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The smart factory
Credit: Swansea University The next generation of "smart" factories, which use advanced digital technology to improve efficiency, are the focus...
FDA restrictions on e-cigarettes important step to protect the health of youth
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center applauds new actions announced today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
Vietnam veterans and agent orange exposure — new report
Hypertension Upgraded in Latest Biennial Review of Research on Health Problems in Veterans That May Be Linked to Agent Orange...
NASA finds a cloud-filled eye in Tropical Cyclone Gaja
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Tropical Cyclone Gaja continued to organize in the Bay...
Can you repurpose this unique Navy drone?
Credit: Kaleb R. Staples/Navy Meet the Nomad. It travels in a launch tube, a pair of rotors folded neatly along...
Ulcers from diabetes? New shoe insole could provide healing on-the-go
Credit: Purdue University/Erin Easterling WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Diabetes can lead to ulcers that patients don't even feel or notice...
Five nanosecond decision-making
Credit: Dietmar Becker Computer scientists develop algorithms that control everything from unmanned aerial vehicles to desktop computers to the cellphones...
Cotton-based hybrid biofuel cell could power implantable medical devices
Credit: Georgia Tech/Korea University A glucose-powered biofuel cell that uses electrodes made from cotton fiber could someday help power implantable...
UMN researchers discover important connection between cells in the liver
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- November 15, 2018 - University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have made a discovery which could lead to...
Ashkenazi Jewish founder mutation identified for Leigh Syndrome
Credit: Marsha Barnett Over 30 years ago, Marsha and Allen Barnett lost their sons to a puzzling childhood disease that...
Insomniac prisoners sleeping better after one-hour therapy session
Three-quarters of prisoners struggling to sleep have reported major improvements to their sleep and wellbeing after receiving cognitive behavioural therapy...
Can artificial intelligence help victims of abuse to disclose traumatic testimony?
When children are victims of crimes, the legal testimony they provide is known as forensic interviews. However, since victims are...
Protein central to immune system function new target for treating pulmonary hypertension
Credit: VCU A protein with a role in sensing cell damage and viral infections is a new target for the...
Making moves and memories, are they connected?
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine It is known that certain areas of the brain are responsible for certain functions of...
Should you eat a low-gluten diet?
Credit: University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences An increasing number of people choose a low-gluten diet, even...
Kansas State University biologist studies trauma survival differences between men, women
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- A person's sex hormones may play a role in trauma survival, according to...
New guidelines for early detection and treatment of sarcopenia
Newcastle University experts are chairing a national session on new guidelines for the early detection and treatment of sarcopenia -...
Faecal transplant may protect premature babies from fatal bowel disease
Each year 5-10 per cent of all the children born in the world are born prematurely. At this stage, their...
Toxins override key immune system check
Staphylococcus aureus bacteria can cause numerous diseases, such as skin infections, pneumonia and blood poisoning (sepsis). The strong immune response...
New inflammation inhibitor discovered
A multidisciplinary team of researchers led from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed an anti-inflammatory drug molecule with a new...
