Optimizing military health and performance
Scientists Claire Berryman and Stephen Hennigar joined LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center to build on three decades as the leading academic provider of nutrition science...
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MIT engineers develop a soft, printable, metal-free electrode
Do an image search for “electronic implants,” and you’ll draw up a wide assortment of devices, from traditional pacemakers and cochlear implants to more futuristic...
The Air Pollution Complex: improved air pollution understanding in China
Air pollution in China is generated from many sources and interacts chemically and physically within the atmosphere in ways that can be difficult to predict. ...
Nanomaterials: 3D printing of glass without sintering
Printing of micro- and nanometer-scaled quartz glass structures from pure silicon dioxide opens up many new applications in optics, photonics, and semiconductor technologies. So far,...
Holistic management is key to increase carbon sequestration in soils
Increased carbon sequestration in soil to help mitigate climate change can only be achieved by a more holistic management. This is the conclusion from an...
Insilico Medicine’s transformer-based aging clock provides insights into aging, disease, and new therapeutic targets
Clinical stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company Insilico Medicine (“Insilico”) has announced a new multimodal transformer-based aging clock that is capable of processing...
Intriguing correlation between earthquakes and cosmic radiation
Credit: Source: IFJ PAN/NASA/JSC There is a clear statistical correlation between global seismic activity and changes in the intensity of cosmic radiation recorded at the...
10-year countdown to sea-ice-free Arctic
If the world keeps increasing greenhouse gas emissions at its current speed, all sea ice in the Arctic will disappear in the 2030s, an event...
Previously overlooked algae toxin widespread in southern Indian River Lagoon
Spanning about one-third of Florida’s East coast, the Indian River Lagoon has faced frequent harmful algal blooms in recent years. Among them, Pseudo-nitzschia spp., algae...
Winners of World Cultural Council awards announced – Award Ceremony to be held at the University of Helsinki, Finland on November 2023
The University of Helsinki will host the 38th Annual World Cultural Council (WCC) Award Ceremony on Friday 3rd November 2023. At the event, the “Albert Einstein” World Award...
New tracking device to keep better tabs on wolves
The wolf’s comeback in Europe has preoccupied people all across the continent over the last years. Where is it? What is its range? What does...
Rising rates of benzodiazepine toxicity among young people spark concern
Toronto, ON, June 15, 2023 – The rate of hospital encounters for benzodiazepine-related toxicity rose by 67 per cent for young adults (aged 19 to...
A marine mystery: Discovering the link between climate change and sea sponge loss
Sea sponges are essential to marine ecosystems. They play critical roles in the ocean, as they provide shelter and food to a plethora of marine...
Access to financial services linked to lower COVID mortality rates
New research shows that some of the best tools to decrease COVID-19 mortality rates weren’t found in the ER, but rather at the bank.Credit: Lehigh...
A plant-based, oral delivery of insulin regulates blood sugar levels similar to natural insulin
Insulin production has, for the last 50 or so years, come with some risks to the patient. Even so, the medication is lifesaving for the...
