Giving rural Indians what they want increases demand for cookstoves
Common business practices, including enticing rebates, improves adoption of new cookstoves in rural IndiaCredit: Duke Global Health DURHAM, N.C. - Global health efforts to design...
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Resilience of Yellowstone’s forests tested by unprecedented fire
MADISON, Wis. -- In August 2016, areas of Yellowstone National Park that burned in 1988 burned again. Shortly after, in October 2016, ecologist Monica Turner...
Overweight adolescents are as likely to develop heart disorders as obese adolescents
Brazilian researchers arrived at this conclusion after conducting cardiovascular fitness tests with boys and girls aged 10-17; the results were published in Cardiology in the...
June’s SLAS technology special collection now available
Sample management collection features 'next generation compound delivery to support miniaturized biology'Credit: David James Group Oak Brook, IL - The June issue of SLAS Technology...
Feds fund creation of headset for high-speed brain link
Rice-led project aims to transfer visual perceptions from the sighted to the blindCredit: J. Robinson/Rice University A Rice University-led team of neuroengineers is embarking on...
‘Spidey senses’ could help autonomous machines see better
Researchers are building animal-inspired sensors into the shells of aircraft, carsCredit: Illustration by Taylor Callery WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- What if drones and self-driving cars...
Why do women military vets avoid using VA benefits?
Research by UMass Amherst epidemiologist pinpoints factors of health care quality, accessibility and comfortCredit: UMass Amherst Many women military veterans turn to the Veterans Administration...
MedStar Franklin Square to offer new treatment option for qualified emphysema patients
Revolutionary lung valve is first FDA-approved breathing aid without major surgeryCredit: Pulmonx The Angelos Center for Lung Disease at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center has...
Progress in family planning in Africa accelerating
Analysis in eight countries suggests trends advancing more quickly than previously thought, with married women the biggest users A new study led by researchers at...
Researchers develop new lens manufacturing technique
Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash. - Researchers from Washington State University and Ohio State University have developed a low-cost, easy way to make custom lenses that...
Professor rethinks living spaces for refugee camps
Credit: Rana Abudayyeh With every touch of a screen, new technologies including smartphones and social media have made the world smaller. Rana Abudayyeh, Robin Klehr...
Cutting the time on early disease diagnoses with extracellular vesicles
Credit: University of Notre Dame When an individual has cancer, or any number of other diseases, early detection can make a huge difference in the...
Study identifies enzymes that prevent diabetic kidney disease
DKD protective factors could be used as biomarkerss and for personalized clinical intervention BOSTON -- (May 20, 2019) -- A new study from Joslin Diabetes...
San Antonio to host premier sleep research event in June
Uncover the latest sleep and circadian research June 9-12 at SLEEP 2019 meeting DARIEN, IL - Don't miss the world's largest meeting devoted entirely to...
Wearable system to sense and stimulate the brain at unprecedented resolution
A team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University is starting a project to design and implement a noninvasive neural interface that can be used as...
