Structural Heart features studies on ASD closure and disparities in Watchman device access
NEW YORK - March 12, 2019-The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) is pleased to announce that the latest issue of Structural Heart: The Journal of the...
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New lung cancer studies feature latest treatment advances
2019 Multidisciplinary Thoracic Cancers Symposium highlights include definitive therapy for oligometastatic disease, patient exposure to tailored guidelines and the use of prophylactic cranial irradiation ARLINGTON,...
Particulate matter pollutes the air above Africa
Impact of air pollution on climate, humans and the environment as well as the role of the West African summer monsoon - German-African consortium presents...
UNH researchers create a hydrogel contact lens to treat serious eye disease
Credit: UNH/UCD DURHAM, N.H. - Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have created a hydrogel that could one day be made into a contact...
Fear center in the brain protects against illusions
Researchers at the University of Bonn show that an inhibition of amygdalae makes people more susceptible to deceptionCredit: © Photo: Maya Claussen Photography If functionality...
Engaging in physical activity could reduce long-term mortality
Credit: University of Granada Cognitive frailty is a heterogeneous clinical manifestation characterized by the simultaneous presence of both physical frailty and cognitive impairment, in the...
Profiling immune system in pediatric arthritis patients offers hope for improved diagnosis and treatment
Using machine learning to diagnose disease A team of scientists from VIB and KU Leuven has developed a machine learning algorithm that identifies children with...
Research team uses artificial muscles to develop an air conditioner for the future
Hannover MesseCredit: Credit: Oliver Dietze It can be used to cool or heat the air in a room or to cool or heat liquids. And...
Cambridge spin-out starts producing graphene at commercial scale
Credit: Paragraf A recent University of Cambridge spin-out company, Paragraf, has started producing graphene - a sheet of carbon just one atomic layer thick -...
Lab Owl, an ACC Company, joins the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI)
The Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI) brings together a consortium of over 100 partner organizations from industry, government, academia and the non-profit sector to develop...
Teachers ‘scarred’ by legacy of 1988 anti-LGBT+ law
Legislation repealed in 2003 continues to affect professional life of LGBT+ teachers LGBT+ teachers who taught in schools during the late 1980s and 1990s remain...
Speaking with a robot is not as pleasant as talking to a human
Researchers from the CNRS and Aix-Marseille University have used a novel approach to demonstrate that interactions with humans activate the brain's social reward system more...
New study explores impacts of marine and freshwater predators on ecosystems and society
Credit: Shark, tarpon and cape fur seal: Neil Hammerschlag, Ph.D. American Crocodile: Massimo Giorgetta MIAMI--March 11, 2019-- A new study from a team of leading...
Dementia looks different in brains of Hispanics
UC Davis study points to importance of vascular diseaseCredit: UC Davis Health A major new study from the UC Davis Alzheimer's Center has uncovered dramatic...
Researchers improve description of defective oxides with first principles calculation
Team develops site-dependent +U correction parametersCredit: Ulrich Aschauer Some perovskite oxides, for example, have shown a wide spectrum of technologically relevant functional properties such as...
