Future soldiers may get improved helmet padding
Credit: U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thomas Mort Army researchers and industry partners recently published a study showing how they developed new materials and manufacturing...
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AGS: Trump Administration’s 2021 budget ‘deeply troubling’ for older americans
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society Experts at the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) raised grave concerns with President Trump's 2021 budget proposal, which remains "deeply...
New machine learning method could supercharge battery development for electric vehicles
Credit: Cube3D Battery performance can make or break the electric vehicle experience, from driving range to charging time to the lifetime of the car. Now,...
AIBS recognizes science policy leadership
Michigan State University and Mississippi State University graduate students receive 2020 AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leadership AwardsCredit: Andy Feliciotti Washington, DC - The American Institute...
Scientists develop more accurate stem-cell model of early developing mouse embryo
Credit: Núria Taberner, ©Hubrecht Institute Scientists from the Hubrecht Institute (KNAW) and the University of Cambridge (UK) have managed to generate complex embryo-like structures from...
Controversy swirls around adipose-derived cell therapies for reparative medicine
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 19, 2020--Challenging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's current approach to evaluating and approving adipose-based...
Eliminating viruses in our food with cranberries and citrus fruit
A team of Canadian researchers is developing a treatment combining fruit extracts and irradiation to prevent outbreaks of foodborne infectionsCredit: Monique Lacroix, INRS Laval, February...
Altered potassium levels in neurons may cause mood swings in bipolar disorder
Salk researchers also find additional differences between the neurons of people with bipolar disorder who respond to lithium and those who don'tCredit: Salk Institute LA...
Spanish modified Story Memory Technique efficacious for Mexicans with multiple sclerosis
A team of researchers piloted a Spanish version of an evidence-based English-language cognitive intervention developed at Kessler Foundation, signaling an important step toward culturally appropriate...
Veggie-loving fish could be the new white meat
UCI discovery points to aquaculture potential of the monkeyface pricklebackCredit: NOAA/MBARI / Public domain Irvine, Calif., Feb. 19, 2020 -- A secret to survival amid...
New study results consistent with dog domestication during ice age
A research team performed dental microwear analysis on canid fossils from a Paleolithic site in the Czech RepublicCredit: Peter Ungar Analysis of Paleolithic-era teeth from...
Lensless on-chip microscopy platform shows slides in full view
UConn researchers develop low-cost, high resolution technology for improved optical imagingCredit: Sean Flynn/UConn Photo When you look through a microscope, whatever is on the stage...
New test identifies poisonous mushrooms
Credit: Candace Bever, ARS-USDA ALBANY, CALIFORNIA, February 19, 2020--A simple, portable test that can detect the deadliest of the mushroom poisons in minutes has been...
Global relationships that determine bird diversity on islands uncovered
Credit: Christophe Thebaud The study, a collection of molecular data from bird species found across 41 oceanic archipelagos, reveals how the area and isolation of...
MRI findings predict shoulder stiffness for rotator cuff tears
Joint capsule edema and thickness at the axillary recess prove useful in predicting stiff shoulder in patients with small to large ( Credit: American Journal...
