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Scientists explore the power of radio waves to help control fusion reactions
Credit: Photo and composite by Elle Starkman. A key challenge to capturing and controlling fusion energy on Earth is maintaining...
Agricultural pickers in US to see unsafely hot workdays double by 2050
Credit: Tigchelaar et al./Environmental Research Letters The global pandemic has put a focus on essential workers, those we rely on...
Entos Pharmaceuticals partners with EpiVax to develop a pan-coronavirus DNA vaccine
Credit: Michael Wong EDMONTON, Alberta, April 28, 2020 -- Entos Pharmaceuticals (Entos), a healthcare biotechnology company that develops next generation...
Making transitions from nursing home to hospital safer during COVID-19 outbreak
Advance care planning even more important during pandemicCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted nursing home...
Study reveals pharmacy-level barriers to treatment for opioid use disorder in Appalachian Kentucky
Credit: Pete Comparoni, University of Kentucky Public Relations & Strategic Communications LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 28, 2020) - A new study...
Ayurveda and yoga for COVID-19 prevention
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 28, 2020--Experts in Indian traditional medicine, including the chair of...
Glacier detachments: A new hazard in a warming world?
New study published in GeologyCredit: Photo credit: Mylène Jacquemart. Boulder, Colo., USA: On the evening of 5 August 2013, a...
Scientists recreate DNA damage caused by toxins from smoking
Scientists recreate DNA damage caused by toxins from smoking in a bid to understand more about the causes of bladder...
Study indicates artificial intelligence could help stem tide of school violence
Natural language processing already used to predict mental health risksCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - By leveraging the basics of artificial...
Shrinking instead of growing: how shrews survive the winter
Even at sub-zero temperatures, common shrews do not need to increase their metabolismCredit: Christian Ziegler Last year, about 30 common...
Understanding deer damage is crucial when planting new forests
Credit: Crown Copyright, Forestry Commission Scientists at the University of Southampton and Forest Research say understanding the risk of damage...
Does cannabis use amplify the effect of prenatal alcohol exposure and vice versa?
Study focuses on impact of simultaneous usage on developing brain, nerves and blood vesselsCredit: University of Houston An unforeseen consequence...
Scientists studied the growth rate effect of gut bacteria on degradation of dietary fibers
Credit: TalTech It is known that approximately 80% of human immune system functions in the gastrointestinal tract. Gut bacteria and...
Surveying the lipid landscape
Credit: Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna Researchers increasingly aim at utilising the manifold functions of lipids in our bodies,...
Offspring may inherit legacy of their father’s Toxoplasma infection
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia Australian researchers have revealed for the first time that males infected with the...
Mobile telehealth system in China facilitates clinical communication during COVID-19
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 27, 2020--A mobile telehealth system (MTS) has been used in...
Hierarchically porous TiO2/rGO with exposed (001) facets for lithium storage capacity
Credit: ©Science China Press The design of materials with high capacity, excellent rate capability and long cycle life is one...
A new platform for the diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis receives funding from the ERC
Dr. Antonella Consiglio's group will receive 150,000 euros for an 18-month project. The project aims to develop a stem cell-based...
Wide bandgap semiconductor devices based on silicon carbide may revolutionize electronics
Devices built with silicon carbide offer faster switching speeds, lower losses and higher blocking voltages, which are superior to those...
Rat spinal cords control neural function in biobots
The interaction between a rat spinal cord and an engineered muscle system displays behavior similar to the peripheral nervous systemCredit:...
