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Morning sickness linked to lower risk of pregnancy loss
A new analysis by researchers at the National Institutes of Health has provided the strongest evidence to date that nausea and vomiting during pregnancy...
A world first: University Hospital Zurich’s cardiovascular team carries out a new type of...
Cardioband-Implantat.Credit: USZ
A team led by Francesco Maisano, co-director of the University Heart Center at the University Hospital Zurich (UHZ) and professor for Heart Surgery...
New low-mass objects could help refine planetary evolution
Artist’s conception.Credit: courtesy of Robin Dienel
When a star is young, it is often still surrounded by a primordial rotating disk of gas and dust,...
Having a happy spouse could be good for your health
Having a happy spouse may be related to better health, at least among middle-aged and older adults, according to a new study published by...
How plants grow new lateral roots: new method uses 3D live imaging
Formation mechanism for the meristem in the lateral roots of Arabidopsis thaliana. When lateral roots grow in this plant, after 4 layers of primordia...
An algorithm for taxi sharing
Researchers in Uruguay have developed an evolutionary algorithm to allow a smart city to facilitate efficient taxi sharing to cut an individual's transport costs...
Women with hearing loss more likely to have preterm or low birth weight babies
Hearing loss is a marginalizing and disabling condition, resulting in various adverse social and health outcomes. Babies born to women with hearing loss were...
In Bird Feathers, Scientists Find Hints About Color of Extinct Animals
Scientists were able to map the chemical environments of two different types of melanin, a pigment responsible for black/dark brown or reddish/yellow color in...
How to merge two black holes in a simple way
The merger of two black holes, where one is so large that only a portion of it --nearly flat-- is shown, while the other,...
Ötzi – a treacherous murder – with links to Central Italy
Ötzi's axe.Credit: © South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology
The copper used to make Ötzi's axe blade did not come from the Alpine region as had...
Hubble Views a Colorful Demise of a Sun-like Star
This image, taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows the colorful "last hurrah" of a star like our sun. The star is ending...
