Bohr scientists figure out how to measure electrical activity in a fetal heart
Electrodes are placed on the patient's chest area to record cardiac electrical activity - e.g. to determine whether the heart rhythm is so irregular that...
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New studies on student alcohol use can inform interventions to reduce blackouts
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- College students who drink alcohol don't typically intend to drink to the point that they "black out," and they also don't fully...
Genetic factors tied to obesity may protect against diabetes
Experts believe that where on the body people store surplus fat, whether round their middle or round the liver, may be genetically determined. Exactly where...
NASA pushes exploration of oceans in our solar system
Credit: NASA handout/Britney Schmidt/Dead Pixel VFX/Univ. of Texas at Austin NASA has navigated our solar system with spacecraft and landers, but still, our celestial neighbors...
Cancer drug insight tactic could spell double trouble for tumors
Credit: Mar Carmena and Emma Peat A new way of identifying potential cancer drugs could streamline the development of therapies, following a discovery by scientists....
Reducing US coal emissions through biomass and carbon capture would boost employment
While the need for solutions for the impending consequences of rising global temperatures has become increasingly urgent, many people have expressed concerns about the loss...
Quantum on the edge: Light shines on new pathway for quantum technology
Credit: Sebastian Zentilomo/University of Sydney Scientists in Australia have for the first time demonstrated the protection of correlated states between paired photons - packets of...
Bee diversity and richness decline as anthropogenic activity increases, confirm scientists
Credit: Alejandro Muñoz-Urias, Alvaro Edwin Razo Leon Changes in land use negatively affect bee species richness and diversity, and cause major shifts in species composition,...
Zebrafish larvae help in search for appetite suppressants
Credit: © National Institute of Genetics, CC BY 4.0 Researchers at the University of Zurich and Harvard University have developed a new strategy in the...
Study buckles down on child car seat use in ride-share vehicles
Credit: VTTI Traveling with young children can be a challenge. As ride-share apps continue to surge in popularity, transporting children safely via these services has...
Zebrafish larvae help in search for appetite suppressants
Credit: © National Institute of Genetics, CC BY 4.0 Researchers at the University of Zurich and Harvard University have developed a new strategy in the...
Updated European guidance for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in women
The clinical significance of osteoporosis lies in the painful, debilitating fractures that arise, which are a major cause of long-term disability in the population. Nevertheless,...
Making a map of the brain
For decades, scientists have viewed the brain as a veritable black box - and now Catherine Dulac and Xiaowei Zhuang are poised to open it....
For early cervical cancer, open hysterectomy is safer than minimally invasive surgery
NEW YORK, NY (October 31, 2018)--A new study shows that women with early-stage cervical cancer who underwent minimally invasive hysterectomy had a 65 percent higher...
A shortcut in the global sulfur cycle
Credit: NASA Sulphur is found in many different compounds throughout the world - not only in the atmosphere, but also in the oceans and on...
