New hydrocarbon fuel cells with high efficiency and low cost
Credit: UNIST The commercialization of the 'natural gas fuel cell' has finally come to the fore, thanks to the recent development of electrode materials that...
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Estrogen therapy may prevent gum disease in women over 50
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Treatment for osteoporosis may also help prevent gum disease, according to new University at Buffalo research that examined the prevalence of periodontitis...
Study: Eating at ‘wrong time’ affects body weight, circadian rhythms
Credit: Illustration by Fernando Agosto DALLAS - July 18, 2017 - A new high-precision feeding system for lab mice reinforces the idea that the time...
The glass transition caught in the act
Credit: Ken Kelton We learn in school that matter comes in three states: solid, liquid and gas. A bored and clever student (we've all met...
UTA mechanical engineer publishes findings that show blasts cause cavitation in the brain
Credit: UT Arlington Ashfaq Adnan, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington, and his postdoctoral associate Yuan Ting Wu...
Epilepsy biomarkers pave way for noninvasive diagnosis, better treatments
Credit: Jenny Fontaine, UIC Researchers have identified a unique metabolic signature associated with epileptic brain tissue that causes seizures. The chemical biomarker can be detected...
Restaurant placemats can help promote healthy eating among children
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Placemats can be used to encourage children to eat healthier food in restaurants, according to a new study by the University at...
Medicaid ‘churning’ leads to increased acute care use for patients with major depression
July 17, 2017 - For adult Medicaid beneficiaries with major depression, disruptions in coverage are followed by increases in emergency department (ED) visits and longer...
Space station project seeks to crystallize the means to counteract nerve poisons
Credit: Video courtesy of NASA/CASIS The microgravity conditions of the International Space Station (ISS) may hold the key to improving our understanding of how to...
Standardized policies needed for how and when police interact with trauma patients
Credit: Sara Jacoby PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (July 17, 2017) -Injured people often interact with police and other law enforcement agents before and during their injury care,...
New York orthopaedic surgeon, Thomas Wickiewicz, M.D., inducted into AOSSM Hall of Fame
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA - Thomas Wickiewicz, MD will be inducted into the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Hall...
Amphibians can become tolerant to pesticides, but at a cost
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, NY - Amphibians can develop tolerance to pesticides, but this tolerance can lead to increased susceptibility...
Review article discusses potential role, benefits of non-rhizobia bacteria in root nodules of legume
Credit: The American Phytopathological Society St. Paul, Minn. (July 2017)--For many years, it was believed that the only nitrogen-fixing organisms of legume nodules were rhizobia....
New assessment identifies global hotspots for water conflict
CORVALLIS, Ore. - More than 1,400 new dams or water diversion projects are planned or already under construction and many of them are on rivers...
Key to speeding up carbon sequestration discovered
Credit: Adam Subhas/Caltech Scientists at Caltech and USC have discovered a way to speed up the slow part of the chemical reaction that ultimately helps...
