health & fitness
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Nano cut-and-sew: New method for chemically tailoring layered nanomaterials could open pathways to designing 2D materials on demand
A new process that lets scientists chemically cut apart and stitch together nanoscopic layers of two-dimensional materials -- like a tailor...
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Artificial pancreas improves blood sugar control for kids ages 2-6, study finds
An artificial pancreas improves blood sugar control in children ages 2 to 6 with type 1 diabetes, according to a new study.
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Maintaining heart function in donors declared 'dead by circulatory criteria' could improve access to heart transplantation
More donated hearts could be suitable for transplantation if they are kept functioning within the body for a short time following the death of the...
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Study offers a potential strategy to improve T cell therapy in solid tumors
A new approach that delivers a 'one-two punch' to help T cells attack solid tumors is the focus of a preclinical study. The findings showed that...
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Where the sidewalk ends
Most cities don't map their own pedestrian networks. Now, researchers have built the first open-source tool to let planners do just that....
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'Talking' concrete could help prevent traffic jams and cut carbon emissions
An increasing number of U.S. interstates are set to try out an invention that could save millions of taxpayer dollars and significantly reduce...
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Dual immunotherapy plus chemotherapy before surgery improves patient outcomes in operable lung cancer
In a Phase II trial, adding ipilimumab to a neoadjuvant, or pre-surgical, combination of nivolumab plus platinum-based chemotherapy, resulted in a...
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How fishermen benefit from reversing evolution of cod
Intense fishing and over-exploitation have led to evolutionary changes in fish stocks like cod, reducing both their productivity and value on the...
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Activity deep in Earth affects the global magnetic field
Compass readings that do not show the direction of true north and interference with the operations of satellites are a few of the problems caused...
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Children at risk of multiple sclerosis often go undetected in early stages
Criteria used by neurologists to assess for multiple sclerosis (MS) in adults may fail to identify the illness in children with imaging suspicious...
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Breakthrough in the understanding of quantum turbulence
Researchers have shown how energy disappears in quantum turbulence, paving the way for a better understanding of turbulence in scales ranging from...
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Perovskite solar cells from the slot die coater -- a step towards industrial production
Solar cells made from metal halide perovskites achieve high efficiencies and their production from liquid inks requires only a small amount of...