A study warns of Spanish children’s overexposure to ‘junk food’ ads on TV
Credit: UGRdivulga Spanish children are overexposed to TV ads of unhealthy food (burgers, pizzas, soft drinks, chocolate, bakery, etc.) both ...
Noninvasive imaging technique protects healthy tissues during freezing of cancer lesions
BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA, and CARDIFF, UK -- A solution to a major challenge in using minimally invasive cryotherapy to target ...
Stable quantum bits can be made from complex molecules
Credit: Design by Dr. Christopher Muryn Quantum computing is about to get more complex. Researchers have evidence that large molecules ...
Evaluating safety, effects of vaginal testosterone cream, estradiol vaginal ring
While aromatase inhibitors (AIs) are a preferred therapy for postmenopausal women who have hormone receptor-positive early-stage breast cancer, the vaginal ...
Is vitamin D level in blood at breast cancer diagnosis associated with survival?
A new report published online by JAMA Oncology examined whether levels of a blood biomarker of Vitamin D - 25-hydroxyvitamin ...
Researchers at CHLA receive grant to study new way of battling resistant
Yong-Mi Kim, MD, PhD, of The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles, has been awarded a 3 year ...
Self-healing materials for semi-dry conditions
Loading video... Credit: Courtesy of the Akira Harada Lab Before we have self-healing cars or buildings, we need strong materials ...
Catching a tumor in a spider’s web
Credit: VIB-Ine Dehandschutter After a decade of research, the Belgian Switch Laboratory (VIB/KU Leuven) has revealed a new designer molecule ...
Study demonstrates potential support for ban on microbeads in cosmetics
Credit: Imogen Napper/Plymouth University Public awareness regarding the presence of microbeads within personal care products is lacking in some areas ...
With a little help from my friend
Credit: Roman Wittig, Taï Chimpanzee Project In humans and other social animals stress is associated with poor health and high ...
World’s smallest magnifying glass makes it possible to see chemical bonds between atoms
Credit: credit: NanoPhotonics Cambridge/Bart deNijs For centuries, scientists believed that light, like all waves, couldn't be focused down smaller than ...
Preservation of monuments: Pinpointed repair reduces costs
Credit: Photo: IONYS/KIT The Waldbahn railway line near Welzheim is one of the most beautiful railway lines in South Germany ...
First random laser made of paper-based ceramics
Credit: Photo: Institute for Complex Systems /Rome Working with physicists from the University of Rome, a team led by Professor ...
Researchers discover new material to improve de-icing
Credit: Cullen College of Engineering Icy conditions can be deadly, whether you're flying into bad weather or too close to ...
The Exascale Computing Project awards $34 million for software development
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 10, 2016 - The Department of Energy's Exascale Computing Project (ECP) today announced the selection of ...
IUPUI maps genome of black blow fly; may benefit human health, advance pest management
Credit: Charity Owings, School of Science, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS -- Researchers at the School of Science at Indiana ...
American Indian engineers present inaugural award to Sandia diversity specialist
Credit: Randy Montoya ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Introducing the first recipient of the Blazing Flame Award from the American Indian Science ...
Artificial-intelligence system surfs web to improve its performance
Of the vast wealth of information unlocked by the Internet, most is plain text. The data necessary to answer myriad ...
Plant-species hotspot maps identify priority conservation areas of tropical Africa
Credit: Jan Wieringa, Naturalis Biodiversity Center Identifying critical areas for global biodiversity is an important step when prioritising areas for ...
‘Exceptional’ nanosensor architecture based on exceptional points
Credit: UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering Researchers from the University of California San Diego have developed a novel ...
