Despite a great grip, geckos sometimes slip
ITHACA, N.Y. - Geckos climb vertically up trees, walls and even windows, thanks to pads on the digits of their ...
Saliva as good as blood for diagnosing hepatitis E, study suggests
A saliva test developed by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health nearly matches the performance of ...
Memory foam advances give firm support to growing mattress industry
The way we sleep started to change in 1992 with the commercial release of memory foam -- a product originally ...
A new application for enhanced oil recovery has been developed by University scientists
Credit: Credit: Goshtasp Cheraghian /Azad University/Iran. A new class of materials which are suitable agents for oil displacing in enhanced ...
Titanium dioxide nanoparticles can exacerbate colitis
Credit: UZH Titanium dioxide, one of the most-produced nanoparticles worldwide, is being used increasingly in foodstuffs. When intestinal cells absorb ...
UK Biobank partners with the EGA
Hinxton, 19 July, 2017 - Genomic data from the 500,000 people participating in the UK Biobank initiative will be distributed ...
Major communication gaps between doctors and home health care nurses revealed
AURORA, Colo. (July 19, 2017) - Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found serious gaps in ...
Stem cell clinics and businesses are registering for-profit, pay-to-participate
The Future Science Group (FSG) journal Regenerative Medicine, today announces the publication of a new Perspective article, in which Leigh ...
Birds avoid crossing roads to prevent predation
Roads can be dangerous to wildlife. Animals making the perilous journey against the traffic run the risk of meeting an ...
Innovative nanosensor for disease diagnosis
Credit: KAIST Breath pattern recognition is a futuristic diagnostic platform. Simple characterizing target gas concentrations of human exhaled breath will ...
Is bone strength hereditary?
A new study indicates that bone strength may be inherited and that its genetic determinants are to some extent shared ...
New treatment options for common debilitating skin disease Hidradenitis suppurativa
Researchers focusing on the common debilitating skin disease Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), which causes deep, painful lesions and leads to a ...
Are sugary drink interventions changing people’s behavior?
An evaluation of efforts designed to reduce how many sugary drinks we consume shows some success in changing younger people's ...
Growing better trees faster
A new research collaboration could significantly increase the quality and economic productivity of one of the UK's largest crop outputs, ...
Robotics-based study provides insight into predator-prey interactions
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 19, 2017 -- Researchers have recently gained advanced understanding of a variety of processes through the information-theoretic ...
Five ways ISS National Lab enables commercial research
Credit: NASA A growing number of commercial partners use the International Space Station National Lab. With that growth, we will ...
Treated hydraulic fracturing wastewater may pollute area water sources for years
Credit: Penn State Given Pennsylvania's abundant natural resources, it's no surprise that the Commonwealth has become a mecca for hydraulic ...
NanoVelcro microchips could someday noninvasively diagnose prenatal conditions
Many pregnant women undergo some form of prenatal testing before their children are born. The information that expectant mothers gain ...
‘Nano-in-micro’ stem cell delivery could rescue blood flow after injury
When blood flow is reduced or cut to tissues, cells are deprived of oxygen and nutrients, which can lead to ...
Personalized ‘earable’ sensor monitors body temperature in real time
Credit: American Chemical Society Wireless, wearable sensors are all the rage with millions of people now sporting fitness trackers on ...
