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"Virtual Breast" Could Improve Cancer Detection

That results in lots of needless worry for women and their families—not to mention the time, discomfort and expense of additional tests, including ultrasounds…

Health & Medicine

Researchers Show EEG's Potential to Reveal Depolarizations Following TBI

The potential for doctors to measure damaging “brain tsunamis” in injured patients without opening the skull has moved a step closer to reality, thanks to…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA's Swift Mission Observes Mega Flares from a Mini Star

“We used to think major flaring episodes from red dwarfs lasted no more than a day, but Swift detected at least seven powerful eruptions over a period of about…

Earth Sciences

NASA's HS3 Looks Hurricane Edouard in the Eye

NASA’s HS3 mission has returned to NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on the Eastern Shore of Virginia for the third year to investigate the processes that…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Wind Power Enhances Grid Stability and Balances Energy Demand

A balanced ratio between the production and consumption is constantly required in electricity grids. To compensate for the unavoidable fluctuations and to…

Architecture & Construction

Transforming Urban Living: Monitor Energy Use for Sustainability

In other words, they want a sustainable living environment that supports a wide range of lifestyles and living concepts, where they can be involved in all…

Medical Engineering

First Comprehensive Mesh-Free Simulation of Muscle Tissue

Engineers at the University of California, San Diego, have completed the first comprehensive numerical simulation of skeletal muscle tissue using a method that…

Health & Medicine

Long-Acting Insulin: Safer, More Effective for Type 1 Diabetes

Researchers looked at once-daily and twice-daily doses of both long- and intermediate-acting insulin, ranking their effectiveness, safety and…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Nanoscale Heat Sources: Exploring Directional Transfer Differences

“As materials shrink, the rules governing heat transfer change as well,” explained David Cahill, a professor of materials science and engineering at Illinois….

Health & Medicine

Immunotherapy Breakthrough: Overcoming Radiotherapy Resistance

The researchers, based at The University of Manchester and funded by MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca, and Cancer…

Life & Chemistry

Discovering Microbial Diversity in Central Park Soil Samples

The research team analyzed 596 soil samples collected from across Central Park's 843 acres and discovered a stunning diversity of below-ground life, most of…

Life & Chemistry

New Findings on Tumor-Forming Cells by CNIO Experts

Tumours are mosaics of cells that are morphologically and molecularly very different. In this cellular heterogeneity, it is calculated that only 1-2% of the…

Life & Chemistry

Single-Neuron “Hub” Orchestrates Activity of an Entire Brain Circuit

The idea of mapping the brain is not new. Researchers have known for years that the key to treating, curing, and even preventing brain disorders such as…

Earth Sciences

NASA Ocean Data Shows ‘Climate Dance’ of Plankton

At the bottom of the ocean’s food chain, phytoplankton account for roughly half of the net photosynthesis on Earth. Their photosynthesis consumes carbon…

Earth Sciences

NASA’s Role in Advancing Glacier Mapping Techniques

Researchers at the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets, or CReSIS, at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, recently built detailed maps of the…

Environmental Conservation

Laser-Guided Sea Monkeys Reveal Zooplankton Migration Impact

Sea monkeys have captured the popular attention of both children and aquarium hobbyists because of their easily observable life cycle — sold as dehydrated…

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