Researchers to develop ‘wearable’ robotic tools for surgery
A collaborative team of researchers is to develop a wearable robotic system for minimally invasive surgery, also known as keyhole...
How cobras developed flesh-eating venom
Credit: Courtesy Associate Professor Fry. A University of Queensland-led international study has revealed how one of the world's most feared...
New platform for culturing stem cells
Credit: Kyoto University iCeMS A team of researchers in Japan has developed a new platform for culturing human pluripotent stem...
Digital PCR shows high reproducibility in international multicenter study
HERCULES, Calif. -- March 14, 2017 -- Twenty-one independent laboratories quantified a rare single nucleotide variant using digital PCR (dPCR)...
Shaping the future
Credit: Dr. Panagiotis Grammatikopoulos While nanoparticles sound like a recent discovery, these tiny structures have been used for centuries. The...
Thirsty mangroves cause unprecedented dieback
A James Cook University scientist has discovered why there was an unprecedented dieback of mangroves in the Gulf of Carpentaria...
Leap onto land saves fish from being eaten
Credit: Credit: Chris Fulton ANU Fish on the South Pacific island of Rarotonga have evolved the ability to survive out...
New nano-implant could one day help restore sight
Credit: UC San Diego A team of engineers at the University of California San Diego and La Jolla-based startup Nanovision...
Development launches Special Issue on Organoids
Credit: © The Company of Biologists It might sound like science fiction, but organoids - miniature versions of organs grown...
Benchmark database of lifespan-extending drugs announced
Credit: University of Liverpool & Biogerontology Research Foundation Scientists from the Biogerontology Research Foundation (BGRF) and University of Liverpool have...
Study casts doubt on whether internet filters in the home protect teenagers online
Internet filters are widely used in homes, schools and libraries throughout the UK to protect young people from unpleasant* online...
Study indicates promising new approach to prevent and treat cholesterol gallstones
Credit: American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, PA, March 13, 2017 - According to current estimates, 20 to 25 million Americans...
Supplemental fat not necessary when canola meal is fed to weanling pigs
URBANA, Ill. - New research from the University of Illinois shows that adding supplemental dietary fat is not necessary to...
After Deepwater Horizon spill: Which animals weathered the disaster
A new study from a Coastal Waters Consortium team of researchers led by Rutgers University postdoctoral researcher, Michael McCann, has...
Hodgkin lymphoma survivors at high risk of second cancers
Patients who are cured of Hodgkin lymphoma are at a high risk of developing a second type of cancer, particularly...
CRUST adds new layer of defense against earthquakes and tsunamis
The first computer model to simulate the whole chain of events triggered by offshore mega subduction earthquakes could reduce losses...
New forensic tools will help identify children in child sexual exploitation material
BROOKLYN, New York - Researchers at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering and the digital intelligence tech company...
A novel protein regulates cancer immunity and could offer a therapeutic target
Credit: Emma Vought, Medical University of South Carolina In an article published online ahead of print on March 13, 2017...
Enlarged prostate later in life could stem from fetal development early on
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- New research from Michigan State University indicates that embryonic tissue, key to the development of a...
Mystery of memory cells answered through mouse study
Credit: MU Health COLUMBIA, Mo. (March 13, 2017) -- When an infection attacks the body for the first time, T...
