The aurora’s very high altitude booster
Credit: ERG science center A critical ingredient for auroras exists much higher in space than previously thought, according to new research in the journal Scientific...
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New brain sensor offers Alzheimer’s answers
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have developed a tool to monitor communications within the brain...
Low-voltage, low-power pressure sensors for monitoring health
Credit: Khademhosseini Lab (LOS ANGELES) - Recent advances in technology have opened many possibilities for using wearable and implantable sensors to monitor various indicators of...
A remote, computerized training program eases anxiety in children
Researchers first to explore relationship between anxiety, inhibitory control and EEG measures in preadolescentsCredit: Mark Ashton Smith, Ph.D., IQ Mindware Anxiety levels in the United...
Alzheimer Europe identifies key recommendations on legal capacity and decision making
Credit: Alzheimer Europe Luxembourg, 9 March 2021 - Today, Alzheimer Europe launches a new report, "Legal capacity and decision making: The ethical implications of lack...
First AI system for contactless monitoring of heart rhythm using smart speakers
Credit: Mark Stone/University of Washington Smart speakers, such as Amazon Echo and Google Home, have proven adept at monitoring certain health care issues at home....
Engineering platform offers collaborative cloud options for sustainable manufacturing
Credit: Purdue University/Shweta Singh WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University engineering innovator has developed a cloud-based platform aimed at mapping inter-industry dependence networks for...
Research pinpoints unique drug target in antibiotic resistant bacteria
Credit: Shutterstock Researchers have identified a critical mechanism that allows deadly bacteria to gain resistance to antibiotics. The findings offer a potential new drug target...
How fast is the universe expanding? Galaxies provide one answer.
New measure of Hubble constant highlights discrepancy between estimates of our cosmic fateCredit: Photo courtesy of the Carnegie-Irvine Galaxy Survey Determining how rapidly the universe...
Young white-tailed deer that disperse survive the same as those that stay home
Risky movements that benefit species do not result in added mortality, study findsCredit: Diefenbach Lab, Penn State Juvenile white-tailed deer that strike out to find...
Complement inhibition reverses mental losses in preclinical traumatic brain injury models
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina provide preclinical evidence that mental losses after traumatic brain injury can be reversed with complement inhibition, even...
A plant’s place in history can predict susceptibility to pathogens
Credit: Michael Bradshaw Found around the world, powdery mildew is a fungal disease especially harmful to plants within the sunflower family. Like most invasive pathogens,...
Time needed to sequence key molecules could be reduced from years to minutes
Research demonstrates potential for rapid, accurate glycan sequencingCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- Using a nanopore, researchers have demonstrated the potential to reduce the...
Membrane around tumors may be key to preventing metastasis
Tough as plastic wrap but elastic like a balloon, the lining could be a target for therapies to limit cancer cells from spreading.Credit: Image: Jose-Luis...
Greater tobacco use linked to higher levels of inflammation in HIV-positive people
UMass Amherst study points to health benefits from reducing cigarette smokingCredit: UMass Amherst Inflammation in the body has been linked to the intensity of tobacco...