Month: May 2019

Credit: ICFO Invented approximately 50 years ago, surgical medical meshes have become key elements in the recovery procedures of damaged-tissue ...

Early antiretroviral treatment may preserve key immune responses to HIV

Ragon Institute study findings could pave the way to vaccine development Instituting combination antiretroviral (ART) treatment at the earliest stages ...

Potential solutions for limiting exposure to Candida auris in healthcare facilities

Researchers show that procedures used to contain Candida auris infection in an animal facility can potentially be applied to hospitals ...

Keeping it fresh: Food packaging technology receives top honor

Manufacturing process uses cellulose nanocrystals to provide advanced barrier coatings for food packaging WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A large-scale manufacturing ...

Table scraps can be used to reduce reliance on fossil fuels

Wasted food can be affordably turned into a clean substitute for fossil fuels. New technology developed by researchers at the ...

Swedish researchers encourage less flying, with new tool to highlight climate impact

Credit: Travel and Climate As the climate issue heats up, consumers are becoming more conscious of their impact on the ...

Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions bestows highest designation ranking to lead

MSCAI recipients recognized at SCAI 2019 Annual Meeting LAS VEGAS (May 22, 2019)- The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions ...

Black men less likely than nonblack men to adopt active surveillance

Findings relate to men with low-risk prostate cancerCredit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Overall active surveillance rates are up, though the increase ...

NIAID announces two awards for multi-year studies of influenza immunity in children

Credit: NIH The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has ...

Researchers gain key insight into solar material’s soaring efficiency

How the performance of cadmium telluride thin-film solar cells is improved by the addition of seleniumCredit: First Solar The rows ...

Study shows incidence rates of aggressive subtypes of uterine cancer rising

Credit: National Cancer Institute New findings from a study by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the ...

Robots activated by water may be the next frontier

Columbia University scientists develop material that can drive mechanical systemsCredit: Ozgur Sahin Laboratory New research from the laboratory of Ozgur ...

Skin patch shows promise for children with milk-induced eosinophilic esophagitis

Nearly half of patients saw improvements in their symptomsCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia A new study from Children's Hospital of ...

Hypertension found in children exposed to flower pesticides

In Ecuador, roses for Mother's Day sold around the world is major export crop, but pesticides used to grow and ...

Data science helps engineers discover new materials for solar cells and LEDs

Credit: Yang lab/Energy & Environmental Science Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a high-throughput computational method ...

New insights about carbon and ice could clarify inner workings of Earth, other planets

Credit: Natalia Solomatova/École Normale Supérieure de Lyon Most people behave differently when under extreme pressure. Carbon and ice are no ...

DOD awards Pitt, CMU contracts to create an autonomous robotic trauma care system

Credit: National Robotics Engineering Center and Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, May 22, 2019 - The University of Pittsburgh School of ...

Scientists discover novel genes responsible for regulating muscle cells

York University research could lead to new muscle cancer therapy TORONTO, May 22, 2019 - York University scientists have uncovered ...

Artificial photosynthesis transforms carbon dioxide into liquefiable fuels

Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Chemists at the University of Illinois have successfully produced fuels using water, ...

Surgery patients are getting older every year