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Sea Ice in Arctic Coastal Regions are Thinning Faster Than Previously Thought According to a new modeling study headed by researchers from the , sea ice in the Arctic coastal regions may be thinning up to twice as fast as previously assumed. The research vessel Polarstern drifting in Arctic sea ice. Source: MOSAiC website image library https://multimedia.awi.de/mosaic/. Image Credit: Alfred-Wegener-Institut. The thickness of sea ice is deduced by quantifying the height of the ice above the wat...

A new study published in the journal Stem Cell Reports by University of Alberta researchers is shedding light on why many COVID-19 patients, even those not in hospital, are suffering from hypoxia--a potentially dangerous condition in which there is decreased oxygenation in the body's tissues.

Conversations in social media platform can provide new way to communicate vaccine efficacy In the early days of COVID-19 vaccine development, a new social media platform provided a place for like-minded people to discuss vaccines, share misinformation and speculate about the motivations for its development. A new study from the University of Kansas shows people flocked to Parler to discuss the vaccines in an echo chamber-type environment, and those conversations can shed light about how to comm...

New Mechanism Enables Superconductivity, Magnetism to Co-Exist in Same Material Written by AZoMJun 2 2021 Physicists from the University of Bath, in association with scientists from the United States, have revealed a novel mechanism that allows superconductivity and magnetism to exist together in the same material. On the left: a crystal coated in gold—the gold coating allows the magnetic imaging tool to get within nanometers of the material’s surface. On the right: a magnetic picture of a ...

Patterns of Climate Change Drove Early Human Evolution Written by AZoCleantechJun 1 2021 Headed by Dr Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr from the University of Potsdam, a scientific consortium has discovered that prehistoric El Niño-like weather patterns were mainly responsible for causing the environmental change in the sub-Saharan African region over the past 620 thousand years—the crucial timeframe for human evolution. Today a saline mudflat, the Chew Bahir Basin in southern Ethiopia once held an exten...

While some studies suggest female patients treated by female physicians have better outcomes, there does not appear to be a relationship between operator and patient gender and outcome in patients undergoing coronary angioplasty or stenting. T

A new report summarizes the findings from a national survey of frontline health care workers during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, finding that many reported unsafe working conditions and retaliation for voicing their concerns to employers.

New study may pave way for novel therapeutic strategies for COVID-19 An international and multidisciplinary team led by researchers at the University of Oxford, University of Glasgow, and University of Heidelberg, has uncovered the interactions that SARS-CoV-2 RNA establishes with the host cell, many of which are fundamental for infection. These discoveries pave the way for the development of new therapeutic strategies for COVID-19 with broad-range antiviral potential. The genetic information o...

Wireless, Miniaturized Implantable Devices use Ultrasound to Track Body Processes Written by AZoNanoMay 12 2021 Implantable medical devices are extensively used to support and improve physiological functions, track and map biological signals, and treat various diseases. These devices are revolutionizing healthcare and enhancing the quality of life for scores of individuals. Chips are shown in the tip of a hypodermic needle. Columbia Engineers develop the smallest single-chip system that is a co...

Vegetarians may have a healthier biomarker profile than meat-eaters, indicates study Vegetarians appear to have a healthier biomarker profile than meat-eaters, and this applies to adults of any age and weight, and is also unaffected by smoking and alcohol consumption, according to a new study in over 166,000 UK adults, being presented at this weeks European Congress on Obesity (ECO), held online this year. Biomarkers can have bad and good health effects, promoting or preventing cancer, cardiova...