Save your money: Vast majority of dietary supplements don’t improve heart health or put off death
Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine In a massive new analysis of findings from 277 clinical trials using 24 different interventions, Johns...
Robot control system for grasping and releasing objects under both dry and wet conditions
Credit: Kanazawa University Industrial robots are now widely used and are indispensable in car manufacturing and in other fields. Conventional...
Anti-Angiogenesis Drug Discovery and Development, now in its 4th edition
Bentham Science ongoing book series continues to bring more updates anti-angiogenesis drug targets. This volume brings together 7 reviews on...
VR lullaby machine shown to induce tranquil pre-sleep states
Artists and technologists have joined forces to create Inter-Dream, an immersive VR experience that can ease you into the right...
Singapore scientists uncover mechanism behind development of viral infections
A team of researchers from the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medicine Centre's Viral Research and Experimental Medicine Centre (ViREMiCS) found that...
Get up and go bots getting closer, study says
UC San Diego engineers succeed at 3D printing sensors embedded inside robots but find materials need improvingCredit: David Baillot/University of...
Bentham Science publishes 5th volume of Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research — Anti Infectives
The series brings more updates on anti-infective medicine for readers The scope of the book series covers a range of...
$4.6 million award creates program to train cybersecurity professionals
Program will address a shortage of highly skilled cybersecurity professionals and train students for careers in government agencies A five-year,...
Backed in black: How to get people to buy more produce
Backgrounds colors matter when getting veggies to pop at the grocery storeCredit: BYU Photo Researchers from BYU and the Netherlands'...
NUS ‘smart’ textiles boost connectivity between wearable sensors by 1,000 times
Metamaterials are incorporated into conventional clothing to dramatically improve signal strength between electronic devices, allowing for new applicationsCredit: National University...
Gut microbes protect against neurologic damage from viral infections
Disruptions in the gut microbiome caused by antibiotics, diet or environmental factors may make the central nervous system more vulnerable...
UMN researcher identifies differences in genes that impact response to cryptococcus infection
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- July 15, 2019 - Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungal pathogen that infects people with weakened immune systems, particularly...
Joshua trees facing extinction
Credit: Nicholas Graver / NPS They outlived mammoths and saber-toothed tigers. But without dramatic action to reduce climate change, new...
Are fertility apps useful?
Credit: L. Symul (EPFL/Stanford) For many women of reproductive age, the most common way of assessing their menstrual health and...
Study identifies potential markers of lung cancer
BOSTON - By examining both blood samples and tumor tissues from patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), investigators at Massachusetts...
A genomic barcode tracker for immune cells
Credit: Dr. Martin Smith Researchers from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have developed a new method to spot rare...
Supreme London Offers Reward for IDing Man Who Damaged Store Sign
Intro text we refine our methods of responsive web design, we’ve increasingly focused on measure and its relationship to how...
Human pancreas on a chip opens new possibilities for studying disease
Organoids grown in microfluidic device may help cf patients with diabetesCredit: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center CINCINNATI--Scientists created human pancreas...
Homeless people are denied basic health care, research finds
A study led by the University of Birmingham has painted a shaming picture of neglect and discrimination shown towards the...
Rutgers collaborates with WHO to more accurately describe mental health disorders
The first-of-its-kind study asked people with mental health disorders to recommend changes to international diagnostic guidelines A Rutgers University researcher...
