A faster, more accurate way to monitor drought
A new drought monitoring method allows scientists to identify the onset of drought sooner, meaning conservation or remediation measures could be put into place...
Mini kidneys from urine cells
Scientists have successfully created kidney organoids from urine cells. This could lead to a wide range of new treatments that are less onerous for...
Women call ambulance for husbands with heart attacks but not for themselves
Women call an ambulance for husbands, fathers and brothers with heart attack symptoms but not for themselves.
Heart attack patients taken directly to heart centers have better long-term survival
Heart attack patients taken directly to heart centers for lifesaving treatment have better long-term survival than those transferred from another hospital.Directly admitted patients were...
Don’t ignore heart attack symptoms, especially while traveling
Don't ignore heart attack symptoms while traveling, keep emergency numbers at hand. That's the main message of a new study. Cardiovascular disease is the...
How sensitivity to emotions changes across the lifespan
Why do we become more positive as we grow older? Why are adolescents so sensitive to negative social cues?
Traumatic brain injury and kids: New treatment guidelines issued
To help promote the highest standards of care, and improve the overall rates of survival and recovery following TBI, a panel of pediatric critical...
More humans always mean fewer African carnivores, right? Nope
African carnivores face numerous threats from humans. So, it's a fair assumption that the presence of more humans automatically equates to decreases across the...
Organic electronics: Scientists develop a high-performance unipolar n-type thin-film transistor
Researchers report a unipolar n-type transistor with a world-leading electron mobility performance of up to 7.16 cm2 V-1 s-1. This achievement heralds an exciting...
Tracking firefighters in burning buildings
Researchers have created a motion-powered, fireproof sensor that can track the movements of firefighters, steelworkers, miners and others who work in high-risk environments where...
