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A ventilation system proves effective at reducing hospital infections
Credit: University of Córdoba Being admitted to the hospital for a specific illness or infection and coming down with another...
Shape shifting mirror opens a vista for the future
Japanese researchers develop a glue-free mirror that can be used in vacuum chambersCredit: JTEC Corporation A team of researchers from...
Consumers view nutrition and health claims differently than regulators
During this unique study an international team of researchers led by the University of Surrey investigated whether consumers in the...
Being a woman in ancient Egypt: A hidden history of changing rights
Women's rights in ancient Egypt were better before the 4th century BC than during the Greco-Roman period that followed,Credit: University...
Insilico Medicine to present at NVIDIA webinar
Insilico Medicine to present its latest research on a live NVIDIA webinarCredit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, March 28, 2019 - Insilico...
Turbocharging the switch to efficient engines
Credit: © 2019 Eshan Singh A combustion problem that has troubled engine manufacturers since the industry began still plagues the...
A new class of branched single chain surfactant for enhanced oil recovery reported
A new type of green low surface energy surfactant that is stable in the harsh conditions of enhanced oil recovery...
Sexual satisfaction among older people about more than just health
Health care workers need to take holistic approach that considers lifestyles and needs when discussing sexual problems with older people...
European Lung Cancer Congress 2019: A collaborative effort to fight lung cancer
European Lung Cancer Congress (ELCC 2019), 10-13 April 2019, Geneva, Switzerland Lugano, Switzerland, 28 March 2019 - Participants from across...
KIT expert comments on current topic: Trade war imperils Amazon rainforest
Last year, the United States of America imposed tariffs of up to 25% on goods imported from China. The Chinese...
Digital health must be reimbursed to cope with chronic disease
New models of care using technologies should be based around the home not hospital Sophia Antipolis, 28 March 2019: Health...
New mathematical model could be key to designing effective therapies for brain disorders
The G-protein-coupled receptors are present in many neurological and psychological disorders thanks to the activation of G proteins. In addition...
Knowledge gap closed in our understanding of degradation of ethane
UFZ researchers discover single-celled organism that oxidises ethane on the seabedCredit: ©Matthias Schmidt / UFZ With a share of up...
Surgical implications of rising heroin abuse
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 28, 2019-With heroin abuse on the rise in the United...
Breast cancer: The promises of old recipes
Researchers from UNIGE and UNIL demonstrate the efficacy of a well-known antibiotic in treating a particularly fatal form of breast...
Reducing water consumption in mining
Digitization in beneficiation technology is helping to ensure that this precious commodity is used efficientlyCredit: HZDR/ Detlev Mueller Water is...
Record efficiency for perovskite-based light-emitting diodes
Rational molecular passivation for high-performance perovskite light-emitting diodesCredit: Thor Balkhed Efficient near-infrared (NIR) light-emitting diodes of perovskite have been produced...
What Americans know about science
Americans with more formal education fare better on science-related questions, while Republicans and Democrats are roughly similar in their overall...
Anions and cations in dual-ion batteries act like cowherd and weaver girl
Credit: TANG Yongbing Dual-ion batteries (DIBs), in which both cations and anions are involved in the electrochemical redox reaction, are...
Same microbe, different effect
Asking a different question about the bacteria in our microbiomes might help target disease more precisely Our gut microbiome -...
