Majority of mining-related injuries and illness in Illinois go unreported
Illnesses and injuries associated with working in Illinois mines are substantially underreported to the federal agency tasked with tracking these events, according to a new...
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Sustainable embedded wireless systems reduce environmental impact of ICT
Credit: @IMDEA Networks Institute Renowned international scientists have presented first-level research results on the intersection of embedded systems and wireless networks at the EWSN 2018...
Report identifies options for lowering risk of failure of undersea bolts on offshore oil rigs
WASHINGTON -- A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine identifies strategies for improving the reliability of bolts used in offshore...
Burn specialists report a dramatic increase in burn injury survival over the past 30 years
CHICAGO (March 9, 2018): For many years, people who sustained severe burn injuries often died. But great strides in burn care over the last 30...
Intravenous arginine benefits children after acute metabolic strokes
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Children with mitochondrial diseases who suffered acute metabolic strokes benefited from rapid intravenous treatment with the amino acid arginine, e..
Dupilumab for neurodermatitis: Indication of an added benefit in adults
Dupilumab (trade name: Dupixent) has been approved since September 2017 for the treatment of adult patients with moderate to severe neurodermatitis (atopic dermatitis) who are...
Mandatory flu vaccines for health care workers improve rates, reduce absenteeism
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - March 9, 2018 - Mandatory flu vaccines for health care workers improve participation by as much as 30 percent and...
USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture invests in exploratory research
WASHINGTON, March 9, 2018 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today awarded grants to support the initial...
Emotional support is key for stroke patients, research suggests
Doctors caring for severe stroke patients need to take account of their psychological needs and help prepare families for the possibility that they may not...
An itch you can’t scratch: Researchers find ‘itch receptors’ in the throats of mice
Working with mice, Johns Hopkins researchers report they have found previously known skin itch receptors in the airways that appear to contribute to bronchoconstriction and...
Tokyo Tech’s six-legged robots get closer to nature
Credit: IEEE ACCESS A study led by researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) has uncovered new ways of driving multi-legged robots by means...
New blood pressure app and hardware rivals arm cuff accuracy
Credit: MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - Cuff devices for blood pressure measurement are inconvenient, and mobile device apps for blood pressure measurement that are now...
New method increases life span of donated brain tissue
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a method that enables them to use donated brain tissue from people with epilepsy for 48 hours....
Telemonitoring in cardiac disorders: Benefit still unclear
To prevent cardiac death, people with certain cardiac disorders are implanted with electronic devices designed to automatically stimulate the heartbeat or counteract serious arrhythmia if...
Defect in cells’ antenna linked to deformed organs in zebrafish
A large part of the cells in the human body carry a small antenna on their surface, a so-called cilium, which receives signals from the...
