Researchers 3-D print first truly microfluidic ‘lab on a chipl devices
Credit: BYU Photo Researchers at BYU are the first to 3D-print a viable microfluidic device small enough to be effective...
New protein biomarker identifies damaged brain wiring after concussion
PHILADELPHIA–Physicians and others now recognize that seemingly mild, concussion-type head injuries lead to long-term cognitive impairments surprisingly often. A brain...
Researchers put new spin on old technique to engineer better absorptive materials
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A team of University of Illinois bioengineers has taken a new...
Painless microneedles extract fluid for wearable sensors for soldiers,…
Credit: Photo by Randy Montoya ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The lab is calm and quiet, clean and well organized; boxes of...
How plants make friends with fungi
Credit: Figure: Carolin Heck/KIT Many fungi damage or even kill plants. But there are also plant-friendly fungi: Most land plants...
Female hormones increase risk of vision loss in rare genetic disease
Credit: Joseph A. Toonen Girls with a rare genetic disorder caused by mutations in a gene known as Nf1 are...
How do we measure temperature? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, March 28, 2017 — We have a lot of confidence that we measure temperature...
Siberian chemists have improved hydrogen sensors
Credit: Pavel Krasnov A group of scientists from the Siberian Federal University (SFU, Krasnoyarsk, Russia) and the Nikolaev Institute of...
Online sales of threatened cacti point to the Internet as an open door for illegal trade
Credit: Vania Olmos Lau International trade of wildlife on the Internet is highly unregulated and has become a threat for...
Is extended-release guanfacine effective in children with chronic tic…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, N.Y., July 26, 2017–A new study assessed the safety, tolerability, and effectiveness...
Infant BMI is good predictor of obesity at age 2
Babies with a high body mass index (BMI) at age two months are at risk for obesity at age two...
Finding new cancer drugs in the neighborhood
Credit: Dezs? Módos Cancer is caused by an accumulation of genetic changes in a cell, that overcome the normal checks...
Low serum calcium may increase risk of sudden cardiac arrest
Credit: Mayo Clinic Proceedings Rochester, MN, October 5, 2017 – Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is fatal for over 90% of...
A cluster of mutations in neurofibromatosis is important risk factor for severe symptoms
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Research led by Ludwine Messiaen, Ph.D., professor of genetics at the University of Alabama at...
Lasker Award for Michael N. Hall from the University of Basel
Credit: University of Basel, Peter Schnetz Professor Michael N. Hall from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel receives the...
Reading to therapy dogs improves literacy attitudes in second-grade…
Credit: Melody Ko for Tufts University Second-grade students who read aloud to dogs in an afterschool program demonstrated improved attitudes...
Brain’s ‘GPS’ does a lot more than just navigate
Credit: Illustration by Julia Kuhl The part of the brain that creates mental maps of one's environment plays a much...
Deep learning helps scientists keep track of cell’s inner parts
Credit: Oren Kraus Donnelly Centre researchers have developed a deep learning algorithm that can track proteins, to help reveal what...
Stimulating neurons could protect against brain damage, research shows
Credit: University of Dundee A breakthrough in understanding how brain damage spreads – and how it could potentially be limited...
Seven years later: BP oil spill settlement funding new way to manage fish populations
Credit: University of South Florida photographer Ryan Noone ST. PETERSBURG, FL (April 19, 2017)- More than 30,000 fish species exist....
