Middle school, a time when children's brains are undergoing significant development, is often also a time of new challenges in navigating the social world. Recent research from the Center for BrainHealth at UT Dallas demonstrates the power of combining a virtual platform with live coaching to help students enhance their social skills and confidence in a low-risk environment.
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) reactivation may be the cause of previously unexplained long COVID symptoms -- such as fatigue, brain fog, and rashes -- that occur in approximately 30% of patients after recovery from initial COVID-19 infection. The first evidence linking EBV reactivation to long COVID, as well as an analysis of long COVID prevalence, is outlined in a new long COVID study published in the journal Pathogens.
Researchers remain perplexed on the role of the interplay between blood pressure and glucose status and the development of cardiovascular events like coronary artery disease and cerebrovascular disease. In a first-of-its-kind study, published in Diabetes Care, Japanese researchers discovered that cardiovascular risks gradually rose with increases in blood pressure regardless of the presence of and degree of a blood glucose abnormality -- providing insight on BP targets for hypertensive patients according to glucose status.
Supercomputers may no longer be needed to screen candidate materials and perform simulations for a wide variety of theoretical and commercial applications thanks to an easily accessible and computationally inexpensive new machine learning model, which has been initially trained to predict the band gap of solar energy materials as a proof of concept.
Berkeley Lab scientists have made significant progress in developing battery cathodes using a new class of materials that provide batteries with the same if not higher energy density than conventional lithium-ion batteries but can be made of inexpensive and abundant metals. Known as DRX, which stands for disordered rocksalts with excess lithium, this novel family of materials was invented less than 10 years ago and allows cathodes to be made without nickel or cobalt.
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) have designed a deep learning-based system that accurately identifies individual skin stem cells grown under artificial conditions and tracks their motion. Using this system to perform quality control of stem cell cultures could improve the speed and efficiency of growing skin grafts for use in regenerative medicine and may also be useful for other types of stem cell cultures.
A bioinspired mineralization of calcium carbonate was made possible with a peptide hydrogel acting as a multifunctional three-dimensional template. This study was able to clarify three major points, that a single peptide molecule has the ability to self-supply minerals through enzyme-like activity, the ability to control the crystal phase and morphology of inorganic materials, and the ability to spontaneously form hydrogels.
Previously measured risk factors could help to prevent potentially fatal cardiovascular diseases and help in targeting preventive interventions.
Palsy, numbness or pain: people with nerve injuries suffer from these symptoms. For those affected, such sensory abnormalities can mean permanent and significant restrictions - which may even prevent them from working. An international research team including the Department of Neurology at BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil of Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) has recently demonstrated that sensory abnormalities following unilateral nerve injuries can not only occur in the affected area of the body... Читать дальше...
Beware of those snack attacks. A new study in Appetite has confirmed the small luxuries, from sweets and chocolate to salty treats, have helped to lift our spirits - and kilojoule intake - during COVID-19 lockdowns. Researchers in England and Australia have gathered evidence about similar experiences in the UK and Victoria, Australia to warn about the effect of extended pandemic lockdowns on our eating behaviours.
The response times of footballers is slowed down when part of the kit worn by both teams is of the same colour, a new study shows.
A ring-expanded porphyrin with no meso-bridges comprised of an odd number of pyrroles was successfully synthesized via the oxidative coupling of the corresponding terpyrrole. This porphyrin showed a 34pi aromatic character and an intense absorption at the near-infrared region. We analyzed the optical and electronic structures using magnetic circular dichroism spectroscopy and time-dependent density functional theory calculations.
ADVER Sport reporter Jonny Leighfield rounds up the latest transfer deals involving League Two clubs.
WITH nearly ten days to go until Sunderland kick off their first pre season friendly and Lee Johnson's side look like they could be working with short numbers.
SAINTS staff have taken a stand against Modern Slavery by undertaking training on how to spot potential victims.
Kyle Mizokami
Security, Asia
China has learned much from its first failures.
Key Point: The single Xia-class submarine was not a military success.
During the early 1980s, the People’s Republic of China attempted to modernize its nuclear deterrent force. One concrete results of the effort was the construction of a single nuclear ballistic missile submarine, a “boomer” in arms-control parlance. Constructed at enormous cost, the Xia class of submarines was such a disappointment... Читать дальше...
Automation is everywhere around us - our homes, furniture, offices, cars, and even our clothing; we have become so accustomed to being surrounded by automated systems that we have forgotten what life was like without them. And while automation has noticeably improved the quality of interior spaces with solutions like purified air and temperature control, nothing compares to the natural cool breeze of mother nature.
As millennials reach middle-age, Facebook’s prize app may be losing its money-making ability
Simon Sansome sustained a life changing injury and now uses a wheelchair
