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Stress and Trauma Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s
Summary: Researchers linked midlife stress and childhood trauma to an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease and neuroinflammation. Analyzing 1,290 volunteers, researchers found that stressful life events, especially during midlife, correlate…
Study finds ‘digital humans’ as effective as real ones in ergonomics training
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Could digital humans—realistic virtual representations of humans that communicate through text-to-speech and speech-to-text interfaces—provide online training that is as effective as that provided by real humans?…
Are high-purity cathode materials truly necessary? An alternative to reduce secondary battery costs
Managing the level of magnesium impurity purification emerges as a pivotal process in regulating secondary battery cathode material productivity, longevity, and eco-friendliness. Credit: POSTECH Manufacturers of secondary battery cells (LG…
Using a 2D perovskite oxide as a photoactive high-κ gate dielectric
Preparation and characterization of SNO nanosheets. a, Schematic illustration of the preparation and device fabrication processes. b, AFM image of SNO nanosheets. Inset: cross-sectional height profile along the white dashed…
South Africa’s new energy plan needs a mix of nuclear, gas, renewables and coal, says expert
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain South Africa’s economy has been hard hit by 15 years of loadshedding (rolling blackouts). The country’s coal-fired power plants have a maintenance backlog and frequently experience…
