Students are missing more school, and school nurses may be well-positioned to help
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- School nurses are more than just health care heroes. They also play a key role in identifying students who are at risk...
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Re-energizing mitochondria to treat Alzheimer’s disease
LA JOLLA, CA — Nerve cells in the brain demand an enormous amount of energy to survive and maintain their connections for communicating with other...
NASA’s Webb depicts staggering structure in 19 nearby spiral galaxies
It’s oh-so-easy to be absolutely mesmerized by these spiral galaxies. Follow their clearly defined arms, which are brimming with stars, to their centers, where there...
Controlling respiratory syncytial virus: real life data from Luxembourg
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the main reasons leading to hospitalisation among young children worldwide and each year, an estimated 101,000 children below...
A non-allergenic wheat protein for growing better cultivated meat
As the world’s population increases, cultivated or lab-grown meat — animal muscle and fat cells grown in laboratory conditions — has emerged as a potential...
Argonne scientists help scale up nanomaterials for sustainable manufacturing
New material is self-assembling, long-lasting and recyclable.Credit: (Image by Qingteng Zhang/Argonne National Laboratory.) New material is self-assembling, long-lasting and recyclable. As electronic devices get smaller,...
The DiAL-Health study will help determine how intermittent fasting and calorie counting can improve a person’s “healthspan”
January is a time when many people are looking for new diet routines, and intermittent fasting is trending, as are traditional calorie cutting programs.Credit: Pennington...
Astronomers spot 18 black holes gobbling up nearby stars
Star-shredding black holes are everywhere in the sky if you just know how to look for them. That’s one message from a new study by...
New tests of quantum electrodynamics in extreme fields with the heaviest two-electron ion
Recently, an international research team has successfully carried out a high precision x-ray spectroscopy measurement on helium-like uranium, the simplest and heaviest many-electron atomic system....
Utilizing active microparticles for artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence using neural networks performs calculations digitally with the help of microelectronic chips. Physicists at Leipzig University have now created a type of neural...
Zebrafish usp3 loss promotes hypoxic tolerance
Oxygen is an essential element for animal survival. Ocean warming, circadian rhythm, eutrophication, high-density aquaculture, power failures and long-distance live animal transportation can all lead...
Quick and easy preparation of small-sized metal nanoparticles by microchip laser
Pulsed laser ablation in liquid (PLAL) is a reliable and versatile technique for producing metal nanoparticles (NPs) in solution. Its advantages, including the absence of...
NUS scientists develop novel method to estimate biodiversity loss in Singapore over the past two centuries
Scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) employed novel statistical methods to reveal the extent of biodiversity loss in Singapore over the past two...
University of Houston expert warns red light myopia therapy can injure retina
A University of Houston optometry researcher is warning against the use of low-level red light (LLRL) therapy as a method to control myopia, or nearsightedness,...
Can science beat counterfeit detector pens? (video)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2024 — Counterfeit detector pens use a starch-iodine reaction to identify fake bills. But could you fool them with chemistry? In today’s...
