Optimizing device implantation in patients with atrial fibrillation and risk of stroke
The study is based on the bachelor's degree final project in Biomedical Engineering by Ainhoa M. Aguado, first author of the article, who worked under...
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Blood flow command center discovered in the brain
Credit: Farmer et al An international team of researchers has discovered a group of cells in the brain that may function as a 'master-controller' for...
On the way to fighting staph infections with the body’s immune system
Researchers identify exact cells mediating the mouse's defense against Staphylococcus infection -- MRSACredit: Johns Hopkins Medicine Researchers have gained a greater understanding of the biology...
Applying precious metal catalysts economically
This new method makes it possible to save materialCredit: RUB, Marquard Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the Fritz Haber Institute Berlin have developed a new...
New whistle alerts bats to steer clear of wind turbines
Researchers from Texas A&M will describe a device capable of producing an ultrasonic whistle to deter bats from flying into wind turbine blades at the...
UC Berkeley grad wins prestigious dissertation award
Finn's breakthrough approaches significantly advanced machine learning and roboticsCredit: Association for Computing Machinery ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, today announced that Chelsea Finn receives...
Johns Hopkins researchers find widely ‘inconsistent’ use of antibodies in lab experiments
Findings throw study results into doubt and sheds light on 'reproducibility crisis'Credit: Ibrahim Kulac, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Scientists at the Johns...
Chewing gums reveal the oldest Scandinavian human DNA
Credit: Per Persson/Stockholm University The first humans who settled in Scandinavia more than 10,000 years ago left their DNA behind in ancient chewing gums, which...
Older adults expect to lose brainpower, but most don’t ask doctors how to prevent dementia
Many in their 50s and early 60s buy supplements or do puzzles in hopes of protecting brain health, but may miss out on effective strategiesCredit:...
Amount of carbon stored in forests reduced as climate warms
Credit: Ulf Buntgen Accelerated tree growth caused by a warming climate does not necessarily translate into enhanced carbon storage, an international study suggests. The team,...
Artificial intelligence tool vastly scales up Alzheimer’s research
Machine learning tool automates pathologists' work to identify disease markersCredit: UC Davis Health Video: https://youtu.be/HmF1iuxpiiA Researchers at UC Davis and UC San Francisco have found...
Big data helps identify better way to research breast cancer’s spread
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Scientists are using a lot of genomic data to identify medical issues sooner in patients, but they're also using it to...
Inflammation induces anhedonia in women but not men
Effect of inflammation on a core symptom of depression helps explain higher rates of the disorder in women than men Philadelphia, May 15, 2019 -...
Protection by the malaria vaccine: not only a matter of quantity but also of quality
A study shows for the first time that the higher the avidity of antibodies induced by the RTS,S vaccine, the greater the protectionCredit: ISGlobal The...
China unlikely to curb fentanyl exports in short-term
Study outlines how some Asian nations are reforming illicit drug policies Strict policies traditionally embraced by Asian nations to discourage illicit drug use are beginning...
