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An estimated 1 in 4 older Americans with dementia or mild cognitive impairment lives alone and is at risk of practices like unsafe driving, wandering outside the home, mixing up medications and failing to attend medical appointments. In a study publishing in JAMA Network Open on Aug. 18, 2023, researchers…
In a recent Science paper, researchers led by JILA and NIST Fellow Jun Ye, along with collaborators JILA and NIST Fellow David Nesbitt, scientists from the University of Nevada, Reno, and Harvard University, observed novel ergodicity-breaking in C60, a highly symmetric molecule composed of 60 carbon atoms arranged on the…
Rutgers scientists have devised a highly accurate method for creating coatings of biologically active materials for a variety of medical products. Such a technique could pave the way for a new era of transdermal medication, including shot-free vaccinations, the researchers said. Writing in Nature Communications, researchers described a new approach…
Women with larger breasts tend to exercise less frequently and avoid high-intensity exercise and a new study has found much improved participation in recreational group exercises after breast reduction surgery. The new study published in the international Journal of Reconstructive Surgery (JPRAS Open) further strengthens calls for more accessible, publicly…
Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a novel aero-elastic pressure sensor, called ‘eAir’. This technology can be applied to minimally-invasive surgeries and implantable sensors by directly addressing the challenges associated with existing pressure sensors. The eAir sensor promises increased precision and reliability across medical applications. It…
A new study suggests that using big data and machine learning in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance in livestock production methods could help inform interventions and offer protections against germs that are becoming resistant to antibiotics. Over two and a half years, researchers at the University of Nottingham analysed microbiomes from…
A new study led by Archaeologist Michelle Bebber, Ph.D., an assistant professor in Kent State University’s Department of Anthropology, has demonstrated that the atlatl (i.e. spear thrower) functions as an “equalizer,” a finding which supports women’s potential active role as prehistoric hunters. Bebber co-authored an article “Atlatl use equalizes female…
Archaeologists have long been drawing conclusions about how ancient tools were used by the people who crafted them based on written records and context clues. But with dietary practices, they have had to make assumptions about what was eaten and how it was prepared. A new study published in the…
The US has committed to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. To accomplish this goal, large cuts in emissions are necessary, especially in high-emission sectors like the building industry. In an article publishing on August 18 in the journal One Earth, a team of researchers use a computational model to analyze…
A study conducted at the University of Helsinki demonstrated that the partial substitution of red and processed meat with pea- and faba bean-based food products ensured sufficient intake of amino acids in the diet and did not negatively affect bone metabolism. “Decreasing the consumption of red and processed meat in…
According to new research in the journal Immunity, T cells have a nuclear receptor doing something very odd — but very important — to help them fight pathogens and destroy cancer cells. This receptor, called retinoic acid receptor alpha (RARα), is known to control gene expression programs in the nucleus,…
CNN — Russian dissident journalist Elena Kostyuchenko has revealed how she was traveling to Berlin by train last autumn when she was abruptly taken ill, in a case that has led German authorities to investigate a suspected poisoning attempt. Kostyuchenko was living in exile at the time in the German…
The revered and centuries-old Parmigiano Reggiano now comes with crime-fighting technology. But don’t worry, you won’t get a mouthful of chips with your cheese. Source link
CNN — Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has been charged with giving false testimony, Austria’s Economic and Corruption Prosecutor’s Office announced on Friday. The prosecutors in Vienna allege that Kurz gave false evidence to a committee of the Austrian parliament that was investigating whether his government was open to bribes…
From the unwritten rules regulating Italians’ trademark greeting to some of the fiercest rivalries going on in the country, our weekly newsletter La Bella Vita offers you an essential starting point for eating, talking, drinking and living like an Italian. Source link
CNN — Russia temporarily shuttered all four major Moscow airports early on Friday morning following an alleged drone strike on the capital city, its civil aviation authority said. Seven flights were diverted because of the closures of Moscow’s Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo and Zhukovsky airports, according to Rosaviatsiya, the aviation authority.…
The cost of renting in Italy has increased compared to this time last year, according to a new report. Here’s how much more tenants will have to pay and where prices are the highest. Source link
As England and Spain prepare to face off in the final act of the 2023 Women’s World Cup, here’s how you can watch the game in Italy. Source link
As millions of people prepare to leave their holiday destinations to return to their residences, here are the dates to avoid on Italy’s motorways in the next two weeks. Source link
As Italy braces for its third heatwave of the summer, nine major Italian cities are on red alert, the health ministry said. Source link
With more severe weather, Italy’s climate is turning ‘tropical’, making 2023 the third hottest in more than 200 years, a new study revealed. Source link
Here’s a word that will unsettle men all around the country for the next nine months. Source link
The eternal city attracts millions of tourists from around world every year. But what’s it like to live there as a resident? Here are some of the things you can expect if you move to Rome from abroad. Source link
Italy’s Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said on Thursday he would seek disciplinary action against a serving army general who self-published a book expressing racist and homophobic opinions. Source link
CNN — Belarus would be willing to use the nuclear weapons given by close ally Russia in the face of foreign “aggression,” President Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday, as tensions rise around the country’s borders with NATO nations. Minsk has played a key role in Russia’s war in Ukraine, with Moscow…
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg stressed Thursday that it is up to Ukraine to decide when to come to the negotiating table, following controversial remarks made by the director of his office earlier this week. On Tuesday, Stian Jenssen, director of the Private Office of the NATO Secretary General, said during an event in Norway that ceding territory to Russia could be a way for Ukraine to achieve…
In 1956, theoretical physicist David Pines predicted that electrons in a solid can do something strange. While they normally have a mass and an electric charge, Pines asserted that they can combine to form a composite particle that is massless, neutral, and does not interact with light. He called this…
In an experiment on how turbulent boundary layers respond to acceleration in the flow around them, aerospace engineers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign observed an unexpected internal boundary layer. “Not only were we able to identify a new internal boundary layer, but we were able to systematically track its…
The end of the last Ice Age also marked the end for more than three dozen genera of large mammals in North America, from mammoths and mastodons to bison and saber-toothed cats. Details concerning the precise timing and circumstances, however, have remained murky ever since. A team of scientists that…
Our movements are controlled by multiple neural pathways that connect the brain and spinal cord. In particular, neurons in the cerebral cortex send commands to the motor neurons in the spinal cord and then to the muscles, thus eliciting the required movement. However, this flow of neural information is compromised…
