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Excelfore announces that it is making its generalized Precision Time Protocol (gPTP) source code available to developers to freely use, share and modify. The Excelfore gPTP software conforms to the IEEE 802.1AS-Rev speci...

(NYU Langone Health / NYU School of Medicine) A key immune signal has a previously unknown role in turning off the immune system's attack on pancreatic cancer cells.

New technology employing single cell genome sequencing of the parasite that causes malaria has yielded some surprising results and helps pave the way for possible new intervention strategies for this deadly infectious di...

Scientists have identified synergistic cellular pathways for longevity that amplify lifespan fivefold in C. elegans, a nematode worm used as a model in aging research. The increase in lifespan would be the equivalent of ...

A new study puts researchers within closer reach of vaccines that can protect infants against infections by overcoming a mother's antibodies, which are known to shut down immune defenses initiated by conventional vaccine...

A study of seven wastewater treatment plants in the Eastern United States points to two treatment methods -- granular activated carbon and ozonation -- as particularly promising. Each technique reduced the concentration ...

Researchers find that humans and mice with pancreatitis are deficient in a stress hormone called FGF21.

Researchers have reported the first structural model for a key enzyme, and its activating protein, that can play a role in some genetically inherited eye diseases like retinitis pigmentosa and night blindness.

Mitochondrial damage is increasingly recognized as a key factor underlying neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and ALS. A new screening platform has identified a set of drug-like compounds that...

Researchers assessed the time trends in alcohol and marijuana detected in homicide victims and found that the prevalence of marijuana almost doubled, increasing from 22 percent in 2004 to 42 percent in 2016. Alternately,...

Renesas introduced its latest solution to streamline power supply design for automotive, expanding its support for automotive surround view cameras into the design of HD satellite cameras. The highly integrated ISL78083 ...

New advances in stem cell technology are paving the way for same-sex couples to have a baby that's entirely their own.

Researchers say helmet usage would keep more riders out of the emergency room.

CUI Inc. today announced the addition of six low power, open frame ac-dc power supply series to its VOF product family. The VOF-15C, VOF-30C, VOF-40C, VOF-45C, VOF-60C and VOF-65C are 15, 30, 40, 45, 60 and 65 W addition...

Infectious diseases have a substantially growing impact on the health of communities around the world and pressure to both predict and prevent such diseases is ever-growing. A professor has developed a simple approach to...

Study shows drug SVC112 stops production of proteins that cancer stem cells need to survive and grow.

Electric scooters are increasingly part of the crowded urban landscape, but a new study has found a major surge of injuries related to scooters, particularly among young adults.

Using an exome molecular autopsy, researchers conducted genetic testing of four siblings who each died suddenly during exercise.

A research team has revealed a new mechanism which controls the causes of infection with H. pylori, triggering the development of stomach diseases. It is hoped that these findings will lead in time to new therapies.

Over the last 20 years, three families have been unsuspectingly linked by an unknown illness. Researchers have now identified the cause of the illness, a new disease called CRIA syndrome.

For the first time, researchers have mapped years of education and child malnutrition across all low- and middle-income countries at the level of individual districts. The findings include precision maps illuminating dis...

New viruses which cause diseases often come from animals. Well-known examples of this are the Zika virus transmitted by mosquitoes, bird flu viruses, as well as the MERS virus which is associated with camels. In order to...