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Transdermal optical imaging measures blood pressure by detecting blood flow changes in smartphone-captured facial...
Blood pressure monitoring might one day become as easy as taking a video selfie, according to new research in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, an American...
Researchers have engineered a material that replicates human bone tissue
Researchers in Oregon have engineered a material that replicates human bone tissue with an unprecedented level of precision, from its microscopic crystal structure to...
Researchers identified proteins that may hold a key to future therapies to restore hearing...
Using genetic tools in mice, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have identified a pair of proteins that precisely control when sound-detecting cells,...
New approach to fighting burnout
Medical doctors in the United States are twice as likely to experience symptoms of burnout as other workers, which can compromise quality of care...
Researchers have discovered how do clots become firm in the presence of blood flow
Blood clotting is one of the most critical, protective processes in human physiology.
When something goes wrong with clotting, either because there is too...
Mankai – superfood that provides glycemic control after carbohydrate consumption
Mankai, a new high-protein aquatic plant strain of duckweed, has significant potential as a superfood and provides glycemic control after carbohydrate consumption, a team...
Your task performance can be impaired by memories that are irrelevant
Some older adults without noticeable cognitive problems have a harder time than younger people in separating irrelevant information from what they need to know...
How can a planet be hotter than hot?
How can a planet be "hotter than hot?"
The answer is when heavy metals are detected escaping from the planet's atmosphere, instead of condensing...
September 2017 – a slightly radioactive cloud moved across Europe – the silence of...
It was the most serious release of radioactive material since Fukushima 2011, but the public took little notice of it:
In September 2017, a...
Freedom songs were key in giving motivation to those fighting for equal rights
When Nina Simone belted out “Mississippi Goddam” in 1964, she gave voice to many who were fighting for equal rights during the Civil Rights...
Eating dark chocolate can help reduce anxiety and improve symptoms of clinical depression
Eating dark chocolate may positively affect mood and relieve depressive symptoms, finds a new UCL-led study looking at whether different types of chocolate are...
Israeli exo-atmospheric ballistic missile interceptor Arrow-3 successfully intercepts medium-range target missile over the Pacific...
Arrow-3 missiles successfully took out target missiles in high-altitude, hit-to-kill test engagements conducted at the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska in Kodiak.
The tests were a joint effort between the...
DHS Alert : small aircraft vulnerability could enable attackers to easily hack the plane’s...
What is CAN bus?. A quick answer for that would be, it is the network inside a typical modern car where control commands for...
Researchers discovered several severe vulnerabilities in the newly WPA3 WiFi security standard
In total, the researchers discovered five vulnerabilities: a denial of service attack, two downgrade attacks and two side-channel information leaks.
Qualcomm looks to make Wi-Fi safer...
Dementia : A microscopy study revealed tau controls Fyn clustering in dendrites
University of Queensland researchers have used super-resolution microscopy to observe key molecules at work inside living brain cells, further unravelling the puzzle of memory...
