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Medical Xpress / Prenatal exposure to metal mixture linked to childhood allergic symptoms
Prenatal exposure to metal mixtures is associated with an increased risk for allergic symptoms in childhood, according to a study published in the Dec. 1 issue of Science of the Total Environment.
Medical Xpress / From blood sugar to gut bacteria, how beans can improve your health
Celebrity chefs Jamie Oliver, Hugh Fearnley‑Whittingstall and Tom Kerridge have backed a new campaign that is putting the spotlight on beans. The Bang In Some Beans campaign is a bid to double the UK's intake of beans, ...
Tech Xplore / From concrete to community: How synthetic data can make urban digital twins more humane
When city leaders talk about making a town "smart," they're usually talking about urban digital twins. These are essentially high-tech, 3D computer models of cities. They are filled with data about buildings, roads and utilities. ...
Medical Xpress / Routine first trimester ultrasounds lead to earlier detection of fetal anomalies, finds study
Scanning for serious structural issues in fetuses during the first trimester can result in earlier detection of these issues, reports a new study led by Aris Papageorghiou at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, published ...
Tech Xplore / Fish-friendly innovation could turn river barriers into green power stations
Researchers from Trinity and UCD have designed and road- or "river"-tested a new barrier modification system that enables fish to travel up and downstream while simultaneously generating green energy for local consumption.
Phys.org / Can electrolysis solve one of the biggest contamination problems?
ETH Zurich researchers have developed a process that can be used on site to render environmental toxins such as DDT and lindane harmless and convert them into valuable chemicals—a breakthrough for the remediation of contaminated ...
Phys.org / Tiny copepod reveals that gene location influences natural selection
A new study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison provides the first empirical evidence connecting the chromosomal location of genes to natural selection, indicating the arrangement of genes can influence ...
Medical Xpress / Myelodysplastic syndromes tied to incident cardiovascular disease
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is independently associated with incident cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published online Nov. 10 in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology.
Medical Xpress / Gas-permeable lenses beneficial after congenital glaucoma surgery
For children undergoing primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) surgery, use of rigid gas-permeable contact lenses (RGPCLs) is associated with superior visual acuity compared with spectacles, according to a study published online ...
Phys.org / Nanowire platform reveals elusive astrocytes in their natural state
Scientists have engineered a nanowire platform that mimics brain tissue to study astrocytes, the star-shaped cells critical for brain health, for the first time in their natural state.
Tech Xplore / ULTRARAM beyond the lab: The gap between elegant physics and commercial viability
Recent research from a University of Adelaide academic has outlined the gap between scientific reality and whether a promising technology reaches commercial production. Adjunct Lecturer Dr. Dominic Lane, School of Electrical ...
Medical Xpress / Automated system enables real-time malignancy grading of prostate tumors
The precise identification of tumor boundaries during radical prostatectomy remains a major clinical challenge. As positive surgical margins occur in 15–40% of prostate cancer cases, the risk of postoperative recurrence ...
