For centuries, sailors who had been all over the world knew where the most fearsome storms of all lay in wait: the Southern Hemisphere. "The waves ran mountain-high and threatened to overwhelm [the ship] at every roll," wrote one passenger on an 1849 voyage rounding the tip of South America.
Researchers detail an analysis method that could improve telescopes at the Simons Observatory by evaluating their performance before installation. This is the first time the optical performance of a telescope has been confirmed prior to its deployment.
Chicago [US], August 18 (ANI/PRNewswire): Climate Vault, an award-winning non-profit climate solutions start up founded at the University of Chicago, today announced it has entered into a strategic growth partnership with Bilancia, one of India's fastest-growing sustainability consulting firms. Climate Vault will become Bilancia's preferred carbon reduction solution and Bilancia will promote Climate Vault's solution in the rapidly growing Indian sustainability market.
New Jersey [US], June 6 (ANI): According to new research, Neuroblastoma is paediatric cancer that arises from immature nerve cells. Approximately half of the children with neuroblastoma have a type that suggests a high risk of recurrence. Patients with this high-risk neuroblastoma may benefit from a "bridge therapy" between induction and consolidation treatments.
Hoboken (New Jersey) [US], April 25 (ANI): Researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology, working with Princeton University and the University of Chicago, have now directed an AI algorithm to model the first impressions and use facial photographs to accurately predict how people will be perceived.
Washington [US], March 4 (ANI): One in five people who smoke also drink heavily, but they show worse outcomes than non-heavy drinkers in quitting smoking and are often excluded from smoking cessation trials.
Researchers have discovered that cannabidiol (CBD), a component of cannabis, may aid in the prevention of infection with the COVID-19. CBD, a Cannabis compound, has shown encouraging benefits in laboratory tests; nevertheless, further research is a must to create a tangible outcome, as the potential effect tests are yet to happen on humans. Many prospective […]
Washington [US], January 22 (ANI): A new study by the University of Copenhagen reveals that specific enzymes can remove lactic acid marks from proteins and this will increase our understanding of the effect of cancer medicine, among others.
Washington [US], December 12 (ANI): According to new research, seasonal temperature impacts the results of some of the most used laboratory tests, and these distortions likely affect medical decision making, such as whether to prescribe medications or not.