New tech helping cancer patients manage symptoms
Credit: Stevepb/pixabay Hundreds of cancer patients have benefitted from using computer algorithms to manage their symptoms and improve their wellbeing in a unique UK trial....
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Child marriage is legal and persists across Canada
Over 3,600 marriage certificates were issued to children under the age of 18 between 2000 and 2018Credit: Alissa Koski and Shelley Clark Canada is at...
NIST publishes a beginner’s guide to DNA origami
Credit: K. Dill/NIST In a technique known as DNA origami, researchers fold long strands of DNA over and over again to construct a variety of...
Nanoparticle vaccine for COVID-19
Credit: Duo Xu Before the pandemic, the lab of Stanford University biochemist Peter S. Kim focused on developing vaccines for HIV, Ebola and pandemic influenza....
More than half of people using cannabis for pain experience multiple withdrawal symptoms
Minority experience worsening of symptoms over time, especially younger peopleCredit: University of Michigan More than half of people who use medical marijuana products to ease...
Researchers take key step toward cleaner, more sustainable production of hydrogen
Credit: Zhenxing Feng, Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Efficiently mass-producing hydrogen from water is closer to becoming a reality thanks to Oregon State University...
Unravelling the mystery that makes viruses infectious
Credit: University of Leeds Researchers have for the first time identified the way viruses like the poliovirus and the common cold virus 'package up' their...
Scientists from St. Petersburg University discovered the virus-like particles in Bryozoa
Although viruses have never been reported inside symbiotic bacteria in bryozoans, scientists suggest that this 'matryoshka doll' may have a prominent effect on the bacterial...
Bacteria can tell the time
Credit: Professor Ákos Kovács, Technical University of Denmark Humans have them, so do other animals and plants. Now research reveals that bacteria too have internal...
Argonne earns HPCwire awards for supercomputing excellence in energy and industry
Credit: (Image by HPCwire.) HPCwire magazine recognizes two Argonne teams for outstanding achievement in their use of high performance computing. Two teams of scientists from...
Botulism breakthrough? Taming botulinum toxin to deliver therapeutics
Treatment reverses paralysis in mice; offers a general delivery platform for neurologic drugsCredit: Sicai Zhang/Dong Lab, Boston Children's Hospital While rare, botulism can cause paralysis...
nTIDE December 2020 Jobs Report: COVID surge slows recovery for people with disabilities
National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) issued semi-monthly by Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire Institute on DisabilityCredit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ -...
Tiny wireless device sheds light on combating obesity
Texas A&M researchers have designed a device that stimulates the endings of the vagus nerve, which is responsible for the regulation of food intakeCredit: Texas...
Cardiac MRI shows lower degrees of myocarditis in athletes recovered from COVID-19
Myocarditis among recovering COVID-19 athletes less common than previously reportedCredit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center In a letter published in the December issue of the American...
How ‘Iron Man’ bacteria could help protect the environment
MSU researchers show how microbes stand up to a toxic metal, opening the door for applications in recycling and remediationCredit: Hunter Dulay, MSU When Michigan...
