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More children for the high educated: Broadband Internet creates a digital fertility divide
When broadband comes to town, flexible work is boosted and work-life balance improves for educated women, who can choose to...
Slight decline in hepatitis C diagnoses in Europe
European surveillance data for 2017 show high level of diagnosesCredit: ECDC European surveillance data show a 10% decrease in newly...
Searching for better treatments for irritated tendons
Researchers learn what makes tendons fray in old age, knowledge that could help develop better treatments for tendinosis and regrow...
Low-bandwidth radar technology provides improved detection of objects
New Tel Aviv University research breaks with long-held principles used in developing radar technologiesCredit: Nature Communications. Radar technologies were originally...
The number of people affected by food crises remains at alarming levels
More than 113 million people across 53 countries experienced acute hunger requiring urgent food, nutrition and livelihoods assistance in 2018,...
New study demonstrates radio signal benefits from decades-old theory
Engineering researchers have demonstrated that a longstanding theoretical method called direct antenna modulation (DAM) has real-world utility for boosting the...
Insects in freezing regions have a protein that acts like antifreeze
Special protein changes the structure of water and overpowers ice crystals, and could be used in applications like de-icing airplanes,...
New study evaluates psychological interventions in post-conflict Pakistan
A new University of Liverpool led study, published in The Lancet, highlights the effectiveness of a brief group psychological intervention...
Defects enable RoHS-compliant, high-performance infrared photodetectors
Credit: ICFO There has been an urgent need in consumer electronics for infrared optoelectronics including light emitting diodes and photodetectors....
Fast-changing genetics key to hospital superbug survival
For the study, published today in Microbial Genomics, a team of scientists at UCL Genetics Institute and Peking University People's...
Future Science Group launches new initiative, PharmaPlatforms
Future Science Group is delighted to announce the launch of a new arm of its business, PharmaPlatforms Recognising the need...
Dopamine conducts prefrontal cortex ensembles
Study reports novel ways that dopamine cells influence the function of prefrontal cortex of the brain Anyone who has savored...
High throughput method to produce and screen engineered antimicrobial lanthipeptides
Credit: Steven Schmitt ETH Zürich Nature has provided us with lots of antimicrobials. However, given the rapid increase of antimicrobial...
Purdue startup wins Army’s xTechSearch for newest technology to meet modernization needs
Inaugural competition recognizes Adranos's high-performance rocket fuel as a disruptive innovation in the future battlefieldCredit: (Image provided) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind....
Research shows impact of poverty on children’s brain activity
Children born into poverty show key differences in early brain function - according to new research from the University of...
Study identifies new approach to repairing damaged peripheral nervous system
Credit: University of Virginia A new University of Virginia study proves that a damaged peripheral nervous system is capable of...
Intelligent metamaterials behave like electrostatic chameleons
Metashells can adapt their wave-bending behavior based on the characteristics of the material they contain A chameleon can flexibly change...
Tumor microenvironment analyzed to increase effectiveness of preclinical trials
Senior Lecturer Valeriya Solovyova's project received Russian president's supportCredit: Kazan Federal University It was shown that co-culturing HeLa adenocarcinoma cells,...
Older women benefit significantly when screened with 3D mammography
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - Mammography remains an effective method for breast cancer screening in...
Decades-old misconception on white blood cell trafficking to spleen corrected
Credit: University of Turku Contrary to prior belief, the white blood cells enter the spleen primarily via vessels in the...
