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Medical Xpress / How trained community health officers cut Sierra Leone's maternal deaths by two-thirds
Fourteen years ago, NTNU surgeon Håkon Bolkan made a prediction about a training program he and his colleagues had newly begun to expand access to surgery in the West African country of Sierra Leone.
Medical Xpress / Depressed mice successfully treated with smart contact lenses that zap their brains: New study
Scientists in South Korea have developed experimental contact lenses designed to send electrical signals through the retina and into brain regions linked to mood. In mice, the technology appeared to improve depression-like ...
Medical Xpress / Restructured public hospitals kept more elderly patients local with fewer beds
Despite their crucial function, public hospitals often face limited resources and financial distress, and an aging population can further exacerbate any imbalances in medical resource distribution. Furthermore, the proportion ...
Tech Xplore / Scientists develop near-invisible solar cells that could turn windows into power generators
Imagine a car whose windows and sunroof can help top up its battery while parked under the sun, or a pair of smart glasses whose lenses can harvest light to power built-in electronics.
Phys.org / Why emus can't fly: A 'time switch' in bird embryos holds the answer
Why can eagles soar through the skies while emus are bound to the earth? One secret lies in a skeletal structure called the keel, a blade-like ridge on the breastbone that anchors the flight muscles needed for powered flight. ...
Science X / Grasslands are facing a threat of poisonous plant takeover—but there's a surprising upside
Grasslands provide food for millions of grazing animals across the world, but overgrazing along with climate change make these valuable ecosystems vulnerable to invaders. In particular, certain species of poisonous plants ...
Phys.org / Hairy new fish species discovered in the Great Barrier Reef
Swimming among the corals of the Great Barrier Reef is a fish that could be a doppelganger for the famous Sesame Street character Mr. Snuffleupagus. This bright orange-red, hairy, long-snouted ghost pipefish is a new species ...
Phys.org / Digital environments can generate moderate levels of psychological overload among university students
An international research team, led by the University of Warwick and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), in collaboration with Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, has recently published a scoping review in the journal ...
Science X / Perseverance rover uncovers the role of water in Mars's mineral past
NASA's Perseverance rover has spent more than three and a half years exploring Mars's Jezero Crater, building up a remarkable catalog of mineral discoveries.
Tech Xplore / What kills EV battery range? Real-time images pinpoint lithium metal weak spots
A crucial clue to simultaneously increasing electric vehicle (EV) driving range and battery lifespan has been discovered. A research team at KAIST has observed the exact moment of degradation in lithium metal batteries at ...
Science X / After rapid weight loss, daily bacteria capsules may help curb regain and boost metabolism
Akkermansia muciniphila (MucT), a tiny beneficial bacterium that lives in the mucus layer of the gastrointestinal system, could hold the secret to keeping weight gain at bay after going on a low-calorie weight-loss diet. ...
Phys.org / A history of containers, an ancient technology hundreds of thousands of years in the making
We hardly give them a second thought, but everyday objects like bags and backpacks belong to a long technological tradition that may stretch back hundreds of thousands of years.
