Long-lasting hats, jumpers and watch straps that function as smart devices can be made thanks to a cheap and reliable method of creating conductive fibre that can be woven into fabric Long-lasting hats, jumpers and watch straps that function as smart devices can be made thanks to a cheap and reliable method of creating conductive …
Smart hat senses when traffic lights change and tells you via an app Read More »
New research finds that individual behavioural flexibility and not evolutionary selection is driving the northward shift of Balearic shearwaters. The findings were revealed through a decade-long study which tagged individual birds. The results indicate that individual animals may have greater behavioural flexibility to respond to climate change impacts than previously thought. New research finds that …
Endangered seabird shows surprising individual flexibility to adapt to climate change Read More »
Just as when we humans reach for objects, the hummingbird hawk moth uses its visual sense to place its long proboscis precisely on a flower to search for nectar, according to biologists. This is why the moth is a great model organism for research into the visual control of appendages. Just as when we humans …
Prenatal exposure to air pollution increases the risk of severe respiratory distress in newborn babies, according to new research. The risk increases with exposure specifically to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), which occur in wildfire and cigarette smoke and vehicle emissions, among other sources. Prenatal exposure to air pollution increases the risk …
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Scientists may have discovered a new way in which fasting helps reduce inflammation — a potentially damaging side-effect of the body’s immune system that underlies a number of chronic diseases. Scientists may have discovered a new way in which fasting helps reduce inflammation — a potentially damaging side-effect of the body’s immune system that underlies …
External heart rate monitoring, the most common method of monitoring the fetus, may leave signs of fetal hypoxia undetected if the maternal pulse rate is not simultaneously monitored. The risk is that the fetal heart rate is masked by the maternal pulse, with fetal distress going unnoticed. External heart rate monitoring, the most common method …
Maternal pulse recording during childbirth prevents encephalopathy in newborn babies Read More »
The two most common obesity surgeries — gastric bypass and gastric sleeve — have few short-term complications and are equivalent in that sense. The two most common obesity surgeries — gastric bypass and gastric sleeve — have few short-term complications and are equivalent in that sense. The two most common obesity surgeries — gastric bypass and …
A team of researchers, in an analysis of waste products — municipal solid waste, wastewater, and greenhouse gas emissions — from more than 1,000 cities around the world has concluded that cities with a higher per-capita GDP generate more waste, which underscores the strong bond between waste generation and economic growth. A team of researchers, …
As cities grow, how will city trash, wastewater, and emissions rise? Read More »
Scientists have developed a green antibiotic alternative to treat the deadly pathogen Streptococcus iniae in hybrid striped bass, the fourth most farmed finfish in the United States, according to a recent study. Scientists have developed a green antibiotic alternative to treat the deadly pathogen Streptococcus iniae in hybrid striped bass, the fourth most farmed finfish …
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A recent study utilized a machine learning-based approach to identify, understand, and predict diuretic responsiveness in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). A recent study utilized a machine learning-based approach to identify, understand, and predict diuretic responsiveness in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). A recent study utilized a machine learning-based approach to identify, …