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Upon further studying using film and sensor cameras, 14 documented cases show these macaques are fishing for sustenance, with an additional six cases of fish...

Noise from urban environments affects the color of songbirds’ beaks

There is growing concern that anthropogenic noise has various damaging effects on wildlife in urban environments. Urban noise contains a wide range of frequencies, types...

An ecofriendly way to convert blue light into UVB

Fukuoka, Japan—An international team of researchers from Japan and Germany has developed a new system that upconverts blue LED light into high-energy Ultraviolet B, or...

Screen-printing method can make wearable electronics less expensive

VANCOUVER, Wash. – The glittering, serpentine structures that power wearable electronics can be created with the same technology used to print rock concert t-shirts, new...

Measuring knee extension velocity without external load

Faster knee for better walking

Osaka, Japan – “Speed or strength, which is more important?” may be a critical question for not only athletes but also knee surgery patients. Osaka...

Sleeveless shirt-type wearable device and smartphone application track IBS patients’ sympathetic nervous system activity

Realtime monitoring with a wearable device reveals IBS-related changes

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a difficult disease to treat, characterized by chronic abdominal pain related to bowel movements, of which there are four types:...

Scientists improve the equation in FDA guidance predicting drug interactions

Drugs absorbed into the body are metabolized and thus removed by enzymes in several organs like the liver. The clearance rates of the drugs can...

Process of gradually transitioning from the microscopic to macroscopic.

Building the metaverse using digital twins at all scales, states, and relations

Today’s technological development is equivalent to the iterative evolution of applications and ideas: from early graphics to visualization, to HCI, to virtual reality, to Digital...

Schematic of the hybrid system that combines controlled phonons, magnons, and photons (image by SHEN Zhen et al.)

Scientists create magno-optomechanical hybrid system with wide tuning range

Different quantum systems, including rare-earth-ion-doped crystals, superconducting circuits, and spins in yttrium iron garnet (YIG) or diamond, have their unique type of quantum operation.Credit: \ A research team...

The ISSCR partners with the São Paulo Research Foundation and the Federal University of São Paulo to deliver stem cell biology course

Skokie, IL – The ISSCR is pleased to partner with the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and the Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp) to deliver...

Scientists sequence and annotate majority of Red Perilla’s genome, a step toward harnessing more of its medically valuable bioactive chemicals

Researchers in Japan have generated a high-quality genome assembly of red perilla (Perilla frutescens), a plant most often found in Asia and commonly known in...

Computer models determine drug candidate’s ability to bind to proteins

Combing computational physics with experimental data, University of Arkansas researchers have developed computer models for determining a drug candidate’s ability to target and bind to...

Novel 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT offers oncologic staging without COVID-19 vaccine-related pitfalls.

Novel PET radiotracer reduces number of false-positive cancer findings after COVID-19 vaccination

Reston, VA—A novel imaging agent, 68Ga-FAPI, can reduce the number of false-positive PET/CT findings among cancer patients recently vaccinated for COVID-19. New research published ahead of...

VIMS research helps clarify role of water clarity in coastal management

Secchi disks & light sensorsWater clarity is key to the health and restoration of marine plants and animals worldwide, particularly in shallow coastal systems such...

NASA’s Webb confirms its first exoplanet