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Chatbots For Dementia Patients And Caregivers Need More Work

Systematic review of apps finds need for evidence-based chatbots that have undergone end user evaluation

How A Supermassive Black Hole Originates

UC Riverside-led study points to a seed black hole produced by a dark matter halo collapse

The Pressure Is Off and High Temperature Superconductivity Remains

Development of a New Pressure-Quench Technique Demonstrates Superconductivity in Iron Selenide Crystals Sans Pressure

Yale's Christopher Bunick new skin treatment helps patients see 'transformative results'

A potential breakthrough in treating congenital ichthyosis offers hope for sufferers like 12-year-old Peyton Fleagle, as a new ointment developed by Timber Pharmaceuticals has shown promising results in clinical trials conducted at Yale School of Medicine.

Paulo Brando: 'Tropical ecosystems can resist a lot of climatic change' but must be protected

A decrease in tropical forest biomass due to climate change could lead to increased carbon emissions, which could accelerate global warming, a new study by the Yale School of the Environment's Maria del Rosario Uribe and Paulo Brando stated.

Shale Oil Investments May Be Protected from Nationalization, Experts Say

Shale oil’s short-cycle production protects foreign investors from the risk of expropriation — government taking private property for public use — providing an opportunity for the increasingly risk-averse global petroleum industry, according to a new report.

Physicists Find Room-Temperature, 2d-To-1d Topological Transition

Rice-led team toggles side- and edge-conduction states in bismuth iodide crystals

‘Smart’ Shirt Keeps Tabs on the Heart

Rice’s flexible carbon nanotube fibers woven into clothing gather accurate EKG, heart rate

Sim Shows How Covid Virus Infects Cells

Rice, Northeastern computer models reveal new details of spike mechanism

Double-Walled Nanotubes Have Electro-Optical Advantages

Rice calculations show they could be highly useful for solar panels

Rice Physicists Find 'Magnon' Origins in 2d Magnet

Topological feature could prove useful for encoding information in electron spins

Nature’s Archive Reveals Atlantic Tempests Through Time

Paleo storm hunters at Rice need data to refine the record of history’s hurricanes

Docking Peptides, Slow to Lock, Open Possible Path to Treat Alzheimer’s

Frustration in amyloid fibrils as they form shows it may be possible to stop their growth

Crop-Eating Moths Will Flourish as Climate Warms

Warmer climate will make diamondback moths more widespread, harder to control

For Some Peptides, Killing Bacteria an Inside Job

Rice chemists’ analysis advances research on alternatives to antibiotics

Modern Simulations Could Improve Mris

Rice engineers find more efficient models to analyze contrast agents that find disease

School Staff Not at Higher Risk of Death from COVID-19 Than Other Occupations, Study Finds

Primary and secondary school staff were not at greater risk of death from COVID-19 in 2020 compared to other professions in England and Wales, new research has found.

Pharmacies Could Play a Crucial Role in Supporting Victims of Domestic and Sexual Abuse

Pharmacies could play a crucial role in identifying and referring victims of domestic and sexual violence and abuse to specialist services but need ongoing training, support and adequate funding to do so,

Border Health Issue: U.S. Citizen Migrant Children in Mexico Lacking Adequate Health Insurance

Researchers Call for Transborder Policies to Address Place-based Inequity in Health Coverage

Scientists Capture Humour’s Earliest Emergence

Young children's ability to laugh and make jokes has been mapped by age for the first time using data from a new study involving nearly 700 children from birth to four years of age, from around the world.