Multi-country study: Many Airbnb listings that allow smoking lack smoke detectors
Study also finds carbon monoxide detectors lacking in one-third of Airbnb listings in 43 cities In a study that analyzed Airbnb listings across 17 countries,...
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How susceptible are hospital employees to phishing attacks?
Multicenter study finds high click rate for simulated phishing emails, potential benefit in phishing awareness trainingCredit: Brigham and Women's Hospital/JAMA Network Open Cybersecurity threats are...
A tale of two cities: Is air pollution improving in Paris and London?
Credit: King's College London and Airparif For the first time, a joint air pollution study across two mega-cities - London and Paris - measures the...
Chad A. Mirkin wins Netherlands Award for Supramolecular Chemistry 2019
The Research Center for Functional Molecular Systems presents the Netherlands Awards for Supramolecular Chemistry 2019. This year's laureates, Chad A. Mirkin and Helma Wennemers, have...
Cutting the standard dose of medication for acute mountain sickness in half does not reduce its effectiveness
Half the recommended dose of acetazolamide is virtually as effective in preventing debilitating symptoms that frequently afflict trekkers and climbers, according to a new study...
UNH researchers identify role gender-biased protein may play in autism
DURHAM, N.H. - Researchers at the University of New Hampshire are one step closer to helping answer the question of why autism is four times...
New study highlights ‘alarmingly high’ rate of visual problems in stroke survivors
A new University study, published in PLOS ONE, highlights the high incidence and prevalence of visual problems in acute stroke survivors. A stroke is a...
New study shows an eye scan can detect signs of Alzheimer’s disease
Study published in a journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology suggests the noninvasive scan may also help distinguish between Alzheimer's and mild cognitive impairment...
FAIR biodiversity data in Pensoft journals thanks to a routine data auditing workflow
Credit: Pensoft To avoid publication of openly accessible, yet unusable datasets, fated to result in irreproducible and inoperable biological diversity research at some point down...
Inhibiting post-translational modifications may lower oxidative stress in the aging eye
This article is by D.W.-C. Li et al. is published in Current Molecular Medicine, Volume 18, Issue 9, 2018 Retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells are...
Researchers of Russia and Finland to create a unique wind turbine for the Arctic
Researchers develop energy-efficient installations based on the use of wind power to supply consumers in the ArcticCredit: https://pixabay.com/ (free) Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University...
Blood pressure control is beneficial, is it not?
New findings on blood pressure control in older adults Until recently, physicians had generally assumed that older adults benefit from keeping their blood pressure below...
SniffPhone detects cancer from breath
VTT involved in the development of a cancer screening deviceCredit: Copyright: JLM Innovation GmbH SniffPhone, currently in its prototype phase, enables early diagnosis of gastric...
Mechanized cane measures patients’ rehabilitation process without noticing it
It monitors a person's time of use and weight-bearing while walking, in a nonintrusive way for users and at low costCredit: University of Malaga Robot-aided...
Battlefield AI gets $72 million Army investment
Credit: Army Illustration by Jhi Scott, CCDC Army Research Laboratory ADELPHI, Md. (March 11, 2019) - The U.S. Army is investing $72 million in a...
