Aorta recognised as an independent organ for the first time
Heart, lungs, brain, aorta: elevated to the highest league as an organ Credit: Medical Center - University of Freiburg / Britt Schilling Heart, lungs, brain,...
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Korea University College of Medicine identifies hantavirus in South Korea using a new rapid test, paving way for early outbreak control
Orthohantaviruses, highly transmissible zoonotic pathogens, are notorious for causing hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Eurasia and hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome in the Americas. With...
Sedentary behavior increases mortality risk
Based on decades-long observations of centenarians, author Dan Buettner (Blue Zones) conjectures that people live longer when they get up and move around after sitting...
Chemistry in the ground affect how many kids wild animals have
When humans get pregnant we go to the pharmacy and buy supplements. We know that pregnant women need supplementary folic acid, iron and D-vitamin. Credit: Lars Holst...
Online toxicity can only be countered by humans and machines working together, according to Concordia researchers
Wading through the staggering amount of social media content being produced every second to find the nastiest bits is no task for humans alone.Credit: Concordia...
Counting rays: Aerial surveys reveal ample populations in Southeast Florida
The whitespotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) and the giant manta ray (Mobula birostris) are rapidly declining globally. Both species are classified by the International Union...
Want fewer microplastics in your tap water? Try boiling it first
Nano- and microplastics are seemingly everywhere — water, soil and the air. While many creative strategies have been attempted to get rid of these plastic...
Shedding light on the intricacies of numerical simulations of soil behavior
A solid understanding of soil mechanics and behavior is one of the fundamental pillars of geotechnical engineering. The stability and resilience of many modern geotechnical...
Ai finds key signs that predict patient survival across dementia types
New York, NY —Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and others have harnessed the power of machine learning to identify key...
Light stimulates a new twist for synthetic chemistry
Molecules that are induced by light to rotate bulky groups around central bonds could be developed into photo-activated bioactive systems, molecular switches, and more.Credit: Akira...
A liking for licking
HONG KONG (28 Feb 2024) — Unique insights into the social lives of cattle revealed in a new study by scientists at City University of...
Scientists provide first detailed estimates of how much sediment is supplied to coral islands from the reef system
Scientists have produced the first detailed estimates of how much sediment is transported onto the shores of coral reef islands, and how that might enable...
Study details five cutting-edge advances in biomedical engineering and their applications in medicine
Bridging precision engineering and precision medicine to create personalized physiology avatars. Pursuing on-demand tissue and organ engineering for human health. Revolutionizing neuroscience by using AI...
New study links placental oxygen levels to fetal brain development
A new study shows oxygenation levels in the placenta, formed during the last three months of fetal development, are an important predictor of cortical growth...
Addressing societal concerns of genetic determinism of human behavior by linking environmental influences and genetic research
It has long been known that there is a complex interplay between genetic factors and environmental influences in shaping behavior. Recently it has been found...
