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The work has studied systems to name colours developed for artificial neural networks. A study by Marco Baroni, ICREA research professor at the Department of Translation and Language Sciences, together with members of Facebook AI Research…

Credit: Jozef Grego Do freshwater snails make good tennis players? One of them certainly has the name for it. Enter Travunijana djokovici, a new species of aquatic snail named after famous Serbian ten­nis player Novak Djokovic.…

2021 ARRS Virtual Annual Meeting research finds as USMLE Step 1 transitions from numerical score to pass/fail, program directors likely to rely on Step 2 Clinical Knowledge scores as objective, standardized metric for applicant…

Credit: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, TMDU Tokyo, Japan - A team of scientists led by the Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) have created novel molecules that prevent…

Andres Sevtsuk's new work estimates foot traffic in cities -- so planners and developers can study the flow of people, not just vehicles. A key portion of MIT's campus overlaps with Kendall Square, the bustling area in East Cambridge where…

A study published this week in The Lancet Public Health examines how we can use our income assistance systems to address drug use and drug-related harm. The study, led by University of British Columbia (UBC) medical sociologist Dr.…

Research provides guidance for global application Detecting hidden genetic defects by applying an existing method to an existing datasets. Researchers at Radboud university medical center have succeeded: they showed that the 'Expansion…

Epigenetic regulator HPI1a drives de novo genome reorganization in early Drosophila embryosCredit: MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, F. Zenk The DNA molecule is not naked in the nucleus. Instead, it is folded in a very…

It is often said that before air travel our skies were bluer yet how, in the 21st century, could we ever know what light and colors were like one hundred years ago? Recently, a group of researchers from EPFL's Audiovisual Communications…

May prove a game-changer for people living with late-stage cancerCredit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (April 14, 2021) - Modified immune cells that ruthlessly kill cancerous tumours may prove a game-changer for people living with…

Scientists at Goethe University and University of Bristol (UK) find traces of beeswax in prehistoric pottery of the West African Nok cultureCredit: Peter Breunig, Goethe University Frankfurt Honey is humankind's oldest sweetener -…

Physicists have spent 20 years trying to more precisely measure the so-called "magnetic moment" of subatomic particles called muons. Findings published this week call into question long-standing assumptions of particle physics.Credit: Uni…

2021 ARRS Virtual Annual Meeting research finds in the setting of high pretest probability of COVID-19 infection or with quick turnaround of rapid RT-PCR COVID-19 test, chest x-ray scoring can predict patient outcomesCredit: American…

Scientists of Tomsk Polytechnic University has conducted research on the 35ClO2 isotope and developed a mathematical model and software, which allow predicting characteristics by 10 folds more accurate than already known results. The…

Credit: Curtin-ICRAR Curtin University and DUG Technology Ltd have entered into a decade-long partnership to collaborate in the fields of high-performance computing (HPC), education and research. This partnership between industry…

Development of a low-energy, high-efficiency exhaust gas abatement systemCredit: Kanken Techno Co.,Ltd Manufacturing process for industries of electronics, such as semiconductors, flat panel displays, and solar batteries…

Findings suggest need to reconsider current disinfection, sanitation and hygiene practices Credit: NIH WASHINGTON (April 15, 2021) -- Clusters of a virus known to cause stomach flu are resistant to detergent and ultraviolet…

Understanding the mechanism of pathogenesis of nasopharyngeal bacteria could lead to innovative treatment optionsCredit: Christian Fleury (INRS) Professor Frédéric Veyrier of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)…

Approximately one-fourth of ARDS patients have disease features that put them at increased risk of death within the first month of hospitalization BOSTON - Approximately one in four patients hospitalized for the acute respiratory distress…

American Heart Association Scientific Statement DALLAS, April 15, 2021 - Maintenance of good oral health is more important than use of antibiotics in dental procedures for some heart patients to prevent a heart infection caused by…