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Imagining an object can change how we hear sounds later
Seeing an object at the same time that you hear sound coming from somewhere else can lead to the "ventriloquist...
Peptide-based biogenic dental product may cure cavities
Credit: University of Washington Researchers at the University of Washington have designed a convenient and natural product that uses proteins...
‘Molecular microscope’ system safer, more effective in heart and lung transplant biopsies
Credit: University of Alberta A transplant biopsy system that uses gene chips to read molecules is far safer and more...
Scientists unlock path to use cell’s own nanoparticles as disease biomarkers
Credit: Louise Cooper/University of Sydney Researchers at the University of Sydney have established a method to identify individual nanoparticles released...
HEPAHEALTH Project Report — risk factors and the burden of liver disease in Europe and selected Central Asian countries
11 April 2018, Paris, France: The HEPAHEALTH Project Report, which was presented today in a press conference at The International...
How advanced nanotechnology can improve cancer care
A new Tel Aviv University study addresses the challenges of nanoparticle-based cancer-targeting strategies. It also suggests ways of refocusing the...
Remnants of antibiotics persist in treated farm waste, research finds
Credit: Credit: Diana Aga BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Each year, farmers in the U.S. purchase tens of millions of pounds of...
Deep learning transforms smartphone microscopes into laboratory-grade devices
Credit: Ozcan Research Group/UCLA Researchers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have demonstrated that deep learning, a powerful form...
Regenerative wound dressings created by Lithuanian scientists will help wounds healing
Credit: KTU Group of researchers at Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania are developing new generation sponge-like wound dressings with hyaluronic...
ArunA biomedical study published in Stroke, exosomes improved recovery in stroked pigs
ArunA Biomedical today announced the publication of data demonstrating that neural stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles (NSC EVs) improved tissue and...
From the cloud to the clinic, wide range of St. Jude research presented at AACR 2018
Cloud computing, "exhausted" T cells, breast cancer risk in childhood cancer survivors and clinical trial design for CAR-T therapy in...
New study results from Uganda strengthen the case for contraceptive self-injection
Credit: Photo: PATH/Gabe Bienczycki. Seattle, April 12, 2018--Evidence published today on a new contraceptive option is providing one possible answer...
Cytochrome P450 3A4 induction: Lumacaftor versus ivacaftor?
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common, genetically acquired, life-shortening chronic illness affecting young Australians today. There is no cure,...
AGS honors expert & emerging geriatrics leaders at 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting (#AGS18)
Credit: (C) 2018, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) annually honors researchers, clinicians, educators, and emerging health professionals...
Protein moonlighting
In 2013, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to three scientists for their contributions to uncovering the...
Sexual objectification influences visual perception
It has been suggested that sexually objectified women or men are visually processed in the same fashion of an object....
Emergency physician honored at #AGS18 for research to combat abuse of older people
Credit: (C) 2018, American Geriatrics Society Advancing care for older people across health specialties, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and...
Immune-engineered device targets chemo-resistant lymphoma
ITHACA, N.Y. - Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a cancer that is diagnosed in the U.S. more than 70,000 times annually, arises from...
Tiny probe can see and take body temperatures
Credit: University of Adelaide University of Adelaide researchers have invented a world-first tiny fibre-optic probe that can simultaneously measure temperature...
Look! Down in the petri dish! It’s a superplatelet!
Credit: Michael Smith Laboratories Blood platelets have one main job: Stop bleeding by forming clots. Sometimes, however, these tiny cell...