Easing the burden of coronavirus with virtual reality
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 21, 2020--A new article discusses the psychological stresses imposed by the coronavirus pandemic and suggests...
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£100,000 project will see AI used to speed up ADHD diagnosis in adults
The University of Huddersfield is working with the South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust by using artificial intelligence to speed up diagnosisCredit: University of...
US Army doctors invent COVID-19 isolation chamber to protect hospital staff
Emergency FDA authorization requestedCredit: US Army illustration via TechLink BETHESDA, Maryland -- Army doctors working at hospitals within the Defense Health Agency have prototyped an...
How do our cells respond to stress?
Credit: (c) BIOTEC Cells are often exposed to stressful conditions that can be life threatening, such as high temperatures or toxins. Fortunately, our cells are...
North pole will be ice-free in summer
Study shows that if CO2 emissions are reduced rapidly, ice-free years may only occur occasionallyCredit: Dirk Notz Summer Arctic sea-ice is predicted to disappear before...
Penn Engineering’s new scavenger technology allows robots to ‘eat’ metal for energy
Rather than from the chemicals in a battery, the researchers' metal-air scavenger vehicle gets energy from breaking chemical bonds in the metal surfaces it travels...
HudsonAlpha plant genomics researchers surprised by cotton genome
New reference-grade assemblies published in Nature GeneticsCredit: HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology April 20, 2020 (Huntsville, Ala.) - Plant genomics researchers at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology...
High-quality boron nitride grown at atmospheric pressure
Graphene Flagship researchers produce large and very high-quality crystals at room temperature.Credit: Graphene Flagship Graphene Flagship researchers at RWTH Aachen University, Germany and ONERA-CNRS, France,...
NEI researchers link age-related DNA modifications to susceptibility to eye disease
Findings point to targeting epigenome as a potential therapeutic strategyCredit: NIH Common Fund, adapted from National Eye Institute (NEI) researchers profiling epigenomic changes in light-sensing...
Researchers are improving resolution in 3D data collected by drones
Separating signal from noise in Earth observation dataCredit: University of Houston Drones have become a quick and relatively inexpensive way to capture on-the-ground images of...
Mason receives $500,000 USDA grant to expand rural telehealth capabilities amidst COVID-19
Grant will connect underserved communities to life-saving services through rapid response remote careCredit: George Mason University Fairfax, VA--The George Mason University College of Health and...
International team develops new model to improve accuracy of storm surge analysis
Credit: University of Central Florida Accurately predicting how many people are at risk due to sea level rise and storm surges has always challenged scientists,...
Tele-diabetes to manage new-onset diabetes during COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 21, 2020--Two new case studies highlight the use of tele-diabetes to manage new-onset type 1...
Helmholtz Prize for high-precision measurements
Important metrology prize awarded to research groups from PTB and from Berlin/FreiburgCredit: (PTB) From fundamental physics related to Einstein's special theory of relativity to fundamentals...
How cancer cells don their invisibility cloaks
Researchers uncover a key mechanism that regulates PD-L1, a protein that helps tumors evade the immune system and is the target of several immunotherapy drugs.Credit:...
