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Medical Xpress / Insurance data can help fill gaps between longer medical trials for patients up against the clock
Randomized clinical trials remain the gold standard for establishing a medication's effects, producing the evidence by which most drugs and interventions in the U.S. are approved.
Phys.org / Ultrasonic sensor capable enables cuffless, non-invasive blood pressure measurement
A new technology has been developed that enables cuffless noninvasive blood pressure monitoring by using ultrasonic to track real-time changes in vascular diameter—without the need for a traditional cuff. The technology ...
Phys.org / Hubble examines Cloud-9, first of new type of object
A team using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a new type of astronomical object—a starless, gas-rich, dark-matter cloud that is considered a "relic" or remnant of early galaxy formation. Nicknamed "Cloud-9," ...
Medical Xpress / Facial expressions decoded: Brain regions work together in surprising new ways
When a baby smiles at you, it's almost impossible not to smile back. This spontaneous reaction to a facial expression is part of the back-and-forth that allows us to understand each other's emotions and mental states.
Phys.org / Researchers build plasma accelerator that boosts electron energy and brightness at the same time
Researchers from the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), have designed innovative technology that can generate both high-energy and high-brightness ...
Phys.org / What does 'everyday' peace look like? Mapping how people think about peacebuilding
A new study led by Yale anthropologist Catherine Panter-Brick examines how stakeholders in socially diverse, conflict-affected societies conceptualize everyday peace, drawing on a comparative analysis across different groups ...
Phys.org / Boosting the cell's own cleanup: New class of small molecules accelerate natural protein degradation
Cells have a remarkable housekeeping system: Proteins that are no longer needed, defective, or potentially harmful are labeled with a molecular "tag" and dismantled in the cellular recycling machinery. This process, known ...
Phys.org / Plasma rings around M dwarf stars offer new clues to planetary habitability
How does a star affect the makeup of its planets? And what does this mean for the habitability of distant worlds? Carnegie's Luke Bouma is exploring a new way to probe this critical question—using naturally occurring space ...
Phys.org / The book only gets 3 stars... but is considered great literature
A new study from Aarhus University shows that star ratings of books are not always accurate. Average ratings on Goodreads can hide both literary classics and highly divided reading experiences—and can therefore be a misleading ...
Phys.org / Roots of medieval migration into England uncovered in new study
Migration into England was continuous from the Romans through to the Normans and men and women moved from different places and at different rates, a study finds.
Phys.org / Solar physicists discover long-hidden source of gamma rays unleashed by flares
Solar physicists say they have found a key source of intense gamma rays unleashed when Earth's nearest star produces its most violent eruptions.
Medical Xpress / Post-stroke injection protects the brain in preclinical study
When a person suffers a stroke, physicians must restore blood flow to the brain as quickly as possible to save their life. But, ironically, that life-saving rush of blood can also trigger a second wave of damage—killing ...