Women deflated by #Fitspiration images
Super fit Instagram posts may be counter-productiveCredit: Flinders University Researchers have found that the #Fitspiration philosophy is flawed, making many women feel worse about themselves...
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Robot uses artificial intelligence and imaging to draw blood
Rutgers engineers create device that can also insert cathetersCredit: Martin Yarmush and Alvin Chen Rutgers engineers have created a tabletop device that combines a robot,...
New measure for excessive buying problems
'First step' in treating problematic shopping disordersCredit: Flinders University Excessive or uncontrolled buying or shopping is a highly prevalent, disabling and growing problem, yet measuring...
SMART announces revolutionary new process for scientific applications
New microfluidic process enables researchers to create unique environment for developing medicine that cannot be achieved through conventional methods, paving the way for more potent,...
New platform for cancer diagnostics and drug testing
Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg. Parts of tumor tissue, which is normally discarded in cancer surgery, bear information about the disease. So far, as studies...
New model shows winners, losers among marine microbes in warming oceans
A USC-led research team developed a new tool to show how rising ocean temperatures help and hurt various marine microbesCredit: Photo credit: Ulrich Sommer, IFM-GEOMAR...
Nutrient pollution and ocean warming negatively affect early life of corals
Credit: Raphael Ritson-Williams Corals are constantly exposed to multiple environmental stressors at any given time. On a global scale, climate change is increasing seawater temperatures...
Caesarean birth has little impact on children developing allergies
Credit: phduet A caesarean birth had little impact on whether a child would go onto develop allergies, a new study led by the Murdoch Children's...
CABI scientists help discover new biological control for noxious parthenium weed in Pakistan
Credit: Asim Hafeez CABI scientists, as part of an international team of researchers, have discovered a new biological control in the fight against the highly...
Biomaterial discovery enables 3D printing of tissue-like vascular structures
Credit: Professor Alvaro Mata An international team of scientists have discovered a new material that can be 3D printed to create tissue-like vascular structures. In...
Bristol scientists demonstrate first non-volatile nano relay operation at 200°C
Discovery is significant step in developing electronics for extreme energy efficiency and harsh environmentsCredit: Dr Dinesh Pamunuwa Researchers at the University of Bristol have come...
Rapid DNA test quickly identifies victims of mass casualty event
Credit: Butte County Sheriff's Office To quickly identify victims of the 2018 Camp Fire, the deadliest wildfire in California's history, researchers used a technique called...
Supercomputers drive ion transport research
XSEDE-allocated Stampede2 supercomputer powers path-sampling molecular simulationsCredit: Malmir et al. For a long time, nothing. Then all of a sudden, something. Wonderful things in nature...
Cover crops can benefit hot, dry soils
Credit: Rajan Ghimire The Southern High Plains of the United States have low annual rainfall. When it does rain, though, intense storms can cause severe...
The brains of shrimps and insects are more alike than we thought
Crustaceans share a brain structure known to be crucial for learning and memory in insects, a University of Arizona-led research team discovered.Credit: Gabriella Wolff and...
