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A series of dynamometer systems are optimized for the test and verification of electric motors in accordance with a variety of national and international standards, including IEC 60034-2-1; IEEE 112B; and Canadian standa...

L-com, an Infinite Electronics brand, announced today that it has introduced a new line of Gigabit Ethernet lightning and surge protectors designed to protect valuable communications equipment from power surges and indir...

(Carnegie Mellon University) A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University found that age plays a critical role in the well-being of people newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, with younger patients more susceptib...

Harwin continues to extend the scope of its high-reliability (hi-rel) connector portfolio through the introduction of mixed-layout versions of its popular Gecko-SL series. By complementing the data contacts with 2 or 4 p...

New solutions for hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) validation of electric vehicle (EV) powertrain components equip engineers with the ability to modify and extend test systems more quickly and efficiently than they can with tr...

A 4-GHz Vehicle Radar Test System (VRTS) helps engineers test advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) by simulating objects in a repeatable and accurate way. The massive automotive industry shift towards 79 GHz radar h...

(JAMA Network) This observational study estimated the rate of opioid overdose deaths among Medicare enrollees younger than 65 who qualified for Medicare because of a disability. The study included more than 1.7 million o...

(University of Eastern Finland) Up to one in five patients treated for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus, iNPH, also develop Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and...

(University of Saskatchewan) Using a relevant animal model (pigs), University of Saskatchewan researchers have shown that mild Zika virus infection in fetuses can cause abnormal brain development in apparently healthy yo...

(University of California - Irvine) Researchers from the University of California, Irvine developed a breakthrough cell therapy to improve memory and prevent seizures in mice following traumatic brain injury. The study, ...

(Yale University) A study by researchers at Yale has uncovered why belly fat surrounding organs increases as people age, a finding that could offer new treatment possibilities for improving metabolic health, thereby redu...

(University of Sheffield) Scientists at the University of Sheffield, working in collaboration with drug and vaccine developer Kymab Ltd, Cambridge, have identified a novel antibody that has the potential to become a new ...

(Tokyo University of Science) A recent study by a group of scientists from Japan and Austria has revealed that a different mechanism is responsible for the formation and maintenance of the cell organelle called endosome ...

(University of Granada) In adults, hypophosphatasia causes recurrent fractures and chronic pain. In the child population this disease can be much more serious and can even cause premature death, neurological disorders, a...

(IOS Press) Amsterdam, NL, November 15, 2019 - Constipation is a common complaint in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Fecal microbiome transplantation (FMT) and pre- and probiotics are potential options for treati...

(University of Malaga) Researchers of the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Malaga (UMA), specialized in addictive disorders, have demonstrated in an animal model that the presence of a relevant social stimulus ...

(Henry Ford Health System) Shravani Mikkilineni, M.D., MBA, resident physician in Henry Ford Health System's Department of Ophthalmology, was recognized among the top five honorees in the third-annual Ophthalmology Times...

(Colorado State University) The research led by assistant professors Marcela Henao-Tamayo and Brendan Podell is part of a $44.8 million, seven-year award to the Infectious Disease Research Institute, based in Seattle.

(Massachusetts General Hospital) Adolescents and young adults who were born to mothers with HIV but remained uninfected themselves still face a greatly heightened risk of obesity and asthma-like symptoms.

(De Gruyter) After cardiovascular illnesses, non-malignant diseases of the digestive tract are the most common illnesses affecting Germans, resulting in around 2 million hospitalizations every year. With the updated Whit...

(Yale University) A Yale-led collaborative study boosts scientific understanding of how the lung disease idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) progresses, providing a roadmap for researchers to discover new treatment targe...

(Penn State) When it comes to nicotine delivery, not all electronic cigarettes are created equally, according to Penn State researchers. New research from Penn State College of Medicine shows that JUUL, a popular pod-bas...