Uninsured older adults more likely to be sicker and in need of inpatient care in China
Being single, remote and lacking a pension also linked to poor access to healthcareCredit: Shen (Lamson) Lin A new study, published this week in the...
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Hair in ‘stress’: Analyze with care
Common hormone analysis in animal hair can lead to overestimated cortisol levelsCredit: Jan Zwilling Similar to humans, wild animals' reaction to disturbance is accompanied by...
Healthier and happier without Facebook
PsychologyCredit: © RUB, Marquard The group headed by Dr. Julia Brailovskaia published their results in the journal "Computers in Human Behavior" from 6. March 2020....
Misinformation on vaccines readily available online
Credit: University of Otago Parents researching childhood vaccinations online are likely to encounter significant levels of negative information, researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington,...
Piracy takes greater toll on small Persian gulf energy exporters
Tanker traffic drops after a piracy attack; Bahrain and Kuwait suffer the greatest lossesCredit: U.S. Coast Guard/LCDR Tyson Weinert DURHAM, N.C. - Tanker traffic through...
New nano strategy fights superbugs
Rice University material 'traps and zaps' floating DNA that makes bacteria resistantCredit: Illustration by Danning Zhang/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 12, 2020) - It's not...
Researchers create focus-free camera with new flat lens
New technology poised to drastically reduce weight, complexity and cost of cameras while increasing functionalityCredit: Rajesh Menon, University of Utah WASHINGTON -- Using a single...
LJI scientists identify potential targets for immune responses to novel coronavirus
Their analysis provides essential information for vaccine design and the evaluation of diagnostics and vaccine candidatesCredit: Grifoni et al./Cell Host & Microbe LA JOLLA, CA--Within...
Fast-charging damages electric car batteries
Just 25 industry-standard fast charging cycles can ruin a car's batteriesCredit: Ozkan Lab/UCR Commercial fast-charging stations subject electric car batteries to high temperatures and high...
Room-temperature bonded interface improves cooling of gallium nitride devices
Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech A room-temperature bonding technique for integrating wide bandgap materials such as gallium nitride (GaN) with thermally-conducting materials such as diamond...
Stanford scientists discover the mathematical rules underpinning brain growth
Using microscopy and mathematics, researchers have discovered the invisible pattern that growing neurons follow to form a brain. The technique could one day allow bioengineers...
Learning how cancer cells coordinate and collaborate to multiply and metastasize
Researchers from Osaka University and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology show that cancer cells cultured on Matrigel migrate to form a network...
Heat stress may affect more than 1.2 billion people annually by 2100
Rising global temperatures are increasing exposure to extreme heat and humidityCredit: NASA Earth Observatory Heat stress from extreme heat and humidity will annually affect areas...
Heat and light create new biocompatible microparticles
Innovative manufacturing technique can create new types of microparticles for applications such as drug delivery, diagnostics and tissue engineeringCredit: Stefan Roberts, Duke University DURHAM, N.C....
Banded mongoose study reveals how its environment influences the spread of infectious disease
Credit: Carol Anne Nichols With outbreaks of infectious diseases making headlines around the world, scientists are under pressure to understand the drivers that influence the...