Retina may be sensitive gauge of blast-wave pressure injury

Although traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a well-recognized consequence of extreme blast waves, it is less…

Improving global medical device standard on auditory alarms

Participants recognized and remembered each of the four prototype alarm sets better than those designed under…

Study examines link between obesity, food container chemical subsitutes

A pair of common chemicals that manufacturers use to make plastic food containers, water bottles, and…

Cash for weight loss

A new study has shown that selling rewards programs to participants entering a weight loss program…

Smiling during victory could hurt future chances of cooperation

Researchers have studied how reacting with a smile affects game outcomes, hoping one day to empower…

Simulations pinpoint atomic-level defects in solar cell nanostructures

Heterogeneous nanostructured materials are widely used in various optoelectronic devices, including solar cells. However, the nano-interfaces…

Distinct wiring mode found in chandelier cells

For the first time, researchers show that a unique type of inhibitory interneuron called chandelier cells…

World’s first success in asymmetric borylation of ketones

A team of Hokkaido University researchers has developed the world's first method to achieve the catalytic…

Lost ecosystem found buried in mud of southern California coastal waters

Paleontologists investigating the sea bed off California have discovered a lost ecosystem that for thousands of…

Tiny glow sticks

Optical data transmission allows information to be transmitted as light by way of optical waveguides in…