Does greater immersion in virtual reality lead to a better experience?
Credit: (c) 2019 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 18, 2019--Contrary to current industry trends to develop more immersive virtual reality systems,...
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Record-low fertility rates linked to decline in stable manufacturing jobs
Credit: Nathan Seltzer MADISON - As the Great Recession wiped out nearly 9 million jobs and 19 trillion dollars in wealth from U.S. households, American...
Marshall University occupational medicine expert pens new book to guide start-up practices
Credit: American Medical Association Research supported by the Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) on Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (RA/SLE) provides new insights into tissue...
New clues on tissue damage identified in rheumatoid arthritis and lupus
NIH AMP research lays groundwork for finding potential treatment targetsCredit: Camazine Scott Research supported by the Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) on Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic...
Cell structure linked to longevity of slow-growing Ponderosa Pines
Credit: Beth Roskilly MISSOULA - Slow-growing ponderosa pines may have a better chance of surviving longer than fast-growing ones, especially as climate change increases the...
Egg-sucking sea slug from Florida’s Cedar Key named after Muppets creator Jim Henson
Credit: Florida Museum photo by Gustav Paulay GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Feet from the raw bars and sherbet-colored condominiums of Florida's Cedar Key, researchers discovered a...
Boston Bruins and Forsyth Institute partner to provide mouthguards for high school athletes
Credit: Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins Hockey team has partnered with the Forsyth Institute to provide custom mouthguards to student athletes at Lynn Classical High...
Quantum music to my ears
Researchers have applied new atomic-sensing capabilities to detect and record music.Credit: J. Burrus at NIST WASHINGTON, D.C., June 18, 2019 -- It sounds like an...
Reducing brain inflammation could treat tinnitus and other hearing loss-related disorders
Inflammation in a sound-processing region of the brain mediates ringing in the ears in mice that have noise-induced hearing loss, according to a study publishing...
A new manufacturing process for aluminum alloys
Process eliminates multiple steps typical in conventional extrusionCredit: Andrea Starr | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory RICHLAND, WASHINGTON, June 18, 2019 - An advanced manufacturing process...
To improve drones, Montana State researchers study flying insects
Credit: MSU Photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez BOZEMAN -- The unmanned aircraft known as drones, used by hobbyists, researchers and industry to take aerial images and...
Survivors of breast cancer face increased risk of heart disease
New study documents that postmenopausal women with early stage breast cancer are at much greater risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, and that risk continues...
Pushing the bounds of memory
By unraveling secret conversations, via signaling, in cellsCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston researcher is examining the reaction in the brain at the...
Wearable device reveals how seals prepare for diving
Credit: Monica Arso Civil, Sea Mammal Research Unit. A wearable non-invasive device based on near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) can be used to investigate blood volume and...
Microfluidics device captures circulating cancer cell clusters
A new tool will help cancer researchers gain a better understanding of the critical mechanisms at play during metastasis.Credit: Shaner et al. WASHINGTON, D.C., June...
