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The governing body for the Paralympics recently lowered the allowable height for sprinters who use prosthetic legs, or blades, during competition. The rules are based on the assumption that the taller you are the faster ...

(University of California - Berkeley) Several processes in the roundworm C. elegans boost the stress response in cells, incidentally making worms resistant to a high-fat diet and extending their lifespan. UC Berkeley res...

(University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) Comprehensive profiling of tumor samples taken from patients with osteosarcoma shows that multiple factors contribute to the traditionally poor responses observed from t...

Switching what the powerhouses of heart cells consume for energy could help the heart regenerate when cells die.

Remee Wire & Cable announced that is now offering new custom design and manufacturing capabilities for cable products. Remee has recently added capabilities to make hybrid composite constructions with fiber optic and cop...

Segger has added its new compiler to the popular Embedded Studio for ARM and Cortex-M IDE. This compiler is tuned to generate optimized Thumb-2 code for modern Cortex-A and Cortex-M devices. Embedded Studio for ARM / Cor...

IQD Frequency Products has launched a range of high-frequency Oven Controlled Voltage Controlled SAW Oscillators (OCVCSOs). Three frequencies are currently available in the OCVCSO series, 400MHz, 800MHz and 1.2GHz and th...

IAR Systems announces immediate support for the new STMicroelectronics' STM32L5 series in the complete development toolchain IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm as well as in the integrated security tool C-Trust for simplifie...

Altium has launched a new cloud-based application that redefines the way that printed circuit board designs are shared between designers, part suppliers, and manufacturers. The A365 Viewer, powered by the Altium 365 clou...

Scientists have discovered a combination of two commonly available drugs that could help the body heal spinal fractures.

(Université de Genève) Monogenic diabetes affects 1% to 4% of all cases of diabetes. Often confused with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, more than 90% of monogenic cases are misdiagnosed. A study carried out by scientists (...

(National University of Ireland Galway) A new study, led by Dr Tim DuBuc and Professor Uri Frank from the Centre for Chromosome Biology at NUI Galway, has found that Hydractinia, a North Atlantic jellyfish that also live...

(American Association for Cancer Research) The Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Cancer Research will be presented to John E. Dick, PhD, Fellow of the AACR Academy, at the AAC...

(UT Southwestern Medical Center) Switching what the powerhouses of heart cells consume for energy could help the heart regenerate when cells die.

(McMaster University) The study, recently published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, says identifying and treating mental health issues in young mothers is especially important as their health also affects the wellbe...

(American Heart Association) Minority stroke survivors experience better blood pressure control when lifestyle counseling by phone from a nurse is added to home blood pressure telemonitoring. Improved blood pressure cont...

(IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca) The study conducted at IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca shows that the practice of Transcendental Meditation has positive effects on psychological well-being and that these ef...

(University of Sheffield) New research from the University of Sheffield has discovered that switching to a rich diet after eating a restricted diet can decrease life expectancy and have negative effects on health.

(American Heart Association) There are few treatment options for bleeding stroke.There was a trend towards reduced growth of brain bleeds in those treated with the antifibrinolytic agent tranexamic acid within 4.5 hours ...

(American College of Surgeons) Colon cancer is more likely to be lethal in children and young adults than middle-aged adults.

(American Thoracic Society) Traditional stoves that burn biomass materials and are not properly ventilated, which are widely used in developing nations where cooking is done indoors, have been shown to significantly incr...

(University of Montreal) New research highlights the RCAN1 gene's effect on memory and learning.