A shock to the PPE system
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - A researcher from the Institute of Industrial Science at The University of Tokyo...
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Oral contraceptive pills protect against ovarian and endometrial cancer
Credit: David Naylor A comprehensive study from Uppsala University, involving more than 250,000 women, shows that oral contraceptive use protects against ovarian and endometrial cancer....
Public cameras provide valuable insights on pandemic, consumers
Patented systems may help reduce misinformation in the mediaCredit: Purdue University/John Underwood WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Technology similar to massive search engines used to scour...
Organic molecules on a metal surface… a machinist’s best friend
Credit: Purdue University/Erin Easterling WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - How can you improve the cutting of "gummy" metals? Purdue University innovators have come up with an...
Still paying for broken smartphone display? Now, It is automatically fixed
Laying the groundwork for designing safe materials for third-generation EVs; identification of thermal degradation mechanism of cathode materials and creation of a real-time analysis platformCredit:...
Tiny quantum computer solves real optimisation problem
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have now shown that they can solve a small part of a real logistics problem with their small,...
New path to rare earth mineral formation has implications for green energy and smart tech
Credit: Trinity College Dublin Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have shed new light on the formation mechanisms of a rare earth-bearing mineral that is in...
Shark fishing bans partially effective
Credit: Claire Collins Bans on shark fishing are only partially effective in protecting sharks, new research suggests. Scientists from the University of Exeter, international conservation...
Individuals with high ADHD-traits are more vulnerable to insomnia
Credit: Andreas Andersson Individuals with high ADHD-traits that do not meet the criteria for a diagnosis are less able to perform tasks involving attentional regulation...
Scientists use NASA data to predict appearance of December 14, 2020 eclipse
Credit: Left image: Predictive Science Inc.; © 2020. All rights reserved. On Dec. 14, 2020, the Moon's shadow raced across Chile and Argentina, casting a...
Researchers identify neurons that control nausea-like responses in mice
Study reveals new targets for the design of improved antinausea medicationsCredit: Chuchu Zhang , Stephen Liberles At some point, everyone experiences nausea. Whether it occurs...
New approach reveals structure and function of individual synapses
An interdisciplinary team of scientists at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience have developed a novel approach to measure the activity and strength of...
Pandemic has severely disrupted sleep, increasing stress and medication use
COVID-19 has affected sleep for half of surveyed, with potential long-term mental health and insomnia impact worriesCredit: University of Ottawa OTTAWA, ON _The COVID-19 pandemic...
Dark storm on Neptune reverses direction, possibly shedding a fragment
Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, M.H. Wong (University of California, Berkeley), and L.A. Sromovsky and P.M. Fry (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope...
Study of coronavirus infection & multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children begins
Credit: NIAID An observational study has launched to evaluate the short- and long-term health outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children, including multisystem inflammatory syndrome in...
