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Danish Minister for Health visits the International Vaccine Institute during official visit to Republic of Korea
Credit: IVI Danish Government to contribute 4 million Danish kroner to IVI in 2022 IVI and the Embassy of Denmark...
ALMA witnesses deadly star-slinging tug-of-war between merging galaxies
While observing a newly-dormant galaxy using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), scientists discovered...
Youth engaged in digital self-harm 9 to 15 times more likely to attempt suicide
In the United States, suicide is the second leading cause of death among 10 to 19 year olds, eclipsed only...
SUTD researchers develop new strategies to teach computers to learn like humans do
Demonstrated by breakthroughs in various fields of artificial intelligence (AI), such as image processing, smart healthcare, self-driving vehicles and smart...
Global digital health leaders propose framework to enhance research using real-world data
Credit: Cottonbro Journal The BMJ DOI 10.1136/bmj-2021-069048 Article Title CODE-EHR best practice framework for the use of structured electronic healthcare...
3D artificial pneumatic muscles for future “makers”
Genoa/Pisa (Italy), 30 August 2022 - Artificial pneumatic muscles consisting of 3D-printed structures that can extend and contract as required:...
Beetles rely on unique ‘back pockets’ to keep bacterial symbionts safe during metamorphosis
Beetles of the genus Lagria need a little help from their bacterial friends throughout their immature life stages. But keeping...
New labeling approach enables examination of packages cells send out to gain insight about health
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 30, 2022) – Our cells are constantly communicating, and scientists have developed an efficient way to find...
Five ORNL technologies identified for investment toward commercialization
Five technologies invented by scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been selected for targeted investment...
SARS-CoV-2 antigen levels linked to patient outcomes
WHAT: The amount of SARS-CoV-2 antigen measured in the blood of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 is associated with illness severity...
US Department of Energy awards $12.5 million to UChicago for new energy frontier research center
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded researchers at the University of Chicago $12.5 million to advance work aimed at finding innovative...
New research shows no link between COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy and higher risk of preterm birth or stillbirth
Vaccination against COVID-19 during pregnancy is not associated with a higher risk of preterm birth, small for gestational age at...
New therapeutic target identified for triple-negative breast cancer
Breast cancer is categorized into three major subtypes: hormone receptor-positive, HER2-positive, and triple-negative. Although there are targeted therapeutic approaches for...
University of Kentucky-led project awarded $2.5 million by NSF to study climate change, biodiversity
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 29, 2022) — A study led by the University of Kentucky has been selected for funding by the...
Inside the head of one of Australia’s smallest fossil crocs
Approximately 13.5 million years ago, north-west Queensland was home to an unusual and particularly tiny species of crocodile and now...
CSU offers new clues to how plants retain healthy genomes, avoid mitochondrial disease
The devastation of mitochondrial diseases is felt by millions of people around the world, and about 1 in every 4,300 people...
Bacteria provide immunity against giant viruses
Amoebae receive surprising support in defense against viruses: The bacteria they are infected with prevent them from being destroyed by...
Stolen DNA strengthens immune diversity
A few years ago, Professor Kathrin de la Rosa and her colleagues in the lab of the Swiss immunologist Antonio...
AI spurs scientists to advance materials research
If you apply enough heat to a material, at some point, most things melt, just like ice cream on a...
ROBE Array could let small companies access popular form of AI
HOUSTON – (Aug. 29, 2022) – A breakthrough low-memory technique by Rice University computer scientists could put one of the...
