Brain impairments in premature infants may begin in the womb
new study suggest that factors contributing to early birth might also impact the brain's development in the womb, leading to significant neurodevelopmental disorders, such...
Older adults with arthritis need just 45 minutes of activity per week
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To remain functional, this population can do far less activity per week than recommended, study found
Older adults who suffer from arthritis need...
Crystallization method offers new option for carbon capture from ambient air
ORNL's Charles Seipp synthesized a simple compound known as guanidine that was found to bind strongly with carbon dioxide directly from the air and...
Spinning spider silk is now possible
Biomimetic spinning of artificial spider silk. a) Highly concentrated spider silk protein solution in a syringe is pumped through a pulled glass capillary with...
What did Big Data find when it analyzed 150 years of British history?
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What could be learnt about the world if you could read the news from over 100 local newspapers for a...
New findings detail structure of immature Zika virus
Purdue researchers have determined the high-resolution structure of the immature Zika virus. This composite image of the surface (left), and cross-sectional region (right), reflect...
‘Weekend warriors’ have lower risk of death from cancer, cardiovascular disease
Those who do all their exercise on one or two days of the week are known as 'weekend warriors'.Image Credit: Flickr/Zachary Long
The finding suggests...
How Earth’s previous moons collided to form the moon: New theory
A team of Israeli researchers suggests that the Moon we see every night is not Earth's first moon, but rather the last in a...
Researchers create practical and versatile microscopic optomechanical device
Researchers created an optomechanical silicon bullseye disk that traps optical waves in the outermost ring via total internal reflection while the radial groves confine...
Neural connection keeps instincts in check
The prefrontal cortex connects to a very specific region of the brainstem (the PAG) through prefrontal cortical neurons: those labeled in purple directly project...
Some catalysts contribute their own oxygen for reactions
New research shows that when metal oxide (flat array of atoms at bottom) is used as a catalyst for splitting water molecules, some of...
