A world-first experiment to measure chimpanzee heart rates via a digital camera could help curb cardiovascular disease in great apes in captivity and provide valuable insights into how their brain develops from an early age.
Biotechnology
Jul 4, 2023
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Anyone who has been on the receiving end of a dog's love and devotion knows these furry friends are nothing if not good for our hearts.
Plants & Animals
Apr 11, 2022
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Chemical secrets of a plant used throughout history for its calming effects have been revealed in new research.
Biochemistry
Jun 25, 2018
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"One more thing." With that phrase, Apple paid homage to its late co-founder Steve Jobs for the 10-year anniversary of the iPhone on Tuesday when it unveiled its latest—and, at $999, its most expensive—new version of ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 12, 2017
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Researchers who flew a drone over the open burning of hazardous waste at an Army ammunition plant in Virginia found arsenic, lead and other pollutants at higher-than-expected levels, according to a draft report obtained by ...
Environment
Aug 7, 2017
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Researchers at UiO and NCMM have discovered that the system used by bacteria to transport magnesium is so sensitive that it can detect a pinch of magnesium salt in a swimming pool.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 7, 2016
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Using technology invented at MIT, doctors may one day be able to monitor patients' vital signs by having them swallow an ingestible electronic device that measures heart rate and breathing rate from within the gastrointestinal ...
Engineering
Nov 18, 2015
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Highly sensitive sensors have been successfully used to map the electrical activity of the developing heart in embryos, in a University of Sussex study published today (10 November 2015).
General Physics
Nov 10, 2015
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The healthcare sector is not escaping from the revolution in information and communications technologies. Thanks to the latest advances in microelectronics and communications technologies, it is not difficult to imagine a ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 28, 2015
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Three years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, crude oil toxicity continues to sicken a sentinel Gulf Coast fish species, according to new findings from a research team that includes a University ...
Environment
May 1, 2013
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