Water that never freezes
Credit: ETH Zurich Making ice cubes is a simple process: you take a plastic ice-cube tray like you'd find in most households, fill it with...
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New research reveals climate change secrets hidden in the Yukon permafrost
Credit: Trevor Porter A study from U of T Mississauga uses new research techniques to reveal alarming information about climate change in Canada's north. A...
Brookhaven joins the IBM Q Network Hub at Oak Ridge National Lab
This hub is part of a worldwide community of businesses, universities, and research labs that seeks to advance quantum computing and explore its scientific and...
Association between household workload, career dissatisfaction for physician moms
Bottom Line: This study used data from an online survey of about 1,700 physician mothers to examine how responsibilities at home are associated with career...
A dust-up: Microbes interact with harmful chemicals in dust
Microbes in household dust can break down harmful chemicals, study shows COLUMBUS, Ohio--The dust that settles throughout our homes and offices almost always contains bits...
Higher lead in topsoil boosts probability of cognitive difficulties in 5-year-old boys
Soil contamination has long been recognized as a contributor to lead exposure in people and is now a health concern worldwide. In a new study,...
ACM Thacker Breakthrough Award recognizes contributions that shaped cloud computing
Mendel Rosenblum transformed datacenters by reinventing virtual machinesCredit: Courtesy, Stanford University ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, today announced that Mendel Rosenblum of Stanford University...
Caregiving not as bad for your health as once thought, study says
For decades, articles in research journals and the popular press alike have reported that being a family caregiver takes a toll on a person's health,...
New algorithm optimizes quantum computing problem-solving
A Canadian quantum computer can solve complex problems more efficiently with an algorithm developed in Japan.Credit: Tohoku University Tohoku University researchers have developed an algorithm...
New study finds higher C-section infection risk for mothers on Medicaid
More research needed to understand the disparity between public versus private insurance Arlington, VA -- The risk of surgical site infection following cesarean delivery is...
Opioid addiction treatment in teens focus of new project
HERSHEY, Pa. -- Substance use disorders continue to rise at alarming rates among adolescents, with opioid abuse contributing to this significant public health problem. A...
Neurostimulation for chronic pain, bladder conditions, and movement disorders
Free public event in Sydney, Australia, on May 26, 2019 WHAT: Free public event in Sydney, Australia: "Neurostimulation: An established drug-free therapy for chronic conditions...
Long-lived bats could hold secrets to mammal longevity
UMD biologists found four bat lineages that live at least four times longer than similar-sized mammals and revealed new traits associated with bat longevityCredit: G....
Active ingredient of aconite root against peripheral neuropathic pain is identified as neoline
Credit: © Toshiaki Makino The root of Aconitum carmichaeli (Ranunculaceae), is a crude drug used in traditional Chinese or Japanese kampo medicine to treat pain...
More than a strip of paint needed to keep cyclists safe
Credit: Monash University Research published in the journal Accident Analysis and Prevention today (Thursday 11 April 2019) shows that marked on-road bicycle lanes and parked...
