Benzodiazepine and related drug use increases hip fractures in persons with Alzheimer’s disease
The use of benzodiazepines and related drugs increases the risk of hip fracture by 43% in persons with Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study...
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Health diagnosis through bio-signal measuring electrodes on IoT devices
Credit: DGIST DGIST announced that Professor Kyung-in Jang's research team from the Department of Robotics Engineering succeeded in developing bio-signal measuring electrodes that can be...
New quantum states for better quantum memories
Credit: TU Wien Conventional memories used in today's computers only differentiate between the bit values 0 and 1. In quantum physics, however, arbitrary superpositions of...
Which cropping system is best for the environment?
What is the best cereal cropping system if you look at the big picture and take into account the impacts on global warming, eutrophication, land...
Molecular chameleons reveal bacterial biofilm
Bacterial infections are especially resilient to treatment when individual bacteria group together and form what is known as a biofilm. Biofilm formation can now be...
Fibroblasts could provide new target for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
A study led by researchers at the University of Birmingham reveals the key role of different types of fibroblast cells in the development of rheumatoid...
Stop playing seek-and-hide with latent HIV
Credit: CRG A group of researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) and the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) in Barcelona, Spain, have developed a...
Single enzyme controls 2 plant hormones
Credit: Joe Jez Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis isolated an enzyme that controls the levels of two plant hormones simultaneously, linking the molecular...
Nylon fibers made to flex like muscles
CAMBRIDGE, Mass -- Artificial muscles -- materials that contract and expand somewhat like muscle fibers do -- can have many applications, from robotics to components...
Imaging technique measures toxicity of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s proteins
Researchers have developed a new imaging technique that makes it possible to study why proteins associated with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases may go from harmless...
DNA analysis of bluebird feces reveals benefits for vineyards
Credit: G. Woods Do bluebirds nesting in California's vineyards help grape growers by eating agricultural pests, or hurt them by eating insects that are beneficial?...
What messages do female birds’ markings send?
Credit: J. Jawor Both male and female birds use traits like plumage brightness to size each other up, but a new study on Northern Cardinals...
Aqua plantation for strawberries and RUDN student Margarita Romanets’ gold medal for
Credit: @RUDNUniversity Margarita Romanets, RUDN 1st year graduate student (Agronomy) presented her invention - intensive block aqua plantation for strawberries at ?II International salon of...
Diversity without limits
Credit: Temple University Bacteria were the original masters of their domain, having the Earth to themselves for the majority of their existence, filling every environmental...
Adding ADHD drug to therapy improves cognitive outcomes in traumatic brain injury patients
Credit: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS - A combination of the stimulant drug methylphenidate with a process known as cognitive-behavioral rehabilitation is a promising...
