Sant Joan de Deu and Clinic with UPF create a surgical navigation system for fetal surgery
A team of professionals from BCNatal, in collaboration with the team of Miguel A. González Ballester, ICREA research professor of ...
Month: November 2019
The ‘Signal Cell’ relaying microbiota signals discovered
Credit: POHANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (POSTECH) Microorganisms are considered as dirty organism that threaten our health, decay food ...
Cannabis reduces headache and migraine pain by nearly half
Credit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. - Inhaled cannabis reduces self-reported headache severity by 47.3% and migraine severity by 49.6%, ...
NUS researchers create new metallic material for flexible soft robots
Credit: National University of Singapore 'Origami robots' are state-of-the-art soft and flexible robots that are being tested for use in ...
Babies in the womb may see more than we thought
Light-sensitive cells in immature retina are networked, suggesting bigger role in developing brainCredit: Image by Franklin Caval-Holme, UC Berkeley By ...
Establishment of technologies for producing two types of zeolite nanoparticles
For transparent, moisture-absorbing packaging materials and applications to heating cosmeticsCredit: ©Nakamura Choukou Co. JST has announced that the development subject ...
Periodontal disease: Patent for new treatment method
Credit: MLU/faculty marceting NF1 New biodegradable rods promise to provide better treatment for periodontal disease. Researchers from the Institute of ...
Safety evaluation of conditionally immortalized cells for renal replacement therapy
Here, the research team assessed the safety of conditionally immortalized proximal tubule epithelial cells for bioartificial kidney application, by using ...
WSU’s One Health approach is a two-for-one stop for health care in Tanzania
Credit: WSU Promoting healthcare strategies that target both human and animal populations at the same time can save money, participant ...
Intestinal stem cell genes may link dietary fat and colon cancer
Rutgers study suggests tie between stem cell behavior and a high fat dietCredit: Lei Chen Two genes that appear to ...
A new world map rates food sustainability for countries across the globe
A global food system sustainability study builds the first map of its kind to score the sustainability of food systems, ...
Drag can lift birds to new heights, Stanford researchers find
Credit: Diana Chin Future aerial design may owe a nod of thanks to five parrotlets flapping around in an instrumented ...
Cancer patients are at higher risk of dying from heart disease and stroke
Credit: European Heart Journal More than one in ten cancer patients do not die from their cancer but from heart ...
Not all changeups are created equal; seam shifted wake baffles hitters
Asymmetrical wake from ball's path influences trajectory, speed, but tough to controlCredit: Barton Smith, Andrew Smith, John Garrett. SEATTLE, November ...
Heating techniques could improve treatment of macular degeneration
Macular degeneration can lead to vision loss, with treatments sometimes ineffective; this may be improved with thermally induced fluid mixingCredit: ...
Shaking head to get rid of water in ears could cause brain damage
Though it is a common method to release trapped water in the ear canal, researchers say the acceleration of head ...
Optimal archery feather design depends on environmental conditions
Researchers examine how archery accuracy is affected by arrow size and shape, and the impact of wind conditionsCredit: Tom Maddalena ...
Using artificial intelligence to determine whether immunotherapy is working
Researchers use AI with routine CT scans to predict how well lung cancer patients will respond to expensive treatment based ...
Bacteria-infecting viruses bind mucosal surface and protect from disease
Credit: Credit: Gabriel Almeida/University of Jyväskylä Mucosal surfaces protect organisms from external stressors and disease. Bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, ...
New material captures and converts toxic air pollutant into industrial chemical
Metal-organic framework material requires only water and air to convert the captured gas into nitric acid for industrial useCredit: Jill ...
