Chung-Ang University researchers breathe life into sensors with versatile gas masks
With the onset of the Internet of Things (IoT) era, devices have learned to communicate and exchange data. This is achieved through sensors installed in...
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Can the protein that defeats metabolic diseases conquer dementia?
In the recent popular Korean TV series “The Light in Your Eyes,” many viewers emphasized with the main character suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease...
COVID OUT clinical trial suggests metformin effective at reducing odds of serious outcomes for COVID-19 patients seeking early treatment
Published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers — led by the University of Minnesota Medical School and School of Public Health — have...
UBC researchers discover ‘weak spot’ across major COVID-19 variants
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have discovered a key vulnerability across all major variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, including the recently emerged BA.1...
Breaking in a new planet
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The harder you hit something – a ball, a walnut, a geode – the more likely it is to break open....
New model describes puffs, slugs, and the role of randomness in transitional turbulence
Mention the word “turbulence” and you might conjure up images of bumpy flights, stormy weather, and choppy ocean or river currents. For many, turbulence is...
This mouse can’t keep a secret about the “secretome”
The “secretome” refers to proteins that are secreted by a cell, a tissue or an organism. In a new study published in Open Biology, USC Stem Cell scientist...
New prenatal test can reduce time, cost of detecting chromosomal abnormalities
NEW YORK, NY (Aug. 17, 2022)--A new prenatal test developed by researchers at Columbia University Fertility Center can determine if a fetus or embryo has...
Dogs lying in the middle of the road after sunrise at Kewa Pueblo, in no hurry to start the day
LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Aug. 17, 2022—Comprehensive data from several seasons of field research in the Alaskan Arctic will address uncertainties in Earth-system and climate-change models...
Reduced myocardial blood flow is new clue in how COVID-19 is impacting the heart
Patients with prior COVID may be twice as likely to have unhealthy endothelial cells that line the inside of the heart and blood vessels, according...
Baylor study combines lithophane, 3D printing to enable individuals to “see” data regardless of level of eyesight
WACO, Texas (Aug. 17, 2022) – A research team led by Baylor University chemists has taken a groundbreaking step forward in eliminating the exclusion of...
Why heat makes us sleepy
On the hottest summer days, you may find yourself dozing off in the middle of the day. In some parts of the world, it’s a...
Why we fit a mini brain with a mini cap
It could be the world’s tiniest EEG electrode cap, created to measure activity in a brain model the size of a pen dot. Its designers...
South America might have been settled over 18,000 years ago, with evidence of a genetic bottleneck around 12,800 years ago, per Y chromosome genomic analysis
South America might have been settled over 18,000 years ago, with evidence of a genetic bottleneck around 12,800 years ago, per Y chromosome genomic analysisCredit:...
Navy dolphins wearing video cameras capture the sights and sounds as they hunt fish and even a sea snake
Navy dolphins wearing video cameras capture the sights and sounds as they hunt fish and even a sea snakeCredit: Ridgway et al., 2022, PLOS ONE,...
