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(National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine) The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced the 2020 Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine Scholars. These individuals are early- to mid-career pro...

(European Society of Cardiology) An ingenious necklace which detects abnormal heart rhythm will be showcased for the first time on EHRA Essentials 4 You, a scientific platform of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)....

(Massachusetts General Hospital) Early use of the app by more than 2.5 million people in the US and the UK has generated valuable data about COVID-19 for physicians, scientists, and public officials to better fight the v...

Silicon Labs announces a new line of energy-friendly power management ICs (PMICs) serving as dedicated companion chips for EFR32 wireless devices and EFM32 microcontrollers (MCUs). The EFP01 PMIC family provides a flexib...

The reason why we sleep remains an unresolved question of the 21st century. Research now shows that the depth of non-rapid-eye-movement (nonREM) sleep in humans is associated with different genetic versions of a gene tha...

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, N95 face masks have been in short supply. Health care workers, in particular, desperately need these masks to protect themselves from the respiratory droplets of infected pati...

Health care workers carry a significant burden of coronavirus infections worldwide, but a new evidence review shows the rate can be lowered with the use of personal protective equipment combined with proper training in i...

Having abnormally small red blood cells - a condition known as microcytosis - could indicate cancer, according to new research.

The opioid crisis and other social issues have left millions of US grandparents raising their grandchildren. A new study offers a framework to help social workers develop best practices for grandfamilies, addressing the ...

What can researchers do when their mathematical models of the spread of infectious diseases don't match real-world data? One research team is working on a solution.

A study of female astronauts has assessed the risk of blood clots associated with spaceflight. The study examines the potential risk factors for developing a blood clot (venous thromboembolism) in space.

The IBIV-8 module for Daxus DXS-100 and SmartCorder DDX-100 data acquisition systems incorporates internal bridge completion, shunt calibration, and support for the most common bridge resistance values, making the IBIV-8...

IEEE will hold its 5G World Forum, a virtual event, from September 10 to 12, 2020. Paper submissions are still open, but close on May 23. Paper submission timeline: Technical paper submission: May 23, 2020 (Firm Extensio...

Renesas Electronics Corporation announced a new precision temperature sensor, the TS5111, targeting DDR5 memory modules as well as a host of other applications such as solid-state disks (SSDs), computing motherboards, an...

TRINAMIC Motion Control GmbH & Co. KG announced the TMCM-1617, single-axis servo controller module, designed for servo drives with 18A RMS and 8 to 28V DC supply voltage. The TMCM-1617's EtherCAT, CAN and RS485 interface...

TDK Corporation announces the availability of the InvenSense ICM-42688-P high-performance motion sensor, a 6-axis MEMS MotionTracking device that combines a 3-axis gyroscope and a 3-axis accelerometer in a 2.5mm x 3mm x ...

As the Internet of Things (IoT) delivers greater connectivity for industrial and home applications and as connected vehicles enhance cabin and operational features, higher-performance microcontrollers are required for be...

Many use the term "attenuation" without completely understanding it. The term is used in several areas, including medical, audio, and even attenuation terminology associated with brewing beer. Generally speaking, attenua...

Using the now-decommissioned Titan supercomputer, a team of researchers estimated the combined consequences of many different extreme climate events at the county level, a unique approach that provided unprecedented regi...

Researchers have found that the potato, primarily known as a starchy vegetable, can be a source of high-quality protein that helps to maintain muscle.

Measures of cognition and gait speed largely paralleled each other in a San Antonio study of 370 participants that included 9½ years of follow-up. One-fifth of participants were classified into a cognitive and physical ...

Despite the seemingly pervasive opinion that millennial physicians are more prone to burnout and a lack of empathy compared to older generations, a new study of 588 millennial and Generation X residents found that no suc...