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Tech Xplore / Inspired by armadillos, this soft robotic shell flips from flexible to fortress in an instant
Researchers have drawn inspiration from armadillos to create a protective structure that responds to external threats by curling into a protective ball to protect electronic devices or other payloads. The structure is designed ...
Medical Xpress / Rise of dangerous drug adulterant and public health response tracked in New York State
A dangerous sedative called medetomidine has been quietly spreading through New York's illicit drug supply. A new analysis shows how, over several years of careful tracking and coordination, public health agencies in New ...
Medical Xpress / What an illusion involving a fake hand can tell us about our mind–body connection
People who have a weaker sense of self are also more likely to have less bodily awareness, McGill researchers have found. The study supports the idea that people's perceptions of themselves and how they experience their own ...
Medical Xpress / Years after polyp removal, gut microbiome changes may still shape colorectal cancer risk
More than a decade after removal of an adenoma—a precancerous mass—from the colon, alterations to the gut microbiome and metabolites remain and may drive heightened risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a study led ...
Medical Xpress / Routine heart test can track how kids grow and mature, new study finds
A new study from Wake Forest University School of Medicine suggests a routine heart test—an electrocardiogram (ECG)—may offer researchers a new way to measure biological development in children and adolescents.
Phys.org / Findings could justify greater protections for minks in Everglades
Their fur might feel the same, but a mink in the Everglades is not the same as a mink from northern Florida, researchers from the University of Connecticut and Central Connecticut State University report in the April 20 issue ...
Medical Xpress / How a distinct communication subspace in the brain turns goals into actions
Humans continuously adapt their actions and behaviors in response to changes in their surrounding environment. Past neuroscience studies suggest that this adaptation process relies on the brain's ability to translate abstract ...
Medical Xpress / How 'big meat' shapes science to give steak a healthy glow up
Headlines might describe meat as "a significant health risk" or "essential for a healthy and balanced diet."
Phys.org / Researchers link specific microbiomes to archaeological bone degradation
Well-preserved archaeological bone samples have different microbial communities than heavily degraded bone samples, providing a new understanding of how microbes contribute to bone degradation, according to a study published ...
Medical Xpress / Novel blood test detects rejection after lung transplant
A simple blood test could one day replace invasive biopsies for detecting acute cellular rejection (ACR) after lung transplantation, an American Journal of Transplantation study finds.
Tech Xplore / IBM says to boost open-source security with $5 bn project
American tech giant IBM and its IT services subsidiary Red Hat said Thursday that they would deploy billions of dollars and thousands of staff to secure open source software against new cybersecurity threats.
Phys.org / NASA lays out moon base plans with landers, buggies and drones at the top of the list
NASA is already ordering landers, rovers and drones for a sprawling moon base, less than two months after the Artemis II's record-breaking lunar flyaround.
