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Poor mental health 'both cause and effect' of school exclusion
Science Daily - 23 Jan 2020 02:46
Children with mental health needs require urgent support from primary school onwards to avoid exclusion, which can be both cause and effect of poor mental health, new research concludes.
Miniaturized rubidium atomic clock maintains high degree of synchronization to reference clock
Medical Design Technology - 23 Jan 2020 23:00
As reliance on precise frequency and timing increases due to the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) enabling 5G communication networks, data centers and other mission-critical infrastructure, smaller size and high...
Measuring and abating jitter
Medical Design Technology - 23 Jan 2020 22:55
Electronic noise results in spurious signals (spurs) or distortion in amplitude, frequency or both. Jitter refers to unwanted variation in frequency, particularly in digital pulses and typically in the clock signal. Timi...
High-protein diets boost artery-clogging plaque, mouse study shows
Science Daily - 23 Jan 2020 22:26
High-protein diets may help people lose weight and build muscle, but a new study in mice suggests they have a down side: They lead to more plaque in the arteries. Further, the new research shows that high-protein diets s...
Mapping the cumulative health effects of environmental exposures
Science Daily - 23 Jan 2020 22:26
The genomics revolution has provided powerful insights into genetic risk factors for human disease while also revealing the limits of genetic determinants, which account for only a fraction of total disease risk. A new a...
Facial paralysis stigma takes emotional toll, especially when acquired later in life
Science Daily - 23 Jan 2020 22:25
People with facial paralysis are more likely to face depression and anxiety than the general population, especially if the paralysis occurs later in life rather than at birth, according to a recent study.
Engineered capillaries model traffic in tiny blood vessels
Science Daily - 23 Jan 2020 22:25
3D microvessels have been created to observe how red blood cells transit ultra-small blood vessels. They squeeze single-file through microvessels to bring oxygen and nutrients. Red cells burdened with malaria stall, bloc...
Linear voltage regulator boasts 60% smaller package than conventional equivalents
Medical Design Technology - 23 Jan 2020 21:53
Infineon Technologies AG is taking the next step towards the smallest power supply devices for automotive electronics. The company is the first chipmaker to set up a dedicated production process for flip-chip packages th...
Economical real-time scopes carry high-rez 12-bit channels, 0.2 psec equivalent-time sampling
Medical Design Technology - 23 Jan 2020 21:52
The PicoScope 9404-16 SXRTO is a 16-GHz sampler-extended real-time oscilloscope which extends the range of a preceding 5-GHz model. Designed to analyze repetitive or clock-derived signals, it features four high-resolutio...
Scope software allows timing phase noise, jitter performance assessments
Medical Design Technology - 23 Jan 2020 21:39
A collaboration between Keysight Technologies and Silicon Labs streamlines the validation of timing solutions critical in the development of system-level designs for wireless communications, high-speed digital, medical i...
A Zika vaccine could save suffering and costs
Science Daily - 23 Jan 2020 20:41
A new study found that routinely giving the Zika vaccine to women of childbearing age could save money if the risk of Zika is around that of other mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and chikungunya.
A new blood component revealed
Science Daily - 23 Jan 2020 20:41
Does the blood we thought to know so well contain elements that had been undetectable until now? The answer is yes, according to a team of researchers which has revealed the presence of whole functional mitochondria in t...
New experimental vaccine for African swine fever virus shows promise
Science Daily - 23 Jan 2020 20:40
Government and academic investigators have developed a vaccine against African swine fever that appears to be far more effective than previously developed vaccines.
Missing link in mechanisms underlying fight-or-flight response
Science Daily - 23 Jan 2020 18:59
We've all felt the effects of an adrenaline rush. Faced with danger, real or perceived, the heart beats faster, breathing quickens and muscles tighten as the body prepares to fight a threat or flee from it.
More autonomy at work reduces the risk of low back pain
Science Daily - 23 Jan 2020 18:59
A team of psychologists has carried out a meta-analysis to identify psychosocial work factors that pose a risk for the development of chronic low back pain (CLBP). Their study clearly indicates that not only physical but...
Taking aim at gastric cancer
Science Daily - 23 Jan 2020 18:47
A novel drug, named 'FerriIridium,' can simultaneously help diagnose and treat gastric cancer. The initially weakly active precursor (prodrug), based on an iridium-containing compound, is selectively activated only after...
Two-drug combo halts the growth of cancer cells
Science Daily - 23 Jan 2020 18:46
Researchers have discovered a two-drug combo that halts the growth of cancer cells that carry HER2 mutations.
Skin-to-skin contact do not improve interaction between mother and preterm infant
Science Daily - 23 Jan 2020 16:59
Following a premature birth it is important that the parents and the infant quickly establish a good relationship. Researchers have studied the relationship between mothers and infants who have continuous skin-to-skin co...
Hot flashes impair memory performance
Science Daily - 23 Jan 2020 16:58
If you're having difficulty identifying the right word to express yourself clearly or remembering a story correctly, you may blame menopause. A new study suggests that physiologic hot flashes are associated with decrease...
Portable device helps doctors diagnose sepsis faster
Science Daily - 23 Jan 2020 16:58
Researchers have developed a highly sensitive and portable optical biosensor that stands to accelerate the diagnosis of fatal conditions like sepsis. It could be used by ambulances and hospitals to improve the triage pro...
Predicting the degradation behavior of advanced medical devices
Science Daily - 23 Jan 2020 16:58
Polymer materials play a vital role in today's medicine. While many applications demand for long-lasting devices, others benefit from materials that disintegrate once their job is done. The design of such materials large...
Tension between foreign climbers and Sherpas began over 200 years ago
Science Daily - 23 Jan 2020 16:58
Recent tragedies on Everest have exposed growing resentment felt by some Sherpas towards foreign climbers and the foreign companies profiting from the mountain. One source of dispute has been Sherpa concern that some cli...