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Stanford researchers develop a new type of soft, growing robot
Credit: L.A. Cicero/Stanford News Service magine rescuers searching for people in the rubble of a collapsed building. Instead of digging...
Adaptive radiotherapy reduces pneumonitis while controlling lung…
Credit: Department of medical physics, Aarhus University, Denmark. Vienna, Austria: Lung cancer patients who are treated with radiotherapy can develop...
IU, Regenstrief study finds surrogate decision makers experience psychological distress
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS – Nearly half of the 13 million older adults hospitalized annually in the United States are...
$8.9 million collaborative grant to understand how dangerous virus…
Credit: Jason Ryder The University of Arizona's Felicia Goodrum, PhD, and some of the nation's most prominent human cytomegalovirus researchers...
PupilScreen aims to allow parents, coaches, medics to detect concussion, TBIs with a phone
Credit: University of Washington University of Washington researchers are developing the first smartphone app that is capable of objectively detecting...
A fresh set of eyes: Rotating plant inspectors reduces risk of medical…
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — More frequent rotation of plant inspectors at medical device manufacturing facilities could benefit consumers...
Dogs share food with other dogs even in complex situations
Credit: Rachel Dale/Vetmeduni Vienna Generosity, even among family members, had long been considered to be a specifically human characteristic. Yet...
Conservation not an effective tool for reducing infectious disease in…
Credit: Dan Salkeld Conservation projects that protect forests and encourage a diversity of plants and animals can provide many benefits...
Loyola psychiatrist honored by American Society of Addiction Medicine
Loyola Medicine psychiatrist Murali Rao, MD, has received the prestigious designation as distinguished fellow of the American Society of Addiction...
Older men cling to 1950s, ’60s blueprint of masculinity
Credit: CWRU As men age, they continue to follow dominant ideas of masculinity learned as youth, leaving them unequipped for...
A vulnerability in triple-negative breast cancer could improve…
Credit: Ludwig Cancer Research MARCH 2, 2017, New York — A team of researchers led by Alex Toker of the...
More of a good thing is not always better — and certainly not if you are a stem cell
Stem cell research led by the Babraham Institute has uncovered key new knowledge about how placental stem cells switch between...
St. Michael’s Hospital leading study in Canada to identify sources of HIV discrimination
Credit: Courtesy of St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, Dec. 1, 2017–For many people living with HIV, the stigma associated with their...
Stem cell secretions may protect against glaucoma
Credit: Ben Mead, Ph.D. A new study in rats shows that stem cell secretions, called exosomes, appear to protect cells...
Cholesterol-like molecules switch off the engine in cancer-targeting…
Credit: Dr. David Finlay, Trinity College Dublin. Scientists have just discovered how the engine that powers cancer-killing cells functions. Crucially,...
New species of amoeba is named after a character in The Lord of the…
Credit: images: Jordana C. Féres & Alfredo L. Porfírio Sousa Thecamoebians are among the 30-45 lineages of amoebae known to...
Therapeutic fusion protein could mitigate blood vessel damage from cardiovascular disease
Credit: Credit: Hla lab/Boston Children's Hospital Scientists from Boston Children's Hospital Vascular Biology Program have revealed an engineered fusion protein...
Heavily used pesticide linked to breathing problems in…
Elemental sulfur, the most heavily-used pesticide in California, may harm the respiratory health of children living near farms that use...
Bacteria as pacemaker for the intestine
Credit: Animation: Andrea Murillo-Rincon, Dr. Alexander Klimovich Spontaneous contractions of the digestive tract play an important role in almost all...
Ludwig researchers identify counterintuitive approach to treating a…
Credit: Ludwig Cancer Research The loss of the tumor suppressor gene PTEN has been linked to tumor growth and chemotherapy...
