Neurodevelopment of 2-month-old infants shows effect of maternal stress
Stress creates risk, maternal education provides resilience A study of 70 mothers and their infants suggests that the impact of maternal stress on neurodevelopment is...
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SwRI develops robotic machine vision solution for shiny objects
Open-source ROS2 for intelligent parts reconstruction on display at Automate 2019 in Chicago SAN ANTONIO -- April 8, 2019 -- Southwest Research Institute and ROS-Industrial...
Study reveals early molecular signs of high-risk pregnancy
Women who have healthy pregnancies tend to show distinct changes in the activities of immune genes starting early in pregnancy, while women who have complicated...
Patient shielding provides negligible benefits while increasing risks
Leesburg, VA, April 8, 2019--A new study published in the April 2019 issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) makes the case for why...
Hate incidents are notoriously underreported; now, there’s an app for that
New app allows victims to report hate incidents beyond those captured by policeCredit: Hate Incident Reporting System Group The Federal Bureau of Investigation is responsible...
How can we improve skin care in residential care homes?
Launch of new Charité-led study Skin problems, ranging from generalized skin dryness to pressure ulcers, are common in older, care-dependent people. Care workers attempting to...
Testing how well water disinfectants damage antibiotic resistance genes
Credit: Mark Stone/University of Washington Each year at least 2 million Americans are infected with bacteria that cannot be treated with antibiotics, and at least...
ATS Foundation/Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. research fellowship in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
(New York, NY) - April 8, 2019 - Paul Andrew Reyfman, MD, MS, of Northwestern University has been awarded the ATS Foundation/Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc....
Migraine-linked protein exhibits sex-specific pain effects
Credit: UT Dallas / Ricardo Castrillón A new preclinical study from University of Texas at Dallas researchers may help explain why migraine is three times...
Disclosure law has improved nurse staffing in New Jersey, Rutgers study finds
Researcher recommends better communication of publicly reported hospital dataCredit: Rutgers University A New Jersey law requiring hospitals and nursing homes to publicly report the number...
NASA-NOAA satellite finds a more circular Tropical Cyclone Wallace
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Southern Indian Ocean and captured a...
Relationship benefits can be seen in your eyes
The presence of a spouse provides immediate stress protection, BYU study findsCredit: Jaren WIlkey, BYU Turns out that relationships are the secret to keeping calm...
Off-the-shelf smart fabric helps athletic coaching and physical therapy
Merging low cost and high performance in body motion sensingCredit: Figures provided by Dartmouth DartNets Lab. HANOVER, N.H. - April 8, 2019 - A computer...
Robots created with 3D printers could be caring for those in golden years
New design method to create soft robotsCredit: Ramses Martinez/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The world's elderly population is booming. The number of older people...
Scientific computing in the cloud gets down to Earth
Servers in the cloud, originally intended for business, broaden access to cluster computing, make new research strategies in geophysics possibleCredit: Image courtesy Google LOS ALAMOS,...
