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UCI researcher awarded nearly $4 million to study neurological disorders including epilepsy
Credit: Geoff Abbott/UCI School of Medicine Irvine, CA - February 28, 2019 - University of California, Irvine School of Medicine...
Goethe University co-ordinates mega-project on cybersecurity and data protection
European Commission signs CyberSec4Europe Grant AgreementCredit: Dettmar/Goethe University With a total grant amount of € 16 million, 'mega' is hardly...
New sanitation system halves healthcare associated infections and cuts costs by 75 percent
Bocconi University scholars calculated the savings produced by a sanitation methods that uses ecologically sustainable detergents containing spores of three...
Mindfulness could promote positive body image
Awareness of internal body signals can affect the way we see ourselves -- new study Making people more aware of...
Interactive surfaces enter a whole new dimension of flexibility
Researchers have developed a display that utilizes a flexible tube and liquid droplets inside it as a display materialCredit: Osaka...
Researchers identify how metabolites target brain-homing immune cells to treat MS
The discovery could lead to novel, more specific, and more effective MS therapies and a better understanding of how the...
Cell atlas of the aging lung
Credit: ©Helmholtz Zentrum München The lung is a highly complex organ in which a great number of very different cells...
Actor, advocate LeVar Burton named 2019 Inamori Ethics Prize-winner
CLEVELAND (For release Thursday, Feb. 28, 9:30 a.m.)--LeVar Burton, a celebrated American actor, director, producer and writer for more than...
Clues to Martian life found in Chilean desert
A trial NASA rover mission in the Mars-like Atacama desert has successfully recovered subterranean organisms -- strange, scattered, salt-resistant bacteria...
Psychiatry: Case notes indicate impending seclusion
Credit: Image: Psychiatric University Clinics Basel Using notes made by the attending healthcare professionals about psychiatric patients enables impending coercive...
Congenital heart defects vastly increase risk of heart problems later in life
An infant born with a relatively simple heart defect is far more likely to develop heart problems as an adult,...
Too-tight membrane keeps cells from splitting
Scientists uncover how one protein keeps conditions 'just right' so that cells can easily divide into two identical daughter cellsCredit:...
Lehigh University computer science researcher earns NSF CAREER Award
Five-year grant will support work in safeguarding complex machine learning models that piggyback on less-than-trustworthy technologyCredit: Douglas Benedict for Lehigh...
Higher hospital readmission rates for cardiac patients in Northern vs. Southern Ontario: Importance
Study suggests providing post-discharge transitional care may be key to reducing hospital readmissions, according to the Canadian Journal of CardiologyCredit:...
Is alcohol consumption more helpful than harmful? It depends on your age
PISCATAWAY, NJ - Studies of health effects of alcohol consumption may underestimate the risks of imbibing, particularly for younger people,...
India’s child nutrition program sees higher utilization, but fewer gains in high-burden states
Improved access for historically marginalized castes and tribes, but low-educated women and the poorest groups left behind February 28, New...
Visualizing the interconnections among climate risks
Contributing to the understanding of global warming impactsCredit: NIES Socio-economic activities in the present world have become increasingly interdependent because...
The trials of turfgrass breeders
Study reveals important insight regarding breeding and distribution practices and management in the turfgrass industryCredit: Chengyan Yue ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA--The...
Improving ecosystems with aquatic plants
Study shows how to grow aquatic plants in large-scale plant production systems Davie, Florida--Improving Ecosystems with Aquatic Plants Researchers Lyn...
Researchers safeguard hardware from cyberattack
Engineers are addressing a vulnerability in hardware that some thieves have exploited to steal dataCredit: Corrie Stookey/UC College of Engineering...
