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Scientists Predict These Islands Are Doomed, But That's Not the Whole Story
Live Science - 27 Apr 2018 15:52Researchers 3D Print Electronics and Cells Directly on Skin
Neuroscience News - 27 Apr 2018 02:08
Researchers have developed a new method of 3D printing that allows for electronics to be printed on the hand. The team also printed biological cells onto a skin wound of a mouse. They hope this technique could lead to a ...
Parents may help prep kids for healthier, less violent relationships
Science Daily - 27 Apr 2018 21:57
Warm, nurturing parents may pass along strategies for building and maintaining positive relationships to their kids, setting them up for healthier, less-violent romantic relationships as young adults, according to resear...
Toughest ever heat shields made of springy sponge-like stuff
New Scientist - 27 Apr 2018 21:00
Chinese scientists have developed a compressible aerogel that has shown in early heat shield tests to be 5 times more resilient than previous materials
Wickless heat pipes: New dynamics exposed in a near-weightless environment
Phys.org - 27 Apr 2018 20:57
Heat pipes are devices to keep critical equipment from overheating. They transfer heat from one point to another through an evaporation-condensation process and are used in everything from cell phones and laptops to air ...
New carbon-dioxide-adsorbing crystals could form the basis of future biomedical materials that rely on the shape-memory effect
Science Daily - 27 Apr 2018 20:47
Scientists are one step closer to designing porous materials that can change and retain their shapes -- a function known as shape-memory effect.
Drug effectiveness in reducing glucocorticoid-induced bone loss
Science Daily - 27 Apr 2018 20:47
About one in every 100 people in the world takes glucocorticoids long term to treat immune-mediated diseases. However, glucocorticoids, such as prednisone, have a side effect -- they induce glucocorticoid-induced bone lo...
Scientists calculate radiation dose in bone from victim of Hiroshima bombing
Science Daily - 27 Apr 2018 20:47
Researchers describe the first retrospective dosimetric study by electron spin resonance spectroscopy using human tissue from nuclear attack victims.
New technology for measuring brain blood flow with light
Science Daily - 27 Apr 2018 20:45
Biomedical engineers have developed a new technique for measuring blood flow in the human brain, which could be used in patients with stroke or traumatic brain injury, for example. The new technique, based on conventiona...
New technology for measuring brain blood flow with light
Phys.org - 27 Apr 2018 20:16
Biomedical engineers at the University of California, Davis, have developed a new technique for measuring blood flow in the human brain, which could be used in patients with stroke or traumatic brain injury, for example....
Three Minute Version of Brain Stimulation Therapy Effective for Hard to Treat Depression
Neuroscience News - 27 Apr 2018 20:03
Researchers report intermittent theta burst stimulation can help to alleviate the symptoms of major depressive disorder. 49% of patients who received the treatment reported a significant decrease in symptoms, with 32% re...
Mediterranean Diet Boosts Beneficial Bacteria
Neuroscience News - 27 Apr 2018 20:00
Researchers report following a Mediterranean diet can increase healthy gut bacteria by up to 7%.
Multiple Sclerosis Drug Could Reduce Painful Side Effects of Common Cancer Treatment
Neuroscience News - 27 Apr 2018 19:19
According to a new study, a drug used to treat multiple sclerosis could help to treat pain caused by cancer treatments in myeloma patients.
Music Activates Regions of the Brain Spared by Alzheimer's
Neuroscience News - 27 Apr 2018 19:08
A new study reports Alzheimer's disease does not appear to affect the salience network. Researchers found, when listening to music, the salience network along with other networks, show higher functional connectivity in A...
Serial killer suspect identified using DNA family tree website
New Scientist - 27 Apr 2018 18:35
A serial killer active in California decades ago may finally have been identified using genetic sequences the suspect's distant relatives gave to a website
Want to Remember Your Dreams? Try Taking Vitamin B6
Neuroscience News - 27 Apr 2018 18:14
Want to remember your dreams? Try taking vitamin B6. Researchers discovered people who take B6 supplements are better able to recall details of their dreams compared to those who were given a placebo.
New development in contact lenses for red-green color blindness using simple dye
Science Daily - 27 Apr 2018 17:40
Researchers have developed a contact lens that may help people with color blindness simply by using a low cost dye.
Researchers map the potential spread of yellow fever virus to cities around the world
Science Daily - 27 Apr 2018 17:32
The deadly yellow fever virus has the potential to spread into cities around the world where it previously hasn't been seen, according to a new study.
how bacteria communicate in groups to avoid antibiotics
Science Daily - 27 Apr 2018 17:32
Researchers have found that a bacterium that causes pneumonia, sepsis and other infections, communicates distress signals within a group of bacteria in response to certain antibiotics.
The European Union has decided to ban bee-killing pesticides
New Scientist - 27 Apr 2018 17:27
European Union member states have voted to ban the outdoor use of neonicotinoid pesticides, which have been linked to declines in pollinating insects
Scientists Discover How to Harness the Power of Quantum Spookiness by Entangling Clouds of Atoms
Singularity Hub - 27 Apr 2018 17:00
From tunneling through impenetrable barriers to being in two places at the same time, the quantum world of atoms and particles is famously bizarre. Yet the strange properties of quantum mechanics are not mathematical qui...
Research team demonstrates terahertz semiconductor laser with record-high output power
Phys.org - 27 Apr 2018 16:40
The ability to harness light into an intense beam of monochromatic radiation in a laser has revolutionized the way we live and work for more than fifty years. Among its many applications are ultrafast and high-capacity d...