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Can the 'right' helmet prevent concussions?

While many football helmet and mouth guard manufacturers claim that their equipment will lessen impact forces and reduce concussion risk, neither a specific…

Medical Engineering

Smartphone Otoscope Enhances Ear Infection Diagnosis

A new, smartphone-enabled otoscope provides clear, transmittable images of the ear drum, or tympanic membrane, which someday may allow for ear infection…

Studies and Analyses

New Method Measures Genetic Material to Predict Thyroid Cancer Recurrence

The study, which is published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, also found that elevated blood levels of the…

Studies and Analyses

Headaches in Lupus Patients: Study Findings Unveiled

The study found that 18% of lupus patients experienced headache at the onset of their disease with that number increasing to 58% after 10 years. While…

Environmental Conservation

Climate Change: Irukandji Jellyfish Threatens Southern Waters

Researchers from Griffith University's Australian Rivers Institute have conducted a series of climate change simulation experiments to investigate whether the…

Studies and Analyses

Pregnancy Weight Gain Linked to Autism Spectrum Disorders

New research from the University of Utah shows the answer to that question may be yes in some situations. Researchers have uncovered an association between…

Studies and Analyses

How Nursery Provision Boosts Career Options for Mothers in Switzerland

Provision in the French-speaking part of Switzerland is more widespread than in the German-speaking part of the country. This provision strengthens gender…

Corporate News

Explore System Integration in Fall 2013 Pictures of the Future

The section on system integration highlights how individual systems can work together in unison through techniques such as the fusion of hardware and software;…

Technology Offerings

New Method for Efficient Amine Separation and Catalyst Recycling

Scientists at the RWTH Aachen University invented a straightforward method for the separation of amines produced via homogeneous catalyzed processes allowing…

Physics & Astronomy

Efficient Quantum Systems: Paving the Way for Future Tech

More efficient methods for manipulating quantum systems could help scientists realize the next generation of technology by harnessing atoms and molecules to…

Physics & Astronomy

1,2,3, Many – How Few Particles Turn into a ‘Heap’

How large does a group of particles have to be to render moot its exact number of particles? In experiments using ultracold atoms, Heidelberg physicists…

Earth Sciences

NASA Monitors Rainfall Patterns in Tropical Storm Francisco

Tropical Storm Francisco came into the view of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite at 0919 UTC/5:19 a.m. EDT. Francisco is somewhat close…

Life & Chemistry

Gold Nanoparticles Enhance CO2 Recycling Efficiency

Researchers from Brown have shown that finely tuned gold nanoparticles can do the job. The key is maximizing the particles’ long edges, which are the active…

Environmental Conservation

Aboriginal Hunting Method Boosts Animal Populations in Australia

In Australia’s Western Desert, Aboriginal hunters use a unique method that actually increases populations of the animals they hunt, according to a study…

Medical Engineering

Portable Vision Screening Devices Enhance Pediatric Eye Care

Portable screening devices allow pediatricians to successfully screen children for vision problems, including amblyopia, according to an abstract presented…

Health & Medicine

Study Links Sleep Apnea to Subclinical Heart Injury Risks

Now a new study indicates that OSA is associated with subclinical myocardial injury, as indicated by increased high sensitivity troponin T (hs-TnT) levels….

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