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4U, 30-kW rack-mount programmable dc load returns 95% of power to grid
Medical Design Technology - 12 Dec 2019 15:46
The EA-ELR 10000 30 KW Programmable Electronic Load is engineered with advanced SiC power conversion devices and boasts the industry's best power density--requiring as little as half the rack space for the same power out...
When Dieting Should We Be Fasting Or Grazing?
Discover - 12 Dec 2019 23:30
When and how to eat is the cornerstone of many diets. But the advice often conflicts.
Cloud-native 5G data suite supports automated network processes and data monetization
Medical Design Technology - 12 Dec 2019 19:50
Enea unveiled its end-to-end 5G Data Management suite, enabling interoperability between network functions in a software-defined 5G core. Following the successful acquisitions of Openwave Mobility and the Telco Solutions...
"New Year, New Gear" Promotion to give away $3k engineering bundle
Medical Design Technology - 12 Dec 2019 19:39
RS Components, with help from suppliers Maxim Integrated, TE Connectivity and STM Microelectronics, is helping designers, engineers, makers, and students in North America ring in the new year with some new gear. From now...
Resolver-based step motor controllers handle heavy loads without step-out
Medical Design Technology - 12 Dec 2019 19:34
Renesas Electronics Corporation and MinebeaMitsumi Inc. announced the joint development of resolver-based (angle sensor) stepping motor and motor control solutions optimized for use in robots, office automation (OA) equi...
LIDAR and Time of Flight, Part 1: Introduction
Medical Design Technology - 12 Dec 2019 18:37
LIDAR systems and ToF techniques are critical to providing self-driving cars with a detailed picture of the surrounding and is used in many research applications as well. Many of the major automobile vendors, along with ...
Push-button terminal block simplifies wiring
Medical Design Technology - 12 Dec 2019 18:19
The TopJob S new 2202 series from WAGO features a double-deck push-button terminal block with 15° vertical conductor entry. The dual row jumper slots feature WAGO’s exclusive jumper retention spring to make wiring tas...
Abra-Cadaver! Lab-Made Blood Vessels Come to Life
Discover - 12 Dec 2019 18:00
#48 in our top science stories of 2019.
IBIS-II study finds anastrozole reduces breast cancer rates for high risk postmenopausal women
EurekAlert! - 12 Dec 2019 07:00
(Queen Mary University of London) The Queen Mary University of London professor leading an international breast cancer study says anastrozole -- rather than tamoxifen -- should be the preventive drug-of-choice for post-m...
Could some people with schizophrenia in poorer nations simply have a vitamin deficiency?
EurekAlert! - 12 Dec 2019 07:00
(University of Toronto) Four unsolved mysteries around schizophrenia have long plagued the medical community, but a new hypothesis identifying a common link between them and an almost forgotten epidemic of a disease call...
BU physician receives Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
EurekAlert! - 12 Dec 2019 07:00
(Boston University School of Medicine) Sondra Crosby, MD, associate professor of medicine and public health at Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health (BUSM, BUSPH), was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps ...
Depression, anxiety may hinder healing in young patients with hip pain
EurekAlert! - 12 Dec 2019 07:00
(Washington University School of Medicine) Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that depression and anxiety in patients with hip pain are associated with worse outcomes followin...
Computerised CBT could reduce waiting lists for treatment of depression in adolescents
EurekAlert! - 12 Dec 2019 07:00
(University of York) Using a computerised version of cognitive-behavioural therapy to treat depression in children and young adults has the potential to improve access to psychological therapies and reduce waiting lists,...
Comprehensive background check policies effective in Oregon but not in Washington
EurekAlert! - 12 Dec 2019 07:00
(University of California - Davis Health) Updated comprehensive background check policies were associated with an 18% increase in pre-firearm-sale checks in Oregon and a 4% increase in Washington state.
Antiarrhythmic drug identified as potential treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension
EurekAlert! - 12 Dec 2019 07:00
(Elsevier) High blood pressure in the lungs, known as pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), is a potentially fatal disease caused by obstruction of blood flow in the lungs. A new study in The American Journal of Patholo...
Child care centers rarely require flu vaccination for children or their caregivers
EurekAlert! - 12 Dec 2019 07:00
(Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society) Influenza can be especially dangerous for children, who are at greater risk for serious complications from the illness, including hospitalization and even death. Yet child care cen...
Hydration may affect cognitive function in some older adults
EurekAlert! - 12 Dec 2019 07:00
(Penn State) Among women, lower hydration levels were associated with lower scores on a task designed to measure motor speed, sustained attention, and working memory. They did not find the same result for men.
Houston Methodist developed AI app to predict risk and prevent severe patient falls
EurekAlert! - 12 Dec 2019 07:00
(Houston Methodist) New research will be live in npj Digital Medicine on Dec. 12, 2019, that will feature a machine learning app aimed at preventing patients from severe fall-related injuries and deaths.
Innovative research seeks to improve walking for children with CP
EurekAlert! - 12 Dec 2019 07:00
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center) Noelle Moreau, Ph.D., PT, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy at LSU Health New Orleans School of Allied Health Professions, and Kristie Bjornson, PT, Ph.D., Associ...
Chemists' calculations may advance cancer prediction
EurekAlert! - 12 Dec 2019 07:00
(Rice University) A computational study by Rice University chemists showed the dynamics of tumor formation don't necessarily correlate with clinical data on lifetime cancer risks. It suggests biomarkers may someday be ab...
Media advisory: SMFM 40th Annual Pregnancy Meeting
EurekAlert! - 12 Dec 2019 07:00
(Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine) The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) to hold its 2020 Annual Meeting in Grapevine, Texas Feb. 3-8. The annual scientific conference highlights the latest research related t...
Metabolic adaptation ensures survival of colon cancer cells
EurekAlert! - 12 Dec 2019 07:00
(German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ)) Colon cancer cells deficient in p53, one of the most important control proteins in cell growth, activate a particular metabolic pathway to adapt to...