NTU develops rapid malaria test kit that could aid diagnosis in developing countries
Test can also detect malaria in early stages A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed a test kit for...
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Success in reversing dementia in mice sets the stage for human clinical trials
Researchers have identified a new treatment candidate that appears to not only halt neurodegenerative symptoms in mouse models of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, but also...
Cell-based immunotherapy shows promise against melanoma
Effective against blood cancers, natural killer cells also may be effective against solid tumors An immunotherapy based on supercharging the immune system's natural killer cells...
Microfilter device capable of detecting trace amounts of cancer cells in one mL of blood
Top: The device is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. A microfilter device that can easily separate and capture trace amounts...
Air pollution from wildfires impacts ability to observe birds
As smoky air becomes more common during Washington's wildfire season, many wildlife enthusiasts wonder: What happens to the birds? Few studies have looked at wildfire...
Collaborative care effective for pain, depression and anxiety
Provides patients with symptom-based conditions with support between physician visits INDIANAPOLIS - With the growing prevalence of chronic pain, depression, anxiety, and other symptom-based conditions,...
The final dance of mixed neutron star-black hole pairs
Gravitational wave detectors have observed a new type of cataclysmic event in the cosmos: the merger of a neutron star with a black hole. The...
Black holes swallow neutron stars like ‘Pac Man’
Scientists have for the first time detected black holes eating neutron stars, "like Pac Man", in a discovery documenting the collision of the two most...
Blood-based biomarkers may predict HIV remission after stopping antiretroviral therapy
The newly identified sugar and metabolic signatures may help predict duration and probability of HIV remission after antiretroviral therapy interruption during cure-directed clinical trials PHILADELPHIA...
‘Edge of chaos’ opens pathway to artificial intelligence discoveries
Nanowire network trained to solve simple problem mimicking neural pathways Scientists at the University of Sydney and Japan's National Institute for Material Science (NIMS) have...
Researchers discover unique ‘spider web’ mechanism that traps, kills viruses
Immunologists at McMaster University have discovered a previously unknown mechanism which acts like a spider web, trapping and killing pathogens such as influenza or SARS-CoV-2,...
Making seawater drinkable in minutes
A new alternative seawater desalination membrane to produce drinking water According to the World Health Organization, about 785 million people around the world lack a...
McIndoe leading $6.2 million innovative research initiative
Dr. Richard A. McIndoe, bioinformatics expert and associate director of the Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia, is leading...
Oregon State graduate student sheds light on better way to study reputedly secretive toad
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Research by a graduate student in Oregon State University's College of Science has upended the conventional wisdom that for a century has...
Evidence-based patient-psychotherapist matching improves mental health care
UMass Amherst researcher: 'Who the therapist is matters' In first-of-its kind research led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst psychotherapy researcher, mental health care patients...
