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STMicroelectronics announces ultra-low-power STM32L5x2 microcontrollers (MCUs) that emphasize security to assure better protected IoT-connected applications. Operating at clock frequencies to 110MHz, the STM32L5-series M...

(University of Eastern Finland) The A143T variant of the GLA gene is associated with an increased risk of Fabry cardiomyopathy, according to a new study. The variant plays a role in lipid metabolism. According to the res...

(University of California - San Francisco) Lansoprazole, an over-the-counter acid reflux drug that is often taken by pregnant women, may be a promising therapy to reduce preterm birth, according to a computational drug r...

Marvell announced the launch of its second-generation 88Q1110/88Q1111 100BASE-T1 automotive Ethernet PHY with the lowest power consumption in the industry. Connected cars today require many more in-vehicle, high-speed da...

Flex Power Modules introduces a new version of its BMR480 digital DC-DC converter, optimized for telecom applications that require input voltage down to 36Vin. The converter, called the BMR480 0113/034, provides an exten...

At APEC 2020, the Power Sources Manufacturers Association’s (PSMA) Transportation Power Electronics Technical Committee will sponsor an APEC Industry Session titled: "Electrification Everywhere: Trains, Aircraft & Vehi...

A new processor called xcore.ai for the AIoT market delivers high-performance AI, DSP, control and IO in a single device with prices from $1. Traditionally this type of capability would be deployed either through a power...

(Imperial College London) The hormone kisspeptin can enhance brain activity associated with attraction, according to a new study.

(University of Plymouth) Researchers at the University of Plymouth, Natural England, the University of Exeter and the University of Derby are the first to investigate -- within a single study -- the contribution of both ...

(University of Washington) While travel bans are frequently used to stop the spread of an emerging infectious disease, a new University of Washington and Johns Hopkins University study of published research found that th...

(Medical University of South Carolina) Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina and University of California at San Diego report in PLOS Genetics that the loss of BECN1 promoted early ovarian cancer format...

(American Heart Association) Between 2005 and 2014, there was a significant decline in the number of veterans hospitalized for critically blocked leg arteries.During the same period, more veterans underwent procedures to...

(Rutgers University) Juul may have influenced high school students' perception of vaping such that some Juul users do not consider themselves e-cigarette users, a Rutgers-led study finds.

(George Mason University) A new study published in Maternal and Child Health Journal, led by Anna M. Scolese, Master of Public Health student at George Mason University, found that 23.3% of women who experienced intimate...

(Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies ) American consumers are hungry for more climate-friendly plant-based diets, but they need more information, according to a new survey by the Yale Program on Climate Chang...

(University of California - Santa Cruz) A new study of molecular interactions central to the functioning of biological clocks explains how certain mutations can shorten clock timing, making some people extreme 'morning l...

(Brigham and Women's Hospital) In a study published in Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, a team led by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital describes the role of plasma ceramides in dementia and ...

(Loyola University Health System) Loyola Medicine is among the first to conduct a clinical study using hypnotherapy to treat functional dyspepsia, a gastrointestinal disorder affecting approximately 10 percent of the pop...

(University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences) A new study led by researchers at UCLA found that treating soft tissue sarcoma with radiation over a significantly shorter period of time is safe, and likely just ...

(University of California - Davis) A new study from researchers at the University of California, Davis, finds that while wildfires and smoke exposure are recognized by farmworkers and employers as a growing threat and sa...

(American Thoracic Society) The ATS Foundation Research Program has announced that 17 researchers have been awarded one-year $40,000 Unrestricted Research Grants to advance pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine.

(City of Hope) City of Hope scientists have identified an unlikely way to potentially prevent or slow the progression of aggressive breast cancer: target one's internal clock. Studies have shown that women who take frequ...