Hydrogen-assisted damage develops in various forms and causes serious problems to the structural integrity of oil and gas plants. Its assessment remains a challenge as it starts at micro-scale and only propagates at macro-scale, which in turn poses difficulties to […]
The management of waste plastics is an ongoing major environmental issue. Several strategies have been adopted – all with their own limitations. Researchers now explore existing approaches to find the best possible solution for the future. By Muhammad Ilyas Currently […]
Chronic neck pain is frequently caused by stress and sedentary work with computers, which if left untreated, can progress into chronic health conditions. Research shows that stretching together with deep-slow breathing can reduce neck pain and reduce muscle tension. By […]
Despite popular belief, bats are not blind. Their vision plays an important role in environmental recognition, and as a result ocular disabilities are expected to play a role in premature death. Contrary to this, Brazilian scientists reported the first case […]
Diagnostic errors are a common and important problem carrying enormous costs in both dollars and human suffering. Dr Mark L. Graber, president of the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine and a national leader in the field of patient safety, […]
Going well beyond Dr. Google, personalized, interactive apps promise consumers fast, convenient and accurate diagnosis – or at least enough information to decide whether it’s urgent to see a doctor. But little is known about the accuracy of those claims. […]
You’re probably familiar with the albino lab mouse, which is a domestic phenotype that resulted from artificial selection and was bred for more than a century. However, albinism can occasionally occur naturally in some wild mammals, including rodents. For the […]
In India, the textile industry plays a vital role in the economic growth of the nation as well as employing skilled and unskilled workers. But it also produces a massive quantity of textile wastes that are damaging to the environment. […]
With only 18 museum specimens in the world, no genetic data, and only one 64-year old ambiguous record from the country of Djibouti, it’s no wonder we know little to nothing about the Ethiopian or Abyssinian Genet in the US, […]
When errors happen in the hospital, we often blame the doctor or the system. We never think about how both these forces may act together. This is especially true when a doctor gets a diagnosis wrong. In a recent study […]
