An Ohio zoo says necropsy results for the world's first gorilla born in a zoo indicate she probably died of a heart attack.
Plants & Animals
Mar 16, 2017
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From "Aliens" to "Interstellar," Hollywood has long used suspended animation to overcome the difficulties of deep space travel, but the once-fanciful sci-fi staple is becoming scientific fact.
Space Exploration
Dec 22, 2016
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Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas are sweating the small stuff in their efforts to develop a wearable device that can monitor an individual's glucose level via perspiration on the skin.
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 13, 2016
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Mexico City's zoo was in shock Thursday after its beloved male gorilla died as veterinarians prepared to transport him to another city to mate with two females.
Plants & Animals
Jul 7, 2016
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Researchers have developed an integrated, wearable system that monitors a user's environment, heart rate and other physical attributes with the goal of predicting and preventing asthma attacks. The researchers plan to begin ...
Engineering
Jun 1, 2016
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Paper-based diagnostics enable rapid medical test results at minimal cost—and now they're about to get even better. A new synthetic paper developed by Swedish researchers could enable simultaneous screenings for multiple ...
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 25, 2016
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In industrialized countries, a particularly high number of people suffer from arteriosclerosis—with fatal consequences: Deposits in the arteries lead to strokes and heart attacks. A team of researchers under the leadership ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 6, 2016
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Scientists at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) have been able to see, for the first time, the dramatic changes that occur in the DNA of cells that are starved of oxygen and nutrients. This starved state is typical ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 9, 2015
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It is estimated that more than 1.5 billion people across the world are exposed to changes brought about by Daylight Savings Time (DST).
Other
Oct 26, 2015
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A blood clot is a dangerous health situation with the potential to trigger heart attacks, strokes and other medical emergencies. To treat a blood clot, doctors need to find its exact location. But current clinical techniques ...
Biochemistry
Aug 17, 2015
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