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Conceptual model can explain how thunderstorm clouds bunch together
Credit: Jan Härter Understanding how the weather and climate change is one of the most important challenges in science today....
(Not only) the wind shows the way
Credit: Chris Collingridge The South African dung beetle Scarabaeus lamarcki has - to put it mildly - an interesting technique...
‘M-RISE’ research program aims to prevent brain damage caused by cardiac arrest
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Mich. - For the more than 350,000 Americans that experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each...
Review emphasizes the power of simple physical models for complex protein machines
Credit: Kanazawa University The living cell can be viewed as a factory where protein machines are in charge of various...
Intelligent testing could save lives by defusing ticking time bomb of liver disease
A new way of detecting liver disease decades before it can become fatal has been developed by a team of...
Women exposed to common antibacterial chemical more likely to break a bone
First study of its kind links triclosan to human bone health WASHINGTON--Women exposed to triclosan are more likely to develop...
Star tours
Astronomy bot speeds up search for Jupiter's twinsCredit: ESO/M. Kornmesser Astronomers have a new tool in their search for extraterrestrial...
Researchers model how octopus arms make decisions (+ video)
New research presented at the 2019 Astrobiology Science Conference in Bellevue, Wa.Credit: Dominic Sivitilli/ University of Washington BELLEVUE, WA--Researchers studying...
Preconceptional and prenatal exposure to paternal smoking affects semen quality of adult sons
Large population study finds lower sperm counts and concentrations than in sons of non-smokers Vienna, 25 June 2019: The adverse...
NIH launches large TB prevention trial for people exposed to multidrug-resistant TB
Study will compare delamanid to isoniazid for preventing TB disease in at-risk contactsCredit: NIAID A large clinical trial to assess...
No cell is an island
LJI team finds that 'doublet' immune cells are much more common--and more important in disease--than previously thoughtCredit: Dr. Yunmin Jung,...
Study in nutrients shows important role choline and DHA play in infant brain and eye health
WEST HILLS, Calif. (June 25, 2019) - Pharmavite LLC, the makers of Nature Made vitamins, minerals and supplements, announced the...
Kessler researchers explore social cognitive deficits in progressive multiple sclerosis
Study by MS research team finds evidence for differential effects of progressive MS on cognitive and affective Theory of MindCredit:...
Artificial intelligence could be ‘game changer’ in detecting, managing Alzheimer’s disease
Study introduces machine learning as new tactic in assessing cognitive brain health and patient careCredit: Florida Atlantic University Worldwide, about...
Blood test predicts stroke risk in patients with diabetes
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Having diabetes is a risk factor for many other health conditions, including stroke. "Every 40 seconds...
Elevated air pollution could diminish health benefits of living in walkable communities
Researchers suggest healthy active lifestyles could be maintained with policies to limit traffic-related pollution The benefits of living in a...
Global surgical guidelines drive cut in post-surgery deaths — study
The English National Health Service (NHS) reduced post-operative deaths by 37.2% following the introduction of globally recognised surgical guidelines -...
European pregnancy rates from IVF and ICSI ‘appear to have reached a peak’
Increased use of treatments using frozen embryos Vienna 25 June 2019: The latest annual data collected by ESHRE from European...
Scientists closer to unraveling mechanisms of speech processing in the brain
The discovery could aid understanding of neurodevelopmental communication disordersCredit: H. Lebreault NEW YORK, June 25, 2019 - In the 1860s,...
Exercise an effective protection against life-threatening cerebral haemorrhage
A Finnish study demonstrates that as little as half an hour of light exercise per week effectively protects against subarachnoid...
