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Medical Xpress / Possible therapeutic approach to treat diabetic nerve damage discovered
Nerve damage is one of the most common and burdensome complications of diabetes. Millions of patients worldwide suffer from pain, numbness, and restricted movement, largely because damaged nerve fibers do not regenerate sufficiently. ...
Tech Xplore / Interlaced origami structure enables compact storage and high-strength robotic deployment
Researchers at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University, have applied the principle of interlacing to an origami-inspired structure and developed a "Foldable-and-Rollable corruGated Structure (FoRoGated-Structure)" ...
Medical Xpress / Monthly injection can help severe asthma patients safely stop or reduce daily steroids
A monthly injection has helped 90% of severe asthma patients reduce daily steroid tablets, which are associated with long-term side effects. More than half of the participants who had received the injection were able to stop ...
Phys.org / Life in balance: Ancient Andean scales illuminated by new research
New research from the University of St Andrews has discovered how Incas used Andean balance scales and ancient string knot writing known as "khipus," in association with sacred, animate landscapes.
Phys.org / Climate change could expand habitats for malaria mosquitoes, researchers warn
An insistent buzzing at sunset followed by itchy, spotted legs. Here in Denmark, mosquitoes are mostly an annoying—but generally harmless—nuisance. That is far from the case in many parts of the world.
Phys.org / Michigan cherry farmers find a surprising food safety ally: Falcons
The cherry harvest wrapped up months ago. But in northern Michigan, some growers are already anticipating the spring resurgence of a tiny raptor that could benefit next season's crop.
Phys.org / Sensor-integrated food wrapper can facilitate real-time, non-destructive detection of nutritional components
Food quality and safety are crucial. However, conventional food-monitoring methods, including ribotyping and polymerase chain reaction, tend to be destructive and lengthy. These shortcomings limit their potential for broad ...
Medical Xpress / Schizophrenia-spectrum disorders may originate in specific brain regions that show early structural damage
Researchers at the University of Seville have identified the possible origins of structural damage in the brains of patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs). These are regions that show the greatest morphological ...
Phys.org / OLEDs can now switch light's handedness with an electrical signal
Researchers from the University of Oxford have for the first time discovered an approach to electrically switch organic LEDs (OLEDs) to emit either left- or right-handed circularly polarized light without changing the light-emitting ...
Tech Xplore / Innovative materials boost stretchable digital displays' performance
Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) power the high-end screens of our digital world, from TVs and phones to laptops and game consoles.
Phys.org / Counting salmon is a breeze with airborne eDNA
During the annual salmon run last fall, University of Washington researchers pulled salmon DNA out of thin air and used it to estimate the number of fish that passed through the adjacent river. Aden Yincheong Ip, a UW research ...
Medical Xpress / Drug developed for inherited bleeding disorder shows promising trial results
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is the second most common inherited bleeding disorder worldwide, affecting one in 3,800 persons. HHT's hallmark symptom is chronic nosebleeds, which often occur alongside other ...