Brain estrogen is key to brain protection when oxygen is low
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University When the brain isn't getting enough oxygen, estrogen produced by neurons in both ...
Month: September 2020
GCS coordinates projects to build Pan-European HPC Competency Network
The EuroCC and CASTIEL projects, coordinated by the Gauss Centre for Supercomputing, aim at creating a Europe-wide network of national ...
Giant leap for molecular measurements
A new tool to analyze molecules is 100 times faster than previous methodsCredit: © 2020 Ideguchi et al. Spectroscopy is ...
Drones can be a source of disturbance to wintering waterbird flocks
Newly published research, in Bird Study, carried out by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) in Scotland, shows that wintering ...
First treatment identified for fainting
Sophia Antipolis, France - 1 Sept 2020: Fainting affects one in two people during their lifetime. Those with recurrent episodes ...
Unravelling mother to baby transmission of Zika virus
Zika virus is a mild infection for most people but it can be dangerous during pregnancy, causing infants to be ...
Legal performance-enhancing substances associated with future problematic alcohol use
New research shows that use of legal performance-enhancing substances in young adulthood is prospectively associated with problematic alcohol use and ...
There’s a shortage of info on drugs for children in Canada
The absence of pediatric information perpetuates 'off-label' drug use which could be dangerous for this vulnerable populationCredit: Photo courtesy Hamilton ...
Your paper notebook could become your next tablet
Credit: Purdue University/Ramses Martinez WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Innovators from Purdue University hope their new technology can help transform paper ...
One quarter of prescription drugs in Canada may be in short supply
Research from the Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (CHÉOS) sheds new light on the factors behind drug shortages ...
Hindawi Limited announces open access partnership with SAGE Publishing
Three of SAGE Publishing's open access journals will publish with Hindawi under a new collaborative publishing agreementCredit: © Hindawi Limited ...
Metalmark launches to make clean air affordable for all
Startup has licensed butterfly wing-inspired technology to develop high-performing, affordable air purification systems The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering ...
Mental health and the COVID-19 pandemic: A call for action
This Letter by Dr. G. Kalcev and colleagues is published in The Open Public Health Journal, Volume 13, 2020 The ...
Cell phone location used to estimate COVID-19 growth rates
New research shows that counties with a greater decline in workplace cell phone activity during stay-at-home orders showed a lower ...
Radiocarbon dating and CT scans reveal Bronze Age tradition of keeping human remains
Credit: Wiltshire Museum, copyright University of Birmingham/David Bukachit Using radiocarbon dating and CT scanning to study ancient bones, researchers have ...
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Reinvigorating ‘lost cause’ exhausted T cells could improve cancer immunotherapy
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A new method boosts wind farms’ energy output, without new equipment
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New research on the emergence of the first complex cells challenges orthodoxy
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New insights on how some individuals with obesity can lose weight – and keep it off
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Researchers fabricate cobalt copper catalysts for methane on metal-organic framework Contributes to goal of methane production from carbon dioxide emissions
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Testosterone promotes ‘cuddling,’ not just aggression, animal study finds