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Progress towards low-powered, energy-saving devices is keenly targeted by electronics industries. The transformation to low-powered LED lighting is an ideal example of this trend. Another option is the development of energy-harvesting, self-sufficient devices.

A group of bioengineers from the Samueli School of Engineering, University of California-Los Angeles have developed a novel soft and flexible self-powered bioelectric device.

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered that seahorses can move their heads up at the extraordinary speed of 0.002 seconds when they were analyzing the unbelievable preying capability of seahorses. The fast head movement happens together with a robust flow of water that snags their prey straight into their mouth.

It's well known that obesity is linked to the development of numerous diseases in humans. Heart disease, diabetes, and other ailments are extremely common in obese individuals.

Dementia has many faces, and because of the wide range of ways in which it can develop and affect patients, it can be very challenging to treat.

A gene called Npas4, already known to play a key role in balancing excitatory and inhibitory inputs in brain cells, appears to also be a master timekeeper for the brain's circadian clock, new research led by UT Southwestern scientists suggests.

Hispanics and Latinos in the U.S. who perceive themselves as having higher social status are more likely to have ideal markers of cardiovascular health, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

>> thank you so much angus watson live in sydney. the most heavily populated city in africa under water. sea levels in lagos are rising dramatically due to climate change leaving carrings and houses submerged an economy in crisis. cnn reports. >> reporter: even in the best of times, lagos is a difficult city to live in. now theyve had in mid july some of of the worst flooding in recent years. thats saying something because this is a city that floods every year between march and november. now n...

3D imaging reveals degeneration of liver sympathetic nerves in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease With the application of a novel three-dimensional imaging technology, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered that one portion of the autonomic nervous system in the liver undergoes severe degeneration in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. The study, which is conducted in mice and human liver tissue, shows that the degeneration of nerves is correlated with the severity of liver...

Researchers investigate the prevalence of food insecurity and insufficiency among emerging adults University of Minnesota School of Public Health researchers recently completed a study to determine how food-insecure young (emerging) adults (18-29 years of age) adapted their eating and child feeding behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers also sought to identify barriers to food access and opportunities to improve local access to resources for emerging adults. Their study results...