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Researchers have shown healthy sleep for children is not just about getting 10 hours a night, revealing a link between late bedtimes and unhealthy weight gain. A University of Queensland and James Cook University study highlights the importance of parents looking beyond sleep duration and into the benefits of a consistent early bedtime .
Astronomy - Apr 8
An online driver training course developed by researchers at The University of Queensland has been shown to reduce speeding and improve driving ability. UQ School of Psychology 's Professor Mark Horswill , along with Dr Andrew Hill, Dr Lisa Buckley, and Associate Professor Marcus Watson, developed the program that teaches drivers how to identify hazards earlier to avoid accidents.
Health - Apr 8
Researchers will look for potential new treatments for COVID-19 using the computing power of people's smartphones. Working with Vodafone Foundation, the ‘Corona-AI' project will use the free DreamLab app , which crunches calculations using a smartphone's computing power while its user sleeps.
Health - Apr 7
A new Bluetooth contact tracing system for detecting Covid-19 proximity, has been developed by a team of scientists and data privacy experts, including from UCL. The DP-3T tracing system, which is presented openly for public scrutiny in a new White Paper , works at scale and has been developed to the highest privacy standards, ready to deploy into an app.
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By deciphering how the FKBP10 protein facilitates lung cancer progression, UNIGE scientists are proposing an original therapeutic strategy. Three-dimensional lung (green) and tumors (red) and corresponding X-ray scans (black and white) at weeks 0, 6, and 12 after tumour onset (left: mouse with intact FKBP10; right: mouse with inhibition of FKBP10).
Early bedtime linked to healthy weight in children
Researchers have shown healthy sleep for children is not just about getting 10 hours a night, revealing a link between late bedtimes and unhealthy weight gain. A University of Queensland and James Cook University study highlights the importance of parents looking beyond sleep duration and into the benefits of a consistent early bedtime .
Researchers have shown healthy sleep for children is not just about getting 10 hours a night, revealing a link between late bedtimes and unhealthy weight gain. A University of Queensland and James Cook University study highlights the importance of parents looking beyond sleep duration and into the benefits of a consistent early bedtime .
New COVID-19 project will use the power of smartphones to search for treatments
Researchers will look for potential new treatments for COVID-19 using the computing power of people's smartphones. Working with Vodafone Foundation, the ‘Corona-AI' project will use the free DreamLab app , which crunches calculations using a smartphone's computing power while its user sleeps. The app has already helped find potential new cancer drugs and is now aiming to help in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
Researchers will look for potential new treatments for COVID-19 using the computing power of people's smartphones. Working with Vodafone Foundation, the ‘Corona-AI' project will use the free DreamLab app , which crunches calculations using a smartphone's computing power while its user sleeps. The app has already helped find potential new cancer drugs and is now aiming to help in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
Online driving course delivers real life safety results
An online driver training course developed by researchers at The University of Queensland has been shown to reduce speeding and improve driving ability. UQ School of Psychology 's Professor Mark Horswill , along with Dr Andrew Hill, Dr Lisa Buckley, and Associate Professor Marcus Watson, developed the program that teaches drivers how to identify hazards earlier to avoid accidents.
An online driver training course developed by researchers at The University of Queensland has been shown to reduce speeding and improve driving ability. UQ School of Psychology 's Professor Mark Horswill , along with Dr Andrew Hill, Dr Lisa Buckley, and Associate Professor Marcus Watson, developed the program that teaches drivers how to identify hazards earlier to avoid accidents.
Covid-19: Scientists develop Bluetooth tracing system, with privacy at heart
A new Bluetooth contact tracing system for detecting Covid-19 proximity, has been developed by a team of scientists and data privacy experts, including from UCL. The DP-3T tracing system, which is presented openly for public scrutiny in a new White Paper , works at scale and has been developed to the highest privacy standards, ready to deploy into an app.
A new Bluetooth contact tracing system for detecting Covid-19 proximity, has been developed by a team of scientists and data privacy experts, including from UCL. The DP-3T tracing system, which is presented openly for public scrutiny in a new White Paper , works at scale and has been developed to the highest privacy standards, ready to deploy into an app.
A new study led by Tobias Züst from the Institute of Plant Sciences of the University of Bern shows that a pair of complementary chemical defenses evolved independently in wallflowers, shaped by co-evolution with local insects. A pair of chemicals used by wallflowers and their kin to ward off predators have evolved to complement each other, with one targeting generalist herbivores and the other targeting specialized herbivores that have become resistant to the generalist defense.
Genes sow seeds of neuropsychiatric diseases even before birth
From early prenatal development through childhood, the prefrontal cortex of the human brain undergoes an avalanche of developmental activity. In some cases, it also contains seeds of neuropsychiatric illnesses and conditions such as autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia, according to a new genetic analysis led by researchers at Yale University and the University of California-San Francisco (UCSF).
From early prenatal development through childhood, the prefrontal cortex of the human brain undergoes an avalanche of developmental activity. In some cases, it also contains seeds of neuropsychiatric illnesses and conditions such as autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia, according to a new genetic analysis led by researchers at Yale University and the University of California-San Francisco (UCSF).
A recent publication by Florian Altermatt, a research group leader at Eawag and Professor of Aquatic Ecology at the University of Zurich, began as an address to a gathering of legal experts.
One of the central tenets of quantum mechanics is the wave-particle duality. It tells us that even massive objects behave like both particles and waves. A number of previous experiments have shown this for electrons, neutrons, atoms and even large molecules. Quantum theory maintains that this is a universal property of matter.
False memories of crime appear real when retold to others
People are no better than chance at identifying when someone else is recounting a false or real memory of a crime, according to a new UCL study. The findings, published in Frontiers in Psychology , build on a previous study that was the first to successfully implant false memories of committing a crime - involving either assault or assault with a weapon that resulted in police contact.
People are no better than chance at identifying when someone else is recounting a false or real memory of a crime, according to a new UCL study. The findings, published in Frontiers in Psychology , build on a previous study that was the first to successfully implant false memories of committing a crime - involving either assault or assault with a weapon that resulted in police contact.
Researchers at the Universities Vienna and Stuttgart have investigated a version of Maxwell's demon embodied by a delayed feedback force acting on a levitated microparticle. They confirmed new fundamental limits that time delay imposes on the demon's actions which are not covered by the standard laws of thermodynamics.
University of Minnesota Twin Cities designs respirator mask prototypes from filter technology
The need for N95 masks has skyrocketed in recent weeks in response to COVID-19. To address this challenge, an interdisciplinary research team at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities has designed two respirator mask prototypes from donated filter material by Cummins and bendable components from Bedford Industries. The masks - one modified anesthesia mask and one single-use, disposable mask - are being developed to be close to a N95-equivalent with three distinctive components in mind: ventilation, fit and resilience to supply chain fluctuations.
The need for N95 masks has skyrocketed in recent weeks in response to COVID-19. To address this challenge, an interdisciplinary research team at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities has designed two respirator mask prototypes from donated filter material by Cummins and bendable components from Bedford Industries. The masks - one modified anesthesia mask and one single-use, disposable mask - are being developed to be close to a N95-equivalent with three distinctive components in mind: ventilation, fit and resilience to supply chain fluctuations.
Red wine component mimics oestrogen to support healthy ageing
Some dietary compounds such as resveratrol, which is commonly found in red wine, can mimic oestrogen to activate anti-ageing proteins called sirtuins, finds a new UCL study. Some dietary compounds such as resveratrol, which is commonly found in red wine, can mimic oestrogen to activate anti-ageing proteins called sirtuins, finds a new UCL study.
Some dietary compounds such as resveratrol, which is commonly found in red wine, can mimic oestrogen to activate anti-ageing proteins called sirtuins, finds a new UCL study. Some dietary compounds such as resveratrol, which is commonly found in red wine, can mimic oestrogen to activate anti-ageing proteins called sirtuins, finds a new UCL study.
Data gathered by the Cassini spacecraft during the final months of its mission show why Saturn's upper atmosphere is much hotter than expected. Scientists have long wondered why Saturn's upper atmosphere is hotter than would be expected by heating from the Sun alone - a conundrum dubbed Saturn's ‘energy crisis'.
Open science in the era of COVID-19
Science moving forward without traditional forms of peer review could shorten the path to solutions - but it also increases the chances that low-quality science gets overhyped. Usually, if biomedical researchers want to publish in a high-quality journal, their research must first withstand review by several outside experts.
Science moving forward without traditional forms of peer review could shorten the path to solutions - but it also increases the chances that low-quality science gets overhyped. Usually, if biomedical researchers want to publish in a high-quality journal, their research must first withstand review by several outside experts.
Tracking a Killer: Hunting the Coronavirus with Technology, AI, and Analytics
A Covid-19 taskforce examines a map of the virus' spread. PHOTO CREDIT: Carlos Barria Reuters Experts offer Insights on mapping and forecasting virus cases during Stanford HAI's COVID-19 and AI Conference. Estimating unreported COVID-19 infections with viral-genome data. Automating contract-tracing with Bluetooth technology. Analyzing Twitter for mental-health impacts.
A Covid-19 taskforce examines a map of the virus' spread. PHOTO CREDIT: Carlos Barria Reuters Experts offer Insights on mapping and forecasting virus cases during Stanford HAI's COVID-19 and AI Conference. Estimating unreported COVID-19 infections with viral-genome data. Automating contract-tracing with Bluetooth technology. Analyzing Twitter for mental-health impacts.
The Arctic Ocean increasingly resembles the Atlantic, not only regarding its temperature but also the species that live there. However, scientists from the CNRS and Université Laval, Quebec 1 showed that an unprecedented strengthening of Atlantic currents is playing a major role in this phenomenon called 'Atlantification'.
Researchers have designed a machine learning method that can predict battery health with 10x higher accuracy than current industry standard, which could aid in the development of safer and more reliable batteries for electric vehicles and consumer electronics. The researchers, from Cambridge and Newcastle Universities, have designed a new way to monitor batteries by sending electrical pulses into them and measuring the response.
Neurons that store abstract representations of past experiences are activated when a new, similar event takes place. Imagine you are meeting a friend for dinner at a new restaurant. You may try dishes you haven't had before, and your surroundings will be completely new to you. However, your brain knows that you have had similar experiences - perusing a menu, ordering appetizers, and splurging on dessert are all things that you have probably done when dining out.
U sing a range of advanced imaging tools, functional assays and proteomic analyses , a study by the University of Bristol has identified new ways in which nanopillars can damage bacteria. These important findings will aid the design of better antimicrobial surfaces for potential biomedical applications such as medical implants and devices that are not reliant on antibiotics.
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