A wearable gas sensor for health and environmental monitoring
Credit: Cheng Lab/Penn State A highly sensitive, wearable gas sensor for environmental and human health monitoring may soon become commercially available, according to researchers at...
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Most youths surviving opioid overdose not getting timely treatment to avoid recurrence
Credit: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention A study of more than 4 million Medicaid claims records during a recent seven-year period concludes that...
Organs-on-Chips Centre opens in UK for advancements in medical research and drug development
Credit: Emulate, Inc. A new research centre which aims to revolutionise medical research and drug development using microengineered Organs-on-Chips has opened at Queen Mary University...
Local activism can’t be crushed, research finds. At most, it changes target
New research by Fabrizio Perretti and Alessandro Piazza in the Strategic Management Journal finds that when community activists reach their goals, they galvanize; when they...
Parents with terminally ill children tend to hide emotional pain from their spouses
Credit: NTU Singapore A study of families in Singapore with terminally ill children found that parents tend to defer discussing their psychological pain with their...
Nanopore sequencing of African swine fever virus
Credit: ©Science China Press African swine fever (ASF) is one of the most pathogenic viral diseases in pigs caused by African swine fever virus (ASFV)....
Scientists discover link between ALS genes
Study holds promise for ALS treatmentsCredit: University of Malta The enzyme Gemin3 was identified as the molecular 'bridge' between genes whose mutation or disruption causes...
A sea monster’s genome
Credit: The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London Sailors' yarns about the Kraken, a giant sea-monster lurking in the abyss, may have an element...
Pulling the plug on calcium pumps — potential new treatment strategy for pancreatic cancer
Credit: University of Manchester UK scientists have identified a new way to kill pancreatic cancer cells by 'pulling the plug' on the energy generator that...
VHF radar operation starts in Thailand for observation of plasma bubble
High-precision plasma bubble observation from the initial generation by installation at the magnetic equatorCredit: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology The National Institute of...
A technology for embedding data in printed objects
Embed information with a 3D printer and retrieve with a commercial scannerCredit: Optical Media Interface Lab, NAIST A team from Nara Institute of Science and...
Photoelectrochemical water-splitting efficiency hits 4.5%
Credit: P. Linfeng/EPFL Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting for hydrogen fuel generation has been considered the Holy Grail of electrochemistry. But to achieve it, many scientists...
Body’s natural signal carriers can help melanoma spread
Credit: Kirsi Rilla A new study from Finland sheds fresh light on how melanoma cells interact with other cells via extracellular vesicles they secrete. The...
World’s first ultra-high resolution 3D comprehensive mapping of human brain kicks off
New mapping technique using powerful x-ray technology will provide clear and detailed images of the brain and aid development of more effective treatments for neurodegenerative...
New method detects toxin exposure from harmful algal blooms in human urine
FAU Harbor Branch researcher collaborates with US Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCredit: Florida Atlantic University Blooms of toxin-producing algae exploded in both fresh and...
