Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology will host 2020 ICPC finals
The Russian capital has been selected as the venue for the International Collegiate Programming Contest in June 2020. ICPC is the oldest and most prestigious...
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Screen time — even before bed — has little impact on teen well-being
Data from more than 17,000 teenagers show little evidence of a relationship between screen time and well-being in adolescents. The study, published in Psychological Science,...
Mass drug administration reduces scabies cases by 90% in Solomon Islands' communities
Largest study of its kind provides important evidence for global strategy on scabies control Mass drug administration (MDA) of two antibiotics can be highly effective...
Durability vs. recyclability: Dueling goals in making electronics more sustainable
Credit: John Toon The falling cost of solar power has led to a boom in recent years, with more and more photovoltaic panels popping up...
Unlocking the female bias in lupus
New research on the X chromosome from the School of Veterinary Medicine points to an abnormality in the immune system's T cells as a possible...
Compound that kills drug-resistant fungi is isolated from ant microbiota
A project conducted by researchers in Brazil and the US investigated bacteria living in symbiosis with insects as a source for novel drugs.Credit: Weilan Melo,...
New hope for treating childhood brain cancer
Credit: Laboratory of Chromatin Biology and Epigenetics at The Rockefeller University There could be new treatments on the horizon for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, or...
Peptides with brominated tryptophan analogs could protect marine animals
This article by Dr. Elsie C. Jimenez is published in Protein & Peptide Letters, volume 26, issue 4 , 2019 Bromotryptophan is a noncoded amino...
About TFE: Old and new findings
This article by Dr. Marian Vincenzi et al. is published in Current Protein & Peptide Science, volume 20 , issue 5 , 2019Credit: Dr. Marian...
Microglia, cells thought restricted to central nervous system, are redefined in new study
Credit: University of Notre Dame Inside the body, disease and injury can leave behind quite the mess -- a scattering of cellular debris, like bits...
Researchers uncover hidden deicer risks affecting bridge health
Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash. - Common magnesium chloride deicers used on roadways and bridges around the U.S. may be doing more damage than previously thought,...
Novel Hawaiian communities operate similarly to native ecosystems
Credit: Jeferson Vizentin-Bugoni On the Hawaiian island of Oahu, it is possible to stand in a lush tropical forest that doesn't contain a single native...
Artificial intelligence approach optimizes embryo selection for IVF
This pioneering work aims to automate and standardize a process that is currently very subjective A new artificial intelligence approach by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators...
Improving 3D-printed prosthetics and integrating electronic sensors
Credit: Virginia Tech With the growth of 3D printing, it's entirely possible to 3D print your own prosthetic from models found in open-source databases. But...
SwRI engineers develop novel techniques to trick object detection systems
Project to test and improve deep-learning algorithms for enhanced securityCredit: Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO -- April 4, 2019 -- New adversarial techniques developed by...