Report: Persistence of Gender Inequalities in Cancer Care, and a Call to Action
A global imbalance in “power dynamics” has negatively affected women’s access to cancer prevention, detection, and care, according to a report from a Lancet Commission. Cancer remains one of the top three causes of premature death among women in almost every country. Worldwide, 2.3 million women die prematurely of cancer each year. Of those deaths, […]
Menstrual Cycles Point to Link Between Sex Hormones and Long QT
SAN FRANCISCO — Cardiac repolarization dynamics seemed to cycle in sync with the menstrual cycle of some people with congenital and drug-induced long QT syndrome (LQTS), a small prospective study showed. Women with LQTS type 2 were found to have their QT interval — corrected with the Bazett formula (QTcB) and Fridericia’s method (QTcF) — […]
Molecular paddlewheels propel sodium ions through next-generation batteries: Insights into the atomistic dynamics of emerging solid-state batteries will help speed their evolution
Materials scientists at Duke University have revealed paddlewheel-like molecular dynamics that help push sodium ions through a quickly evolving class of solid-state batteries. The insights should guide researchers in their pursuit of a new generation of sodium-ion batteries to replace lithium-ion technology in a wide range of applications such as data centers and home energy […]