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Who’s smarter in the classroom — men or women?
Credit: Sandra Leander/ASU If you believe it, you can achieve it. You've probably heard this motivational phrase more than once....
TrueBrainConnect: Predicting brain disorders
(Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin) Hosted by Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, the TrueBrainConnect project aims to systematically study connections between different areas...
Evan Snyder elected to Association of American Physicians
Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) La Jolla, Calif., April 4, 2018 - Evan Y. Snyder, M.D., Ph.D.,...
Cocoa bean roasting can preserve both chocolate health benefits, taste
Credit: Pablo Merchán Montes/Unsplash Manipulating the temperature and the length of time under which cocoa beans are roasted can simultaneously...
Freezing breakthrough offers hope for African wild dogs
James Cook University researchers in Australia have helped develop a new way to save endangered African wild dogs. Dr Damien...
Pulling valuable metals from e-waste makes financial sense
Electronic waste -- including discarded televisions, computers and mobile phones -- is one of the fastest-growing waste categories worldwide. For...
Robotics takes mass spec to the third dimension for forensics, pharma applications
Credit: American Chemical Society Within the past decade, many advancements have been made in the 3-D market from printing to...
Notre Dame researchers developing renewable energy approach for producing ammonia
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame are developing a renewable energy approach for synthesizing ammonia, an essential component of...
New ‘NanoZymes’ use light to kill bacteria
Credit: Dr. Chaitali Dekiwadia/ RMIT Microscopy and Microanalysis Facility Researchers from RMIT University have developed a new artificial enzyme that...
New underwater geolocation technique takes cues from nature
Credit: Marshall laboratory / The University of Queensland Marine animals such as mantis shrimp and squid have inspired a new...
Updated ASTRO guideline for palliative lung RT recommends concurrent chemo for some stage III pts
ARLINGTON, Va., April 4, 2018 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) today issued an update to its clinical...
Street dogs to benefit from app that keeps canine health on track
Improved care for street dogs is the goal of a new smartphone app devised by an international team of animal...
Nanoparticles may cause DNA damage to brain cells across a cellular barrier
New research by scientists shows that when cellular barriers are exposed to metal nanoparticles, cellular messengers are released that may...
Post-Ebola cataract surgery can safely restore vision
Credit: Steven Yeh, MD Cataract surgery can be safely performed on Ebola virus disease survivors with impaired vision, Emory Eye...
Facilitating coral restoration
Global declines of coral reefs -- particularly in the Caribbean -- have spurred efforts to grow corals in underwater nurseries...
Study suggests pasta can be part of a healthy diet without packing on the pounds
TORONTO, April 3, 2018 -- Carbohydrates get a lot of bad press and blame for the obesity epidemic, but a...
It’s an ecological trap
Credit: LSU LSU researchers have discovered a new relationship between climate change, monarch butterflies and milkweed plants. It turns out...
This is the environmental footprint of the egg industry
In recent years, egg production has been in the spotlight for animal welfare issues. While in most European countries the...
New weapon in fight against dementia
Credit: University of Delaware/ Kathy F. Atkinson A University of Delaware researcher is investigating a novel compound's role in combating...
Study explores safety of rear-facing car seats in rear impact car crashes
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Rear-facing car seats have been shown to significantly reduce infant and toddler fatalities and injuries in frontal...
