The MOMENTUM study found 27 percent of patients with resistant hypertension have hypercortisolism. More than one in four patients with resistant hypertension have elevated cortisol levels, according to new findings from the MOMENTUM study presented…
A gold butterfly can make its own semiconductor…
A nanoscale gold butterfly provides a more precise route for growing/synthesizing nanosized semiconductors that can be used in nano-lasers and other applications. Hokkaido University researchers have devised a unique approach for making nanosized semiconductors on…
Study catalogues cancer ‘fingerprints’ in decade-long global effort…
Asiaresearch News A global research collaboration, led by world class institutions in Singapore, the UK and the USA, has developed the most detailed catalogue of mutational fingerprints found in most types of cancers that could…
Simple, solar-powered water desalination
System achieves new level of efficiency in harnessing sunlight to make fresh potable water from seawater. A completely passive solar-powered desalination system developed by researchers at MIT and in China could provide more than 1.5 gallons…
Measuring the wear and tear of metals
Half a century of metal testing aims to make Japan’s industries safe. For the past 50 years, researchers at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) have been conducting detailed short- and long-term testing of…