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UrduPotential harms need to be considered before scanning, researchers conclude
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Affordable multiferroic material
Important step for practical application of advanced material
Fighting frostbite: Focusing on prevention and early drug treatment are the keys to success
Frostbite is an injury which usually affects the extremities, such as fingers and toes, and has the potential of causing irreversible tissue loss. The treatment of freezing cold injuries to the periphery has advanced substantially in the last 10 years.…
Corals take control of nitrogen recycling
Corals are shown to recycle their own waste ammonium using a surprising source of glucose–a finding that reveals more about the relationship between corals and their symbiotic algae. Symbiosis between corals and algae provides the backbone for building coral reefs,…
NASA’s IMERG estimates hurricane Dorian’s rain
In the early hours of Tuesday, September 3, Hurricane Dorian had been stationary over the island of Grand Bahama for 18 hours, most of the time as a category 5 hurricane. Storm-total rain accumulation over parts of Grand Bahama and…
GPM analyzes tropical depression Kajiki’s rainfall over Vietnam and Laos
The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite provided a look at rainfall rates in Tropical Depression Kajiki after it made a quick landfall in Vietnam. On Sept. 2, Kajiki formed as Tropical Depression 16W in the South China…
A concrete advantage for space explorers
Concrete may be what humans use to construct safe places to live and work when we go to the Moon or
Remora-inspired suction disk mimics fish’s adhesion ability, offers evolutionary insight
Remora fishes are famed hitchhikers of the marine world, possessing high-powered suction disks on the back of their head for attaching themselves in torpedo-like fashion to larger hosts that can provide food and safety — from whales and sharks to…
Bigger spend, same end: Post-hospital care study suggests ways to save Medicare money
Traditional Medicare spends much more on post-hospital care for people in their 60s than private ins
In Health Affairs: Moving deliveries to hospitals in low- and middle-income countries
In many low- and middle-income countries, maternal and neonatal mortality remains high. To overcome this problem, in 2005 the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended a “close to client” approach, with delivery for most women in nearby primary care facilities. However,…
Tropical sea snake uses its head to ‘breathe’
Scientists describe complex oxygen absorption system
National study seeks earlier diagnosis of ATTR cardiac amyloidosis in minorities
Boston Medical Center and Columbia University Irving Medical Center awarded grant for new trial
Wiley and the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association announce new partnership
HOBOKEN, N.J.–September 3, 2019 — John Wiley and Sons Inc. (NYSE: JW-A) (NYSE: JW-B) announced today a new partnership with the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA). Beginning in January 2020, Wiley will assume publishing responsibility for the two prestigious…
Surgical masks as good as respirators for flu and respiratory virus protection
DALLAS – Sept. 3, 2019 – Researchers may finally have an answer in the long-running controversy over whether the common surgical mask is as effective as more expensive respirator-type masks in protecting health care workers from flu and other respiratory…
National praise for UTA research that reduces time and cost of repairing Texas highways
Improving Texas highways
Groundbreaking U of M Medical School muscle regeneration research receives nearly $1 million grant
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- September 3, 2019 -The University of Minnesota (U of M) Medical School is at the forefront of developing a cell-based therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), and now its team of researchers leading this work has been awarded…
Nanoresearcher developes a new quantum hybrid platform for combining quantum elements
With support of ERC grant Juha Muhonen aims to solve one of the main issues preventing the creation
At the edge of chaos, powerful new electronics could be created
Study shows how ferroic materials could be used to create adaptable neuromorphic electronics
Major Hurricane Juliette’s emerging eye spotted in NASA satellite imagery
NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over the Eastern Pacific Ocean and provided an image of Hurricane Juliette as its eye began to emerge. Juliette has grown into a major hurricane, about 450 miles southwest of the southern tip of Baja California,…
NASA finds tropical storm 14W strengthening
Tropical Storm 14W formed as a depression a couple of days ago in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean and strengthened into a tropical storm on Sept. 2. Infrared data from NASA’s Aqua satellite shows some powerful thunderstorms fueling further intensification. On…
NASA infrared eye analyzes typhoon Lingling
The storm that became Typhoon Lingling strengthened very quickly in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean and infrared imagery from NASA revealed the powerful thunderstorms fueling that intensification. Lingling formed on Sept. 2 as Tropical Depression 15W and strengthened quickly into a…
Prescription drug monitoring program mandates
Comprehensive mandates for prescription drug monitoring programs reduce opioid prescriptions and hos
Scientists link ‘hunger hormone’ to memory in Alzheimer’s study
Scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas have found evidence suggesting that resistance to the “hunger hormone” ghrelin in the brain is linked to the cognitive impairments and memory loss associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The findings, based on…
In the largest study of its kind, no evidence that testosterone reduces cognitive empathy
The results challenge the notion of autism as reflecting an ‘extreme male brain’
International scientists shed new light on demise of two extinct New Zealand songbirds
Swedish and New Zealand scientists shed new light on demise of two extinct New Zealand songbirds They may not have been seen for the past 50 and 110 years, but an international study into their extinction has provided answers to…
Researchers develop technique to de-ice surfaces in seconds
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Airplane wings, wind turbines and indoor heating systems all struggle under the weight and chill of ice. De-icing techniques are energy-intensive, however, and often require large masses of ice to melt completely in order to work. Researchers…
Research finds a new way to reduce food waste
‘humanizing’ produce encourages consumers to overlook a few flaws
Fashion brands’ business practices undermining progress on ending garment worker exploitation
Ethical aspirations at odds with reality of brands’ actions in South India
Cannabis may hold promise to treat PTSD but evidence lags behind use
As growing numbers of people are using cannabis to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new UCL study reports that prescriptions are not backed up by adequate evidence. The systematic review, published in the Journal of Dual Diagnosis , finds…
UM physical therapy professor authors new guideline on treating runner’s knee
MISSOULA – University of Montana Assistant Professor Richard Willy is the lead author on a paper that offers new guidelines for treating patellofemoral pain, often known as “runner’s knee.” Patellofemoral pain (PFP) affects one in four of the general population…
Novel approach leads to potential sepsis prevention in burn patients
Study demonstrates possibility of treating antibiotic-resistant pseudomonas aeruginosa
Human flourishing in an age of gene editing
International uproar followed the recent birth of the first babies created from embryos whose genomes had been edited with a breakthrough technology. Another scientist has announced the intention to create more gene-edited babies. The potential uses of gene-editing technologies such…
New Middle-grade adventure series launches with a focus on rescuing endangered species
Series penned by Eva Pell, former Undersecretary for Science at the Smithsonian and Penn State Admin
Deer browsing is not stopping the densification of Eastern forests
Selective browsing by white-tailed deer has been blamed by many for changing the character and composition of forest understories in the eastern U.S.; however, its impact on the forest canopy was previously unknown. Now, a new study led by a…
Sexual selection influences the evolution of lamprey pheromones
In “Intra- and Interspecific Variation in Production of Bile Acids that Act As Sex Pheromones in Lampreys,” published in Physiological and Biochemical Zoology , Tyler J. Buchinger and others find that sexual selection may play a role in the evolution…
Scientists use advanced imaging to map uncharted area of genome
Region gives rise to serious disease, discovery could lead to new genetic testing
The brain processes words placed on the right side of a screen more quickly
When reading words on a screen, the human brain comprehends words placed on the right side of the screen faster. The total amount of presented information on the screen also affects the speed and accuracy of the brain’s ability to…
Comparing primate vocalizations
Study shows Old World monkeys combine items in speech — but only two and never more, unlike humans
MCG student to receive one of five scholarships for diversity efforts
Bria Peacock, a third-year student at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, has received an Association of American Medical Colleges 2019 Herbert W. Nickens Medical Student Scholarship. The $5,000 scholarship, one of only five awarded each year, goes…
New insights: Dementia, risk, risk reduction, and translation into practice
Noted experts report on the latest research into potential risk factors for dementia and how to redu
From CAR-T cells to collaborative robotics: 4 projects awarded with the ERC Starting grants
Four researchers at IIT — Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Italy have been awarded by European Re
Student body diversity goals & giving parents a say in where their child goes to school
INFORMS Journal Operations Research New Study Key Takeaways: A new algorithm achieves school diversity goals while allowing parents to still have a say in where their child attends. The only caveat with the model is there is no way to…
Do those retail apps increase customer engagement and sales in all channels?
New research says ‘yes’ on both sales and returns
Europe’s future is renewable
Interactive map of Europe
Emory cardiologist introduces WHF Roadmap on CVD prevention with diabetes
World Heart Federation Roadmap
Slowed metabolism helps migrating geese soar
New insight on how bar-headed geese maintain flight at extreme altitudes opens avenues to further re
A breakthrough in imaginative AI with experimental validation to accelerate drug discovery
A breakthrough in imaginative artificial intelligence resulting in the creation of novel molecules a
Study reveals ‘radical’ wrinkle in forming complex carbon molecules in space
Unique experiments at Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source shine a light on a new pathway for carbon
Wealth can lead to more satisfying life if viewed as a sign of success vs. happiness
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Money can’t buy you happiness, but it could motivate you to live a better life. A new study featuring researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York found that viewing wealth and material possessions as a…
NASA infrared data reveals rainmaking potential in tropical depression 7
Another Atlantic Ocean basin depression formed while Hurricane Dorian is still wreaking havoc on the Bahamas and affecting the southeastern U.S. Infrared imagery from NASA’s Aqua satellite shows that Tropical Depression 7 in the western Gulf of Mexico has developed…