Even the mundane act of swallowing requires a well-coordinated dance of more than 30 muscles of the mouth. The loss of function of even one of these, due to disease or injury, can be extremely debilitating. For these people, nerve stimulation offers a ray of hope to regain some of their lost oral function.
For most patients, the reasons for having a facelift are simple: to "turn back the clock" for a younger and more attractive appearance. Even during the pandemic year 2020, more than 234,000 patients underwent facelift surgery, according to American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) statistics.
Researchers at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) propose a scheme to identify and weigh the quantum orbits in strong-field tunneling ionization.
As the pharmacy profession evolves to providing more patient care services, there is a continued need for pharmacy curricula to maintain pace. A recent study suggests Objective Structured Clinical Examinations have value in assessing clinical skills while also giving students learning experiences in community pharmacy settings.
An interdisciplinary team at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology determined that older adult women converse more effectively with strangers than their younger counterparts; additionally, communicating with female friends decreases stress hormone levels for women across the lifespan.
POLICE are reminding football fans to celebrate the Euros sensibly and stick to coronavirus safety guidelines.
Plastic pints were filled and spilled at pubs across Swindon as England beat Germany 2-0 to get to the next stage of the Euros.
RYAN Williams will be relieved at the return to normality when Oxford United return for pre-season tomorrow.
(University of Southern Denmark) Every year, an estimated 1.3 billion tons of particles are worn off car tires and roads in Europe. A significant portion of this ends up in the environment as microparticle pollution. University of Southern Denmark researchers and tire manufacturer Continental are now working together to find a solution.
(Society for Neuroscience) SfN enthusiastically announces that Neuroscience 2021 will be held in an inclusive hybrid format. Neuroscience 2021 is one annual meeting with two experiences: for the first time, a four-day full virtual program (Nov. 8-11, 2021) including reimagined virtual posters, and a four-day full in-person program in Chicago at McCormick Place Convention Center (Nov. 13-16, 2021).
(University of Bath) Join us to explore how science and technology can help governments and businesses across the globe in their Race to Zero, July 7-9.
(Lehigh University) A new study aims to examine the college tenure and promotion process in academic careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) and challenge some basic assumptions regarding merit as the sole driving force. A $2 million award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will support the three-year project, helmed by researchers at the University of Houston and Hampton University. Lehigh University is among eight partnership organizations.
(Nanyang Technological University) Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is collaborating with the Institute for Human Resource Professionals (IHRP) to launch two new MiniMasters programmes to develop talent in human resources (HR).
(U.S. Army Research Laboratory) Army and industry researchers are working to deliver new technology so Soldiers can protect themselves and their assets on the battlefield using enhanced communication methods.
(American Chemical Society) Many of the most promising new molecules to treat diseases come from smaller biotechnology firms, which often lack resources to scale up production when it's time for their drugs to go to large-scale clinical trials or the market. Now, a cover story in Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, describes how small biotechs are teaming up with big pharmaceutical outsourcing firms to manufacture their molecules.
(Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) Scientists from EPFL and University of Bern have successfully implanted - in vivo - their first artificial tubular muscle that augments the aorta and assists cardiac function in pumping blood. Based on these results, the Werner Siemens Foundation has provided the green-light for granting an extra 8 million CHF over 8 years to develop artificial muscles for human disorders.
(Deep Longevity Ltd) Adam Antebi to present new research in the biology of aging at the world's largest aging research for drug discovery conference
(Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS)) To support the novel ESA wind satellite 'Aeolus,' TROPOS has now installed a lidar in Mindelo, Cabo Verde. The light radar uses lasers to study the atmosphere in the tropical Atlantic and is part of the 'Aeolus Tropical Campaign,' which will take place in summer and autumn 2021 and will also contribute to the research on clouds and aerosols in the tropics and to better understand the formation of tropical cyclones (hurricanes).
Four leading medical specialty societies released a new clinical practice guideline that includes recommendations for reducing blood loss during heart surgery and improving patient outcomes. The document is a multidisciplinary collaboration among The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, the American Society of ExtraCorporeal Technology, and the Society for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management.
Much has been rightfully made of the valiant work of doctors and nurses during the coronavirus pandemic. But what of infection preventionists (IP), whose job was to keep those workers and their facilities safe, and who many Americans do not even know exist?
Fossilized feces are common finds at paleontological dig sites and might actually contain hidden treasures. By scanning fossilized dung assigned to a close dinosaur relative from the Triassic period, scientists discovered a 230-million-year-old beetle species, representing a new family of beetles, previously unknown to science. The beetles were preserved in a 3D state with their legs and antennae fully intact. The finding appears June 30 in the journal Current Biology.
A stocky marsh bird with a 20-inch wingspan, great snipes are also speedy marathoners that can migrate from Sweden to Central Africa in just three days, without stopping to eat, drink, or sleep. Now, researchers find that snipes also rise nearly 2,500 meters in elevation at dawn and descend again at dusk each day, perhaps to avoid overheating from daytime solar radiation by climbing higher. The findings appear June 30 in the journal Current Biology.
Wine grapes are particularly finicky when it comes to their environment. For instance, heatwaves and droughts lead to earlier berry ripening and lackluster wine. And these types of episodes are expected to intensify as Earth's climate changes. Now, researchers reporting in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry have tweaked growing conditions for Cabernet Sauvignon grapes to slow down their ripening, which increased the levels of compounds associated with wine's characteristic floral and fruity notes.
Participants in a large-scale study who more commonly consumed a Southern-style diet - high in added fats, fried foods, processed meats and sugary drinks - had a higher risk of sudden cardiac death than people who had lower adherence to a Southern-style diet.
How common COVID-19 is among infants may depend on the degree of the pandemic virus circulating in a community.
