Why a blow to the chest can kill or save you
A blow to the chest can have highly contrasting effects. For instance, some baseball players have died after being hit in the chest by a...
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Carbon nanotubes can be produced in a new way by twisting ribbon-like graphene
Graphene is a material made of a single layer of carbon atoms. It is closely related to carbon nanotubes, which are used as reinforcing agents...
Pioneering study could offer protection to patients with rare genetic disease
Skin cells taken from patients with a rare genetic disorder are up to 10 times more sensitive to damage from ultraviolet A radiation in laboratory...
Danish researchers behind AI-driven customer support in a class of its own
In just one year, researchers from the University of Copenhagen's Department of Computer Science have developed an advanced customer service and support system built on...
Study links unhealthy diet to mental illness in California adults
Loma Linda University researchers find junk food is associated with both moderate and severe psychological distressCredit: Loma Linda University Health A study has found that...
Mainz University Medical Center implanted first motor-controlled heart valves in Europe
Innovative new treatment option for narrowed aortic valves is first used in MainzCredit: photo/©: Peter Pulkowski, Mainz University Medical Center Patients of the Mainz University...
MTHFD2 mitochondrial metabolic enzyme maintains cancer stem-like cells
Credit: Kanazawa University An increase in the incidence and mortality rate of cancer has been noted worldwide, especially for lung cancer. Many patients with lung...
Nearly two-thirds of American children live in asset poverty, new study shows
CORVALLIS, Ore. - More than 63 percent of American children and 55 percent of Americans live in "asset" poverty, meaning they have few or no...
Health burden of glaucoma has risen worldwide
The health burden of glaucoma has continuously increased around the globe in the past 25 years, according to an Acta Opthalmologica study. Higher burdens were...
Being overweight in adolescence may increase kidney cancer risk later in life
Being overweight has been linked with a higher risk of developing a form of kidney cancer called renal cell carcinoma (RCC) among adults, but it's...
Complex medication regimens are common & sometimes dangerous in patients with lung disease
Patients with interstitial lung disease--a group of disorders causing progressive scarring of lung tissue--are often prescribed various medications that specifically target their disease and others...
Is the drug overdose epidemic unique to the United States?
Is the current American drug overdose epidemic an isolated phenomenon? Have other high-income countries experienced similar increases in drug overdose mortality, or are they likely...
The ‘Laminar Express’: USU engineers dissect the two-seam fastball
Credit: USU News Release -- LOGAN, UTAH -- The worlds of engineering and baseball have collided. Researchers at Utah State University are breaking down the...
IDRI partners with Afrigen Biologics and Biovac to produce tuberculosis vaccine
Transferring technology to South Africa for on-site vaccine production In an effort to produce vaccines where they are needed most, IDRI (Infectious Disease Research Institute)...
Genetic study seeks to prevent foodborne infection caused by Salmonella
Project presented at FAPESP Week London identifies genes that allow bacteria to survive in the digestive tract of poultry and thus infect humansCredit: André Julião...
