Simple scan could direct treatments for angina
A 40 minute test for angina could help patients avoid an overnight stay in hospital, according to research funded by the NIHR Guy's and St...
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From one brain scan, more information for medical artificial intelligence
System helps machine-learning models glean training information for diagnosing and treating brain conditionsCredit: Amy Zhao/MIT CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT researchers have devised a novel method...
Family and community central to recovery among Sierra Leone’s former child soldiers
15-year study the first to follow male and female child soldiers into adulthoodCredit: Chris Soldt, Boston College Chestnut Hill, Mass. (6/19/19) - Nearly two decades...
UIC tapped to support $28 million drug discovery project
Researchers seek new TB treatments The University of Illinois at Chicago will work with TB Alliance to help find new drug treatments for tuberculosis, a...
Powering a solution: Professor takes charge at improving lithium ion batteries safety
As cutting edge as electric vehicles are, they're still vulnerable to an Achilles heel - the very source that gives them power. One of the...
Photovoltaic nanotubes
Special nanotubes could improve solar power and imaging technologyCredit: © 2019 Iwasa et al. Physicists discovered a novel kind of nanotube that generates current in...
FEFU scientist reported on concentration of pesticides in marine organisms
Credit: FEFU press office According to ecotoxicologist from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU), from the 90s and during 2000s in the tissues of Russian Far...
Antarctic marine life recovery following the dinosaurs’ extinction
A new study shows how marine life around Antarctica returned after the extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs. A team led by British Antarctic...
Study reveals global disparities in cervical cancer rates among women with HIV
A new International Journal of Cancer study indicates that rates of invasive cervical cancer (ICC) are particularly high in women living with HIV in South...
Insilico Medicine to present at the Ageing, Health & Rejuvenation Nature Conference
Credit: Insilico Medicine Wednesday, June 19, 2019 - Insilico Medicine, a biotech company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing the next generation artificial intelligence,...
Biochar may boost carbon storage, but benefits to germination and growth appear scant
Credit: Photo courtesy Nancy Holm CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Biochar may not be the miracle soil additive that many farmers and researchers hoped it to be,...
Mobile crisis service reduces youth ER visits for behavioral health needs, says study
Children and youth with acute behavioral health needs who are seen through Connecticut's Mobile Crisis Intervention Service - a community-based program that provides mental health...
8,000 cyber security experts to attend 9th Annual Cyber Week Conference at Tel Aviv University
Weeklong event features world's top cyber security experts in government, military, industry and academia On June 23-27, more than 8,000 cybersecurity professionals, policymakers, entrepreneurs, investors...
Research shows wind can prevent seabirds accessing their most important habitat
We marvel at flying animals because it seems like they can access anywhere, but a first study of its kind has revealed that wind can...
Researchers find potential way to prevent most common pregnancy-related conditions
Study suggests growth factor could halt preeclampsia and preterm birth Baltimore, Md -- About 1 in 10 pregnant women experience placenta abnormalities that lead to...
