AI can detect low-glucose levels via ECG without fingerprick test
Credit: University of Warwick Tracking sugar in the blood is crucial for both healthy individuals and diabetic patients. Current methods to measure glucose requires needles...
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Tuning optical resonators gives researchers control over transparency
Method has ramifications for quantum computing, communications and moreCredit: Yang Lab In the quantum realm, under some circumstances and with the right interference patterns, light...
Ben-Gurion University to present sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer with honorary degree
Dr. Ruth will establish psychology scholarship for research and academia at Ben-Gurion UniversityCredit: American Associates, Ben-Gurion University NEW YORK...January 13, 2020 - Renowned psychosexual therapist,...
$3.8 million for advanced manufacturing education by the Department of Defense
Credit: Virginia Tech The Department of Defense has awarded Virginia Tech researchers $3.8 million in support of the Office of Naval Research's Manufacturing Engineering Education...
Risk of lead exposure linked to decreased brain volume in adolescents
Researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles reveal a relationship between lead exposure risk and brain structure in children from lower-income familiesCredit: Eric Kan of Children's...
Why did we give sailors and soldiers shark repellent that … didn’t work? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2020 -- People have been developing different forms of shark repellent for decades -- the military even...
Innovative CareView app provides patient data on 7 conditions related to 40% of ED visits
Clinician decision support app spreading across an entire stateCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- Doctors at Indiana University Health hospitals now have faster, easier access to...
McMaster chemists find new way to break down old tires into material for new ones
Credit: Georgia Kirkos, McMaster University A team of chemists at McMaster University has discovered an innovative way to break down and dissolve the rubber used...
Nano-objects of desire: Assembling ordered nanostructures in 3D
Using shape-programmable DNA frames, scientists established a new nanofabrication platform for directing nanomaterial components of different natures (inorganic and biological) into 3-D arrays with prescribed...
Atomic tuning on cobalt enables an eightfold increase of H2O2 production
Modulating single cobalt atoms boosts a low-cost, efficient, and eco-friendly electrochemical H2O2 production that can potentially benefit the semiconductor and medical industriesCredit: IBS Just like...
Cell growth: Intricate network of potential new regulatory mechanisms has been decoded
Biophysics: Publication in StructureCredit: HHU / Manuel Etzkorn In the cover article of the Cell Press journal Structure, the authors - among them Dr. Manuel...
Israeli docs strike big blow to superbugs
Hebrew University team brings hope to patients with life-threatening, drug-resistant infectionsCredit: Nathalie Balaban and Jiafeng Liu Every year in the United States, more than 35,000...
Investigational drugs block bone loss in mice receiving chemotherapy
Culprit identified in bone loss from cancer therapyCredit: Zhangting Yao Bone loss that can lead to osteoporosis and fractures is a major problem for cancer...
First 3D-printed sensor-operated prosthetic arm for toddlers prototyped by UK engineers
Credit: University of Lincoln The lightweight device with soft grip fingers uses an armband fitted with sensors to detect electrical signals naturally conducted by muscles....
High temperatures due to global warming will be dramatic even for tardigrades
Credit: Ricardo Neves Global warming, a major aspect of climate change, is already causing a wide range of negative impacts on many habitats of our...
