Mexican specialists in mechatronics, industrial and mechanical design, and artificial intelligence have developed a robotic care bed called Camabot, equipped with an intelligent safety system for monitoring patients in hospitals, ...
Engineering
Sep 4, 2015
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Anyone who has suffered an injury can probably remember the after-effects, including pain, swelling or redness. These are signs that the body is fighting back against the injury. When tissue in the body is damaged, biological ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 22, 2014
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Scientists from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital in Canada have discovered that two genes linked to hereditary Parkinson's disease are involved in the early-stage quality control of mitochondria. The protective ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 20, 2014
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During heat waves – when ozone production rises – plants' ozone absorption is curtailed, leaving more pollution in the air, and costing an estimated 460 lives in the UK in the hot summer of 2006.
Environment
Jul 19, 2013
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Gent researchers at VIB have unraveled the action mechanism of the main plant hormone that regulates the development of stomata. This breakthrough has important implications for environmental research and for the protection ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 3, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Nerve gases are colorless, odorless, tasteless and deadly. While today's soldiers carry masks and other protective gear, they don't have reliable ways of knowing when they need them in time. That could change, ...
Materials Science
Mar 13, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Governments the world over must do more to safeguard internet shoppers from 'rogue' traders and their online scams, a new study from Queen Mary, University of London suggests.
Other
Jun 15, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Breakthrough research done earlier this year by a plant cell biologist at the University of California, Riverside has greatly accelerated scientists' knowledge on how plants and crops can survive difficult ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 18, 2009
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