Lab results don’t explain ‘obesity paradox,’ but bias may
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Dec.1, 2020) – Results of standard laboratory tests performed on adult outpatients to provide an overall picture of
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New device offers faster way to detect antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Method measures naturally occurring electron transfers
Read morePreventing Physician Burnout Calls for a “Career-long” Approach
A new model for preventing physician burnout was published today in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings. The proposed model, authored by a team of psychology and medical professionals from Palo Alto University and Stanford University School of Medicine, calls for a career-long approach to fostering a physician’s well-being, one that is introduced early in undergraduate medical training and extends throughout professional training and continuing medical education.
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December 2020 Issue of Neurosurgical Focus: “Preparedness and Guidelines for Neurosurgical Practice During Pandemic”
Introduces topic and lists content for the December issue of Neurosurgical Focus.
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Automatic deep-learning, artificial-intelligence clinical tool that can measure the volume of cerebral ventricles on MRIs in children
Researchers from multiple institutions in North America have developed a fully automated, deep-learning (DL), artificial-intelligence clinical tool that can measure the volume of cerebral ventricles on magnetic resonance images (MRIs) in children within about 25 minutes.
Read moreMechanical Engineering® Magazine Announces Winners of 2020 Emerging Technology Awards
Focus on Innovative Technologies in Response to COVID-19
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UIC researchers identify new process to produce ammonia with a much smaller carbon footprint
New study describes a new process to produce ammonia with a potentially much lower carbon footprint
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COVID-19 Recovery Center Helping Increasing Number of Patients Living with Chronic COVID Syndrome
It’s estimated that one out of every 20 people who have had COVID-19 is now experiencing long-term, chronic side effects,
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UTEP Awarded $1.2 Million by NIH to Advance Research on Diabetes-Related Cardiac Complications
November is National Diabetes Month, a time when the nation comes together to shed light on one of the leading causes of death and disability among U.S. citizens. The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is joining the fight against the disease through innovative research made possible through a recent $1.2M grant by the National Institutes of Health to advance understanding of a critical diabetic heart condition.
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UC San Diego Student Team Shines at Supercomputing 2020 Conference
A team fielded for the first time by the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at UC San Diego competed in this year’s Student Cluster Competition at the annual International Conference for High-Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis (SC20) achieved fourth place overall among 19 teams during the 72-hour challenge.
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Efficient In-person voting observed by URI VOTES research team
The 2020 election is all but complete, but a team of researchers at the University of Rhode Island is still crunching the numbers – not the number of votes, but the statistics used to determine the efficiency of in-person voting in Rhode Island, Nebraska and Los Angeles.
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New tech can get oxygen, fuel from Mars’ salty water
A new electrolysis system that makes use of briny water could provide astronauts on Mars with life-supporting oxygen and fuel for the ride home, according to engineers at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, who developed the system.
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