Lung probe that spots infections aims to cut antibiotic overuse
A new imaging tool that rapidly diagnoses bacterial lung infections could help prevent unnecessary use of antibiotics in intensive care units. The bedside technology can...
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Follow-up study suggests group meditation reduced murder rates in large US cities
Credit: Maharishi University of Management Following up on a 2016 study on group meditation that found a 21.2% reduction in the national homicide rate during...
CARB-X injects up to $48 million to accelerate first Powered by CARB-X projects
(WASHINGTON, D.C./ LONDON, U.K.) - The Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator, or CARB-X, announced today it is investing US$24 million immediately and up to...
Link between common prostate cancer treatment, dementia detailed in new Penn study
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - A new analysis of patients who have undergone treatment for prostate cancer shows a connection between androgen deprivation therapy (ADT)...
Engineer patents waterlike polymer to create high-temperature ceramics
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Ceramic textiles, improved jet engine blades, 3-D printed ceramics and better batteries may soon become a reality, thanks...
UTSA professors receive grant to create water-purifying nanomaterial
Heather Shipley, chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Burzik Professor in Engineering Design at The University of Texas at San Antonio...
What happens in the living cell?
The plasma membrane serves as a major hub for signal cascades to control crucial cellular processes. But it is a fluid medium, which makes the...