Generous parental leave is protective against poorer mental health
Being on parental leave is protective against poorer mental health particularly among mothers, with evidence of this beneficial effect continuing in later life, according to...
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An overlooked phenomenon
While conducting an otherwise straightforward investigation into the assembly mechanism of calcium-phosphate clusters, researchers at UC Santa Barbara and New York University (NYU) made a...
Researchers demonstrate new sensors by creating novel health monitoring, machine interface devices
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a stretchable strain sensor that has an unprecedented combination of sensitivity and range, allowing it to detect...
Playing all the angles: A high-contrast grating structure for direction-tunable lasing
Lasers find applications across several fields ranging from telecommunications and remote sensing to medicine. There are many ways in which one can generate laser emission,...
Examining stroke treatment for people with disabilities
When conducting clinical research, investigators aim to control as many variables as possible so it is easier to examine the effectiveness of new treatments. However,...
Researchers design educational course for Illinois practitioners to address lack of knowledge on tick-borne diseases
Anyone who enjoys taking walks through the woods or grassy fields when the weather is warm knows that checking for ticks afterward is a must....
Aging | Associations of the APOE ε2 and ε4 alleles and polygenic profiles comprising APOE-TOMM40-APOC1 variants with Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers
“The thickness of the arrows denotes tighter (thick lines) and weaker (thin lines) links between genetic variants, AD biomarkers, and cognitive impairment.”Credit: 2022 Kulminski et...
When doctors know each other
Credit: Harvard Medical School Embargoed for publication until Jan. 3, 2023, 11 a.m. ET Media Contacts: Dennis Nealon [email protected] 508-494-6117 Ekaterina Pesheva [email protected] 617-432-0441...
Harnessing tumor’s power to heal non-healing wounds
Tumours unexpectedly inspire the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). Scientists have discovered a way to train healthy immune cells to acquire the skills of...
A CNIC study shows that cells possess 2 mechanisms to allow them to respond to different force ranges
A study carried out at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) heralds a paradigm change in the field of mechanobiology. The study reveals that...
Bizarre cretaceous bird from China shows evolutionarily decoupled skull and body
It is now widely accepted that birds are descended from dinosaurs. It is also understood that this transition encompasses some of the most dramatic transformations...
Researchers succeeded in developing a light source that produced two entangled light beams
Scientists are increasingly seeking to discover more about quantum entanglement, which occurs when two or more systems are created or interact in such a manner...
New pediatric investigation article reviews the potential of transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement for congenital heart disorders
Patients with congenital heart diseases often suffer from obstructions in the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT), which carries blood from the heart to the lungs....
In J.P. Morgan talk, Insilico Medicine Founder and CEO to reveal new milestones and robotics capabilities
Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD, founder and CEO of Insilico Medicine (“Insilico”), a clinical stage end-to-end artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company, will reveal major company milestones...
Dry eye disease alters how the eye’s cornea heals itself after injury
People with a condition known as dry eye disease are more likely than those with healthy eyes to suffer injuries to their corneas. Studying mice,...
