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Medical Xpress / Researchers unveil new algorithm to dramatically speed up stroke detection scans
When someone walks into an emergency room with symptoms of a stroke, every second matters. But today, diagnosing the type of stroke, the life-or-death distinction between a clot and a bleed, requires large, stationary machines ...
Phys.org / Discovery could give investigators a new tool in death investigations
A discovery by FIU researchers could help forensic investigators close the gap on estimating the time of a person's death.
Medical Xpress / PFAS mixture disrupts normal placental development, which is important for a healthy pregnancy
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of nearly 10,000 long-lasting chemical compounds that stay in the environment and have been linked to adverse health effects on humans, including pregnant women and their ...
Phys.org / Bat study shows motherhood comes with a cost, but not for all
Is it better to have children early or later in life, and does parenthood accelerate aging? Researchers at University College Dublin and the University of Bristol have tackled these questions by studying an exceptional population ...
Phys.org / Common aldehydes transformed by light could accelerate drug discovery and material development
A new chemical method that could speed up the creation of medicines, materials and products people rely on every day has been developed by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Department of Chemistry researchers. The work, published ...
Tech Xplore / Software platform helps users find the best hearing protection
The world is loud. A walk down the street bombards one's ears with the sound of engines revving, car horns blaring, and the steady beeps of pedestrian crossings. While smartphone alerts to excessive sound and public awareness ...
Tech Xplore / Avoiding marine collisions with system powered by radar and machine learning
Collisions between marine vessels and stationary structures, like offshore oil platforms and depleted wellheads, are becoming increasingly common. These collisions come with a cost—including the financial burden of lost ...
Medical Xpress / Backup DNA repair system could be cancer's weak spot
The DNA inside our cells is constantly being damaged, and one of the worst kinds of damage is a double-strand break—when both sides of the DNA helix are cut at once. Healthy cells can normally fix these breaks using highly ...
Tech Xplore / Bio-hybrid robots turn food waste into functional machines
EPFL scientists have integrated discarded crustacean shells into robotic devices, leveraging the strength and flexibility of natural materials for robotic applications.
Phys.org / K'gari's world famous lakes could be at risk of drying
K'gari is the world's largest sand island and known for its world-famous lakes, but research from the University of Adelaide has discovered its largest lakes could be vulnerable to drying.
Medical Xpress / Neither career length nor playing position predict long-term health in former NFL athletes, study finds
A UNC-Chapel Hill study conducted by the Matthew Gfellar Center studied more than 1,500 former NFL players found that two of the most commonly used ways to estimate head injury risk, years played and playing position, are ...
Phys.org / Why the Amazon's ability to make its own rain matters more than ever
Dr. Magali Nehemy stood on the banks of the Tapajós River in the Amazon rainforest when the community's chief—a man in his seventies who had lived there his whole life—looked out over the bare shoreline and shook his ...