Hearing loss before 50 may mean higher risk of drug and alcohol issues
National study shows prescription opioid use disorder is twice as high among deaf and hard-of-hearing young and middle-aged adults, compared with hearing peers People under...
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In vivo data show effects of spaceflight microgravity on stem cells and tissue regeneration
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 25, 2019-A new review of data from 12 spaceflight experiments and simulated microgravity studies has...
Searching for disappeared anti-matter: A successful start to measurements with Belle II
Credit: KEK/Belle II The Belle II detector got off to a successful start in Japan. Since March 25, 2019, the instrument has been measuring the...
Researchers reveal new molecular mechanism involved in pancreas repair
Researchers at the University of Malaga (UMA) demonstrate that Wt1 gene deletion causes deterioration of this organCredit: University of Malaga Furthermore, they have verified that,...
LSU Health study reports continued PTSD in women exposed to deepwater horizon oil spill
New Orleans, LA - A study led by LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health reports that women exposed to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon...
The UC3M is coordinating a European project for research and training in 5G mobile networks
Credit: UC3M 5G networks will foreseeably transform the way we relate to technology, because they will allow people to connect with their friends and acquaintances,...
ELSI scientist constructs artificial photosynthetic cells
New system paves the way to construct energetically-independent artificial cellsCredit: Nature Communications A team led by associate professor Yutetsu Kuruma of the Earth-Life Science Institute...
BU researchers discover therapeutic target of melanoma
(Boston)--Researchers have identified a biomarker and a possible new therapy for melanoma. Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) is a protein that plays a pivotal role in...
Icy giant planets in the laboratory
HZDR researchers use plastics to better understand what happens inside planetsCredit: HZDR / J. Vorberger Giant planets like Uranus and Neptune may contain much less...
Mothers of fussy babies at higher risk of depressive symptoms
Study explores whether a baby's level of prematurity in combination with infant fussiness may influence the severity of maternal depressive symptoms. ANN ARBOR - It's...
Scientists squeeze catalysts inside host materials like a ship into a bottle
Credit: Jingwei Hou Scientists at Queen Mary University of London have found a way to place catalysts inside the tiniest pores of different host materials,...
Surge in cannabis use among youth preceded legalization in Canada
National discussions on cannabis legalization, along with increased access to medical marijuana, may have encouraged more high school students to consume the drug years before...
Advances and applications in plasma physics — The first Nature conference in Russia
September 18-20, 2019, An international scientific conference 'Advances and Applications in Plasma Physics' guided by the world's famous publisher Nature Research in RussiaCredit: Peter the...
Type 2 diabetes screening in community pharmacies could increase early diagnosis
Community pharmacies are well placed to screen patients for type 2 diabetes, which could increase early diagnosis and significantly reduce NHS costs - according to...
Optical toric code platform sets new record
Credit: LIU Chang Anyons form the basis for topological quantum computation and error correction, where the topological aspect of anyonic braiding is one of the...
