Liquid nanofoam: A game changer for future football helmets
Credit: Weiyi Lu A liquid nanofoam liner undergoing testing could prolong the safe use of football helmets, says a Michigan State University researcher. When a...
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Most people mount a strong antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 that does not decline rapidly
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System (New York, NY - October 28, 2020) - The vast majority of individuals infected with mild-to-moderate COVID 19 mount a...
Researchers map genomes of agricultural monsters
Hungry screwworms eat livestock alive while thrips transmit virusesCredit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative The University of Cincinnati is decoding the genetics of agricultural pests in...
Using a volcano’s eruption ‘memory’ to forecast dangerous follow-on explosions
Credit: Pixabay Stromboli, the 'lighthouse of the Mediterranean', is known for its low-energy but persistent explosive eruptions, behaviour that is known scientifically as Strombolian activity....
Sea turtle nesting season winding down in Florida, some numbers are up and it’s unexpected
Green turtle nest counts are the fifth highest recorded since 1982, in a year when their numbers were supposed to be downCredit: G. Stahelin, UCF...
Election 2020 chatter on Twitter busy with bots, conspiracy theorists, USC study finds
The partisan divide -- among the botsCredit: USC Institute for Information Sciences Bots and conspiracy theorists have infested the Twitter chatter around the upcoming U.S....
Home-time metric needed to judge hospital readmissions, studies suggest
Medicare should look at the number of days spent home after discharge to ensure that low readmission rates don't reflect patients who needed nursing care...
Social isolation puts women at higher risk of hypertension
Credit: UBC It's no secret that loneliness and social isolation have a negative impact on the mental and physical health of older adults. Now, researchers...
Tabba Heart Institute and IHME collaborate to improve health
Novel analysis on the burden of cardiovascular diseases in Pakistan will help shape health policies designed to save livesCredit: Courtesy Tabba Heart Institute SEATTLE AND...
Researchers break magnetic memory speed record
Advance could lead to new generation of ultrafast computer chips that retain data even when there is no powerCredit: Image by K. Jhuria Berkeley --...
Artificial intelligence-based algorithm for the early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s
Machine-learning algorithm detects early stages of Alzheimer's through functional magnetic resonance imagingCredit: H. Parmar et al. doi 10.1117/1.JMI.7.5.056001. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder...
New dataset provides county-level exposure numbers for tropical cyclones, human health
Credit: Anderson et al. Hurricanes and other tropical cyclones can severely impact human health in communities across the country, but data for these events is...
A patch that could help heal broken hearts
Credit: Adapted from ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c00942 According to the American Heart Association, heart disease is the leading cause of death...
Let’s (not) stick together
New Pitt research examines mechanics of mucus in cystic fibrosis patientsCredit: Tagbo Niepa / University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering If you've ever had...
Major new African genome study finds varieties that inform African history, migration and immunity
Wits geneticists and partners today published a ground breaking study that informs African population history, environmental adaptation, and susceptibility to diseasesCredit: Wits University The study,...
