Tag: Researchers
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Researchers suggest new device to detect brain cancer using urine
One possible sign that a person has a brain tumor is the presence of tumor-related extracellular vesicles (EVs) in their urine.
February 3, 2023 -
Researchers reveal how obesity increases risk for dementia
research has revealed that obesity in middle age may raise the risk of dementia. However, it is still unknown if BMI and the risk of dementia are related.
January 9, 2023 -
Study provides insight into potential animal reservoir of SARS-CoV-2 omicron
The interactions between the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of coronavirus spike proteins and their host receptor are among the best systems for understanding coronavirus evolution.
October 19, 2022 -
Research suggests livers can stay functional for over 100 years
For these centurion livers, the average donor age was significantly higher, 84.7 years compared with 38.5 years for non-centurion liver transplants. The researchers noted that for a liver to make it to 100, they expected to find an older average donor age as well as healthier donors.
October 17, 2022 -
Sound reveals giant blue whales dance with the wind to find food: Research
The cooler, nutrient-rich water fuels blooms of tiny phytoplankton, jumpstarting the food web in Monterey Bay, from small shrimp-like krill all the way to giant whales.
October 6, 2022 -
Exposing the evolutionary weak spots of the human genome: Research
The team analyzed over 70,000 human genomes with ExtRaINSIGHT. They discovered that three parts of the genome have been extremely sensitive to mutations over generations.
September 27, 2022 -
Study finds anxiety cues in brain despite safe environment
The findings of the study were published in the journal 'Communications Biology'. The researchers used a virtual-reality environment where volunteers were in a meadow picking flowers. They knew that some flowers are safe, while others have a bee inside that will sting them.
November 15, 2021 -
Researchers build first modular quantum brain sensor, record signal
The device uses ultra-sensitive quantum sensors to pick up these tiniest of magnetic fields to see inside the brain in order to map neural activity.
June 15, 2021 -
Scientists find 3,500 year-old honeypot from Africa
"This is a remarkable example for how biomolecular information from prehistoric pottery in combination with ethnographic data provides insight into the use of honey 3,500 years ago."
April 19, 2021 -
Study to evaluate moral dilemmas
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur are conducting a 3-minute online survey to determine how people react to a tangible dilemma.
May 14, 2020 -
How does cruelty to animals influence behaviour in children?
Early experiences of violence Early experiences of violence may confer lasting damage at may confer lasting damage at the basic levels of nervous, the basic levels of nervous, endocrine, and immune endocrine, and immune systems, and can even systems, and can even influence the genetic influence the genetic alteration of DNA alteration of DNA.
December 30, 2019 -
Intelligent feathered friends
Crows not only plan for future events but consider the thinking of other crows. When a crow caches food, it looks around to see if it's being observed. If it sees another animal is watching, the crow will pretend to hide its treasure, but will really stash it in its feathers.
September 9, 2019 -
Pets prevent allergies
We’ve known for years that dogs were good for our mental health.
July 23, 2019 -
3D sewing robotic arm developed in China
The 3D sewing robotic arms, installed with different heads, could be used in many more fields, including aerospace.
June 22, 2019 -
70% moms in India use smartphone for parenting: Survey
Smartphone is the most widely used device for parenting, but only 38 per cent would recommend it to their family or friends, said the study by YouGov, an Internet-based market research and data analytics firm.
May 11, 2019 -
A biological wonder
By inspecting mounts cut in half by road building projects, Professor Martin and colleagues also showed they lack the complex honeycomb of tunnels usually associated with a termite nest.
November 21, 2018 -
Your body could soon power wearable devices with ‘triboelectric charging’
Researchers have developed a metallic tab which, when connected to a human body, is capable of generating electricity from bending a finger and other simple movements. According to a research project led by the University at Buffalo, New York, and Institute of Semiconductors (IoP) at the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), the tab – a...
February 13, 2018