cardiovascular care are putting older female’s heart health at risk
Toronto, ON, August 30, 2023 – Higher stroke risk among females with atrial fibrillation may be related to sex-based disparities...
Surpassing the human eye: machine learning image analysis rapidly determines chemical mixture composition
Machine learning model provides quick method for determining the composition of solid chemical mixtures using only photographs of the sample.Credit:...
Boosting neuroscience training to help children flourish
Professionals working with children and young people will be offered training in brain science in an Australia-first initiative between The University...
Gestational weight gain increased in Louisiana during the pandemic
Louisiana women who gave birth during the COVID-19 pandemic were 3 to 7 percent more likely to exceed the recommended...
Presenting non-traditional symptoms, women suffer worse heart disease outcomes than men
Media Contacts:Credit: UMass Lowell Media Contacts: Emily Gowdey-Backus, director of media relations Nancy Cicco, assistant director of media relations ...
Liver-targeting drug reverses obesity, lowers cholesterol in mice
A University of Massachusetts Amherst biomedical engineer has used a nanogel-based carrier designed in his lab to deliver a drug...
MIND Institute director calls for new approach to equity in autism, fragile X research
UC Davis MIND Institute Director Leonard Abbeduto is calling for a major shift in the way research into autism and...
Magnesium deficiency is detrimental to plants
The importance of magnesium in plants and animals has long been known, but the details of its uptake and transport...
Hemp helps to heal
A few days ago, the federal government took the controversial decision to make the acquisition and possession of small amounts...
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