NEW HAPTIC ARM PLACES ROBOTICS WITHIN EASY REACH
Imagine being able to build and use a robotic device without the need for expensive, specialist kit or skills. That is the vision that...
ARTIFICIAL SKIN CREATES FIRST TICKLISH DEVICES
A new interface takes touch technology to the next level by providing an artificial skin-like membrane for augmenting interactive devices...
NEW DIAGNOSTIC METHOD FINDS AGGRESSIVE TUMORS
Researchers have developed a new cheap method that can identify highly heterogeneous tumors that tend to be very aggressive, and therefore...
WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING COULD HELP SAVE PUMAS FROM INBREEDING
The first complete genetic sequences of individual mountain lions point the way to better conservation strategies for saving threatened...
LIMITING MEALTIMES MAY INCREASE YOUR MOTIVATION FOR EXERCISE
Limiting access to food in mice increases levels of the hormone, ghrelin, which may also increase motivation to exercise, according...
INCREASE HEALTH BENEFITS OF EXERCISE BY WORKING OUT BEFORE BREAKFAST
Exercising before eating breakfast burns more fat, improves how the body responds to insulin and lowers people's risk of type 2 diabetes...
CREATINE POWERS T CELLS' FIGHT AGAINST CANCER
The study, conducted in mice, is the first to show that creatine uptake is critical to the anti-tumor activities of killer T cells,...
YOUNG ADULTS WITH PTSD MAY HAVE A HIGHER RISK OF STROKE IN MIDDLE AGE
Young adults who develop PTSD after a traumatic event (e.g., gun violence, sexual assault, military combat or natural disaster) may...
WHY RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS ARE MORE DEADLY IN THOSE WITH DIABETES
Researchers have demonstrated how diabetes contributes to mortality from MERS-CoV infections, and the finding could shed light on why...
LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO REDUCE NITROGEN LOAD MAY BE AFFECTED BY CLIMATE CHANGES
Nitrogen from agricultural production is a major cause of pollution in the Mississippi River Basin and contributes to large dead zones...
STRESS IN THE POWERHOUSE OF THE CELL
Researchers discover a new principle - how cells protect themselves from mitochondrial defects.
CUTTING-EDGE NEUROETHICS WITH GROUND-BREAKING NEUROTECHNOLOGIES
Scientists are developing powerful new devices and technologies to monitor and regulate brain activity. To ensure NIH keeps pace with...
POTATO AS EFFECTIVE AS CARBOHYDRATE GELS FOR BOOSTING ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE, STUDY FINDS
Consuming potato puree during prolonged exercise works just as well as a commercial carbohydrate gel in sustaining blood glucose levels...
A NEW DISCOVERY: HOW OUR MEMORIES STABILIZE WHILE WE SLEEP
Scientists have shown that delta waves emitted while we sleep are not generalized periods of silence during which the cortex rests,...
DEEP LEARNING METHOD TRANSFORMS SHAPES
Called LOGAN, the deep neural network, i.e., a machine of sorts, can learn to transform the shapes of two different objects, for example,...
WHY MODIFIED CARBON NANOTUBES CAN HELP THE REPRODUCIBILITY PROBLEM
Scientists have conducted an in-depth study on how carbon nanotubes with oxygen-containing groups can be used to greatly enhance the...
LIFESTYLE IS A THREAT TO GUT BACTERIA: ÖTZI PROVES IT, STUDY SHOWS
The evolution of dietary and hygienic habits in Western countries is associated with a decrease in the bacteria that help in digestion....
EASY AT-HOME ASSESSMENT OF TEETH GRINDING IN SLEEP
An easy-to-use electrode set can assess sleep bruxism severity as well as a conventional polysomnography, a new study shows.
GENES LINKED TO SEX RATIO AND MALE FERTILITY IN MICE
Researchers find genes that help maintain the 50-50 balance between male and female offspring in mice - and that have major implications...
FLEXIBLE, WEARABLE SUPERCAPACITORS BASED ON POROUS NANOCARBON NANOCOMPOSITES
Evening gowns with interwoven LEDs may look extravagant, but the light sources need a constant power supply from devices that are as...
Three soldiers killed, three others injured in training accident
Army officials say that the accident is under investigation. Read more ...
US troops pulled from Syria will be sent to Iraq to fight ISIS: defense...
US troops being pulled out of Syria will be deployed to western Iraq where they will battle Islamic State terrorists, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Sunday. He did not... Read more ...
Nancy Pelosi's Brother, Former Baltimore Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro III, Dies
“All his life, Tommy worked on the side of the angels. Now, he is with them," the House speaker said in a statement. Read more ...
Trump says he'll no longer host the G7 at his Doral resort due to 'Media &...
President Donald Trump annouced via tweet on Saturday that he will no longer host the 2020 G7 Summit at his Doral resort in Florida. He blamed the media and Democrats for their... Read more ...
Mick Mulvaney reacted to being confronted with a recording of the quid pro...
Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney again defended his comment from days earlier in which he acknowledged that the White House withheld $400 million in aid to... Read more ...
3 soldiers killed, 3 injured during Georgia training exercise
Three soldiers were killed and three more hospitalized on Sunday after their armored vehicle was involved in an accident during a training exercise in Georgia, the Army... Read more ...
Krem de la Krem! Russian rising star Rublev clinches Kremlin Cup 2019 on his...
Russia's Andrey Rublev celebrated turning 22 in style by winning the Kremlin Cup 2019 with a dominant straight sets victory over Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 6-4, 6-0 in Moscow... Read more ...
Andy Murray wins 1st ATP final since hip surgery
ANTWERP, Belgium - Andy Murray has won his first ATP tour final since having hip surgery in January for an injury that left him contemplating retirement at one point. Read more ...
Rain pushes PGA Tour Champions' final round to Monday
RICHMOND, Va. - Heavy rain forecast to last throughout the day forced the postponement of the third round of the PGA Tour Champions event on Sunday. Read more ...
Mulvaney: Trump picked Doral to host G-7 because he's in the ‘hospitality...
WASHINGTON - Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said President Trump still considers himself part of the “hospitality business,” which was why he had wanted to use... Read more ...