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Credit: University of Granada A multidisciplinary team from the University of Granada has developed software that can make it easier ...

Illinois’ crop-counting robot earns top recognition at leading robotics conference

Credit: TERRA-MEPP Project Today's crop breeders are trying to boost yields while also preparing crops to withstand severe weather and ...

Joslin researchers report excessive fetal growth despite well-controlled type 1 diabetes

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 2, 2018--A new study has shown that despite excellent glycemic ...

House budget plan proposes unjustifiable cuts impacting us all as we age

Cost-effective universal screening for hepatitis C in France

July 1, 2018

It is currently recommended in Europe that screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV) should target people at high risk of ...

Continental microbes helped seed ancient seas with nitrogen

Credit: Estelle Couradeau Like our oceans, today's continents are brimming with life. Yet billions of years ago, before the advent ...

New coatings make natural fabrics waterproof

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Fabrics that resist water are essential for everything from rainwear to military tents, but conventional water-repellent coatings ...

Enzyme may get key role in drug design for breast cancer and brain condition

In recent years, researchers have focussed on the enzyme TLK2 suspecting it of playing a main role in several diseases. ...

New technology enables man to hold his granddaughter again

CLEVELAND, Ohio--In the first known study of how amputees use advanced sensory-enabled prostheses outside the lab, subjects used a mechanical ...

First-of-its-kind biofabrication research lab opens at University of Illinois

Credit: Frederick Seitz Materials Research Lab (MRL) Enabled by a generous gift from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust, the ...

Business accelerator takes aim at US health threats

LOWELL, Mass. - The federal agency tasked with solving critical health threats to Americans has chosen the Massachusetts Medical Device ...

Most teens with gynecomastia don’t need hormone lab tests

June 29, 2018 - Routine assessment by an endocrinologist and laboratory tests to measure hormone levels aren't necessary in most ...

Complication of ‘fat freezing’ procedure may be more common than thought

June 29, 2018 - Cryolipolysis is a noninvasive cosmetic procedure that eliminates excess fat by freezing it. But a complication ...

DBS treatment may slow the progression of Parkinson’s tremor in early-stage patients

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) may slow the progression of tremor for early-stage Parkinson's disease patients, according to a Vanderbilt University ...

Carbon dioxide-to-methanol process improved by catalyst

Credit: penn State Dramatic improvements have been made to the process of converting carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, to methanol, ...

‘Music of speech’ linked to brain area unique to humans

We humans are the only primates that can flexibly control the pitch of our voices. This melodic control is not ...

Cheating on cheaters

Credit: Roberto Keller A new study, to be published in Current Biology* on 28 June, proposes new strategies to induce ...

Off the scale: Can forensics save the world’s most-trafficked mammal?

Credit: Tim Wacher, ZSL A pioneering new project trials fingerprinting techniques to battle pangolin poaching. Forensic fingerprinting techniques will now ...

Low-cost prosthetic foot mimics natural walking

Prosthetic limb technology has advanced by leaps and bounds, giving amputees a range of bionic options, including artificial knees controlled ...

Synthesis of opium alkaloids using electric current