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An international team led by scientists at Harvard Medical School, the University of Florence, and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology analyzed DNA from the remains of five people who died in the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE and were cast in plaster nearly two millennia later. Researchers retrieved the DNA in conjunction with the Archaeological Park of Pompeii during restoration of 86 damaged casts in 2015.

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists are developing a formula for success – by studying how a new type of battery fails. The team’s goal is the design for long-term storage of wind and solar energy, which are produced intermittently, enabling their broader use as reliable energy sources for the electric grid.

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Researchers from the Florida State University Department of Physics and FSU-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory have published new findings that reveal how various physical manipulations of graphene, such as layering and twisting, impact its optical properties and conductivity. The study was published in the journal Nano Letters.

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Os miomas uterinos são uma condição comum que afeta até 80% das mulheres ao longo da vida. Quase metade dessas mulheres apresentará sintomas que afetarão sua qualidade de vida e fertilidade, incluindo dor intensa e anemia. Os miomas uterinos são a principal razão para se realizar a remoção do útero através da histerectomia. No entanto, pesquisadores da Mayo Clinic recomendam alternativas de tratamento minimamente invasivas à histerectomia em um artigo convidado sobre prática clínica publicado na New England Journal of Medicine.

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Binghamton University, State University of New York researchers have developed a paper-based wearable device that would provide sustained high-efficiency power output through moisture capture.

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Hip implants with a delta ceramic or oxidised zirconium head and highly crosslinked polyethylene liner or cup had the lowest risk of revision during the 15 years after surgery, a new study led by the University of Bristol has found.

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Los fibromas uterinos son una condición común que afecta hasta al 80% de las mujeres a lo largo de su vida. Casi la mitad de estas mujeres experimentarán síntomas que afectarán su calidad de vida y fertilidad, incluido dolor intenso y anemia. Los fibromas uterinos son la principal razón para realizar la extirpación del útero a través de la histerectomía. Sin embargo, los investigadores de Mayo Clinic recomiendan alternativas de tratamiento mínimamente invasivas a la histerectomía en un artículo invitado sobre práctica clínica publicado en la New England Journal of Medicine.