Electronic skin points the way north
Credit: HZDR / G.S. Cañón Bermúdez While birds are able to naturally perceive the Earth's magnetic field and use it...
Preparations for the 7th Heidelberg Laureate Forum are underway!
The HLF offers all accepted young researchers the great opportunity to personally interact with the laureates of the most prestigious...
‘Edited’ plant-based toxin possesses anti-tumor characteristics
Credit: Copyright © 2018, John Wiley and Sons Researchers at Shinshu University in Japan have discovered that editing the chemical...
The unique biodiversity: 6900 hydrobionts species were found in Russian Far Eastern basin
Credit: Captured by A. Mayorova, Ph.D., FEFU. Being supported by mega-grant from Russian Science Foundation (RSF), researchers of Far Eastern...
When Melanoma spreads to the brain, patients with BRAF or MEK mutations can find novel treatment
Credit: Kris Hanning TUCSON, Ariz. - Cancer used to be thought of as a disease of the anatomy, but these...
Social media is affecting the way we view our bodies — and not in a good way
Credit: York University News TORONTO, Nov. 15, 2018 - Young women who actively engage with social media images of friends...
Purdue cancer identity technology makes it easier to find a tumor’s ‘address’
Credit: Yoon Yeo/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University researchers have developed a technology aimed at making it easier...
The smart factory
Credit: Swansea University The next generation of "smart" factories, which use advanced digital technology to improve efficiency, are the focus...
FDA restrictions on e-cigarettes important step to protect the health of youth
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center applauds new actions announced today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
Vietnam veterans and agent orange exposure — new report
Hypertension Upgraded in Latest Biennial Review of Research on Health Problems in Veterans That May Be Linked to Agent Orange...
NASA finds a cloud-filled eye in Tropical Cyclone Gaja
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Tropical Cyclone Gaja continued to organize in the Bay...
Can you repurpose this unique Navy drone?
Credit: Kaleb R. Staples/Navy Meet the Nomad. It travels in a launch tube, a pair of rotors folded neatly along...
Ulcers from diabetes? New shoe insole could provide healing on-the-go
Credit: Purdue University/Erin Easterling WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Diabetes can lead to ulcers that patients don't even feel or notice...
Five nanosecond decision-making
Credit: Dietmar Becker Computer scientists develop algorithms that control everything from unmanned aerial vehicles to desktop computers to the cellphones...
Cotton-based hybrid biofuel cell could power implantable medical devices
Credit: Georgia Tech/Korea University A glucose-powered biofuel cell that uses electrodes made from cotton fiber could someday help power implantable...
Can artificial intelligence help victims of abuse to disclose traumatic testimony?
When children are victims of crimes, the legal testimony they provide is known as forensic interviews. However, since victims are...
Kansas State University biologist studies trauma survival differences between men, women
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- A person's sex hormones may play a role in trauma survival, according to...
New website maps CA power plants, emissions, people
Credit: PSE Healthy Energy OAKLAND, CA - Which power plant in your region is the worst polluter and who lives...
Researchers to study drivers of asthma in Puerto Rico
Credit: National Jewish Health Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), National Jewish Health and Centro de Neumología...
Ashkenazi Jewish founder mutation identified for Leigh Syndrome
Credit: Marsha Barnett Over 30 years ago, Marsha and Allen Barnett lost their sons to a puzzling childhood disease that...
