The iCub humanoid robot enters healthcare facility to be used by children with autism
For the first time in the world, the IIT's humanoid robot iCub is part of an experimental therapy in the treatment of autism involving scientists,...
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Antibiotics for C-sections effective after umbilical cord clamped
Rutgers co-authored study challenges current recommendations aimed at preventing infectionsCredit: NIH Antibiotics for cesarean section births are just as effective when they're given after the...
Regulatory RNAs promote breast cancer metastasis
Credit: Kung-Chi Chang/Spector lab, 2020 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) scientists have discovered a gene-regulating snippet of RNA that may contribute to the spread of...
NIH neuroscientists isolate promising mini antibodies against COVID-19 from a llama
Preliminary results suggest anti-COVID19 nanobodies may be effective at preventing and diagnosing infectionsCredit: Courtesy of Brody lab NIH/NINDS. National Institutes of Health researchers have isolated...
Over one in 3 rare childhood disorders diagnosed in 6 years
Two novel discoveries led by Singapore team; sets pace for targeted therapy development among those diagnosedCredit: A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) 22 December 2020,...
AIRCA agrees to cooperate on research in support of UN Food Systems Summit 2021
AIRCA has signed anMoU with the Scientific Group of the UN Secretary General's Food Systems Summit to cooperate on research in support of the UN...
Synergy between biotech and classical control tactics rid US of invasive pest
Credit: Agricultural Research Service-USDA. Maricopa, Arizona, December 21, 2020--Genetically engineered cotton and classical pest control tactics combined to rid the United States and Northern Mexico...
Hormone metabolites found in poop give researchers new insight into whale stress
Credit: Oregon State University Marine Mammal Institute NEWPORT, Ore. - Poop samples are an effective, non-invasive tool for monitoring gray whale reproduction, stress and other...
Deep, slow-slip action may direct largest earthquakes and their tsunamis
Credit: Public Domain Megathrust earthquakes and subsequent tsunamis that originate in subduction zones like Cascadia -- Vancouver Island, Canada, to northern California -- are some...
Chemical composition of wild potato relative contributes to its resistance to pathogen
Credit: Janak R. Joshi, Linxing Yao, Amy O. Charkowski, and Adam L. Heuberger Potato is the most consumed vegetable crop worldwide. However, despite its importance,...
Researchers explore why some MS patients experience seizures
UC Riverside study examines molecular pathways that may instigate seizures in some multiple sclerosis patientsCredit: Tiwari-Woodruff lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A research team...
Invasive in the U.S., lifesaver Down Under
New study uncovers the ecological engineering capabilities of the monitor lizardCredit: University of South Florida Ten years of research led by the University of South...
Lehigh University’s Dr. Nelson Tansu named IEEE Fellow
Engineering professor and researcher lauded for contributions to semiconductor photonics technologiesCredit: Lehigh University Lehigh University's Nelson Tansu has been named as a Fellow of the...
The far-reaching effects of mutagens on human health
Credit: The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University In order to survive, flourish and successfully reproduce, organisms rely on a high degree of genetic stability....
Beyond changing DNA itself, mutagens also cause errors in gene transcription
The discovery that toxic stressors can cause errors in gene transcription opens new avenues of research on diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's and sheds...
