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Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine In a bid to determine factors linked to the most debilitating forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say...

People with autism have a more symmetrical brain

Credit: Clyde Francks, MPI Nijmegen The left and right halves of our brains develop differently, as each hemisphere 'specialises' in certain functions. For example, for...

Adults in lower walkability neighborhoods found to have a higher predicted cardiovascular risk

Individuals living in less walkable neighborhoods up to 33% more likely to have long-term cardiovascular risks: studyCredit: Unity Health Toronto A study led by researchers...

UTSA studies osteoporotic bone fractures to rethink treatment

Credit: Photo Courtesy of UTSA About half of all women in the U.S. will suffer a bone fracture due to osteoporosis. For women, the incidence...

It takes more than a catchy headline for health awareness campaigns to inspire action

A comparison of the Pinktober and Movember movements reveals that reach and engagement do not always lead people to research screening optionsCredit: Ricardo Carrasco III...

Researchers double sorghum grain yield to improve food supply

Credit: Ware lab/CSHL, 2019 Plant scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS), in their search for solutions to global...

Study shows how climate change may affect environmental conservation areas

Researchers classify 258 protected areas in Brazil as 'moderately vulnerable' and 17 as 'highly vulnerable' -- areas at greatest risk are in the Amazon, Atlantic...

Novel NRL instrument enhances ability to measure nuclear materials

Credit: (U.S. Navy photo by Nicholas E. M. Pasquini) WASHINGTON - Researchers with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) designed and built an instrument called...

System provides cooling with no electricity

Passive device relies on a layer of material that blocks incoming sunlight but lets heat radiate awayCredit: Courtesy of Arny Leroy, Evelyn Wang, et. al...

Visible light and nanoparticle catalysts produce desirable bioactive molecules

Simple photochemical method takes advantage of quantum mechanicsCredit: Credit: Yishu Jiang, Northwestern University Northwestern University chemists have used visible light and extremely tiny nanoparticles to...

Viticulture gets a boost with yield predicting, threat detecting robots

Credit: Chris Kitchen, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - For grape growers, accurately predicting each season's yield is key to a successful harvest. Underpredict, and you...

UTA to study bridge safety during floods, ecological impact of bridge construction

Examining the safety and environmental impacts of bridgesCredit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington researcher has received two Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)...

Kent State receives grant to develop and implement drug prevention infrastructure in 3 counties

Credit: Kent State University Kent State University's College of Public Health is teaming up with the Department of Computer Science to develop and implement drug...

Concrete with improved impact endurance for defense structures developed at FEFU

Credit: FEFU press office Engineers from the Military Studies Center at Far Eastern Federal University (MSC FEFU) developed a brand-new concrete with improved impact endurance...

Vera Serganova and Valery Fokin became Laureates of 2019 George Gamow Award