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Dung beetles get wind
Insects use different environmental cues to find their way in African bushCredit: Chris Collinridge/Wits University Researchers have shown for the...
Finding missing network links could help develop new drugs, stop disease, ease traffic
Sex, drugs and traffic: Search for missing links in networks could help uncover new cancer treatments, build more efficient traffic...
Artificial intelligence improves heart attack risk assessment
OAK BROOK, Ill. - When used with a common heart scan, machine learning (ML), a type of artificial intelligence, does...
Distinct clinical profiles of Huntington’s disease can be associated with two specific neural signature
Cognitive-motor and psychiatric profiles of Huntington's disease show a different pattern of brain alterations The identification of specific neural signatures...
Wearable robot ‘WalkON Suit’ off to Cybathlon 2020
Credit: KAIST Standing upright and walking alone are very simple but noble motions that separate humans from many other creatures....
Workers who are unpaid caregivers of older relatives struggle with unmet workplace needs
Employers who don't step up to help with workplace supports may make informal caregiving 'an even tougher role,' Baylor University...
Graphene goes to space!
The Graphene Flagship participates in a sounding-rocket launch in collaboration with the European Space Agency to test the printing of...
How gastric stem cells fight bacteria
Researchers discover new protective mechanismCredit: Sigal/Charité Stem cells are not only key players in tissue regeneration, they are also capable...
Sometimes, a non-invasive procedure will suffice
When the diagnostic accuracy of coronary CT angiography matches that of catheter angiographyCredit: Photo: Dewey/Charité When a patient complains about...
Singapore: the CNRS opens CNRS@CREATE, its first overseas subsidiary
Credit: © CREATE The French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) strengthens its presence in Singapore by partnering the Campus...
Mice with a human immune system help research into cancer and infections
Researchers from Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital have succeeded in using mice with a transplanted human immune system to...
Protecting emergency personnel: Platform shows potential of AI in hazardous environments
Rapid assistance in rescue operations and moving autonomously under water Plattform Lernende Systeme identifies conditions and action plans for these...
New membrane efficiently separates mirrored molecules
Credit: Image by CUI Jie Prof. LIU Bo and colleagues at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)...
An ion channel with a doorkeeper: The pH of calcium ions controls ion channel opening
Biochemists identified the structure of a ring located at the opening of the TRPML2 ion channel that can be blocked...
A further step towards reliable quantum computation
Physicists develop new method to prove quantum entanglement Quantum computation has been drawing the attention of many scientists because of...
Video games offer clues to help curb animal disease outbreaks
As Asia and Europe battle African swine fever, University of Vermont research shows how farmers' risk attitudes affect the spread...
Exposure to air pollution in India is associated with more hypertension in women
Long-term exposure to air pollution has been previously associated with a higher risk of hypertension in high-income countries, where air...
Lifelong ill-health after exposure to chemical weapons
Credit: Siri Sjolin People exposed to chemical warfare agents (CWAs) often incur chronic damage to their lungs, skin and eyes,...
HKBU discovers mechanisms underlying early life stress and irritable bowel syndrome
Researchers from the School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have found that the abnormal rise...
LSU Health research to study link between obesity and breast cancer in real time
New Orleans, LA - Frank Lau, MD, Associate Professor in the Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at LSU Health...
