An ICU admission may mean worse long-term survival than the general population after discharge

An ICU admission may mean worse long-term survival than the general population after discharge

[ad_1] Australian patients admitted to ICU who survive to discharge have worse long-term survival than the general population, except for the elderly admitted to ICU following cardiac surgery, according to Aussie researchers, who say their findings may assist during goal-of-care discussions with patients during an ICU admission. The poor survival rate did not extend to…

Women sidelined in agri-tech revolution

Women sidelined in agri-tech revolution

[ad_1] The exclusion of women in the digital world is hurting agricultural productivity in low- and middle- income countries, according to global technology experts. In many parts of the world, women make up a large part of the agricultural workforce. In Sub-Saharan Africa as a whole, they represent 40 per cent, while in some developing…

Beam me up to 5G, Schottky

Beam me up to 5G, Schottky

[ad_1] With a re-imagined architecture, these new Schottky diodes are being developed for better communication devices. Organic semiconductors have many of the same physical properties as their inorganic silicon-based counterparts. However, they are cheaper to produce and are more flexible, potentially broadening the scope of their application. While promising and backed by a significant amount…

Hubble spies a stunning spiral

Hubble spies a stunning spiral

[ad_1] Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Lee and the PHANGS-HST Team This cosmic portrait—captured with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3—shows a stunning view of the spiral galaxy NGC 4571, which lies approximately 60 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Coma Berenices. This constellation—whose name translates as Bernice’s Hair—was named after…