Researchers reveal target in acute kidney injury prevention
Findings published in NEJM suggests that high levels of suPAR be a risk factor for acute kidney injuryCredit: Rush Production Group Up to 10% of...
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Microbes linked to cancer in threatened California foxes, report Princeton researchers
Bridgett vonHoldt and Alexandra DeCandia find link between ear mites, staph microbes, and tumorsCredit: Edward Schrom, Princeton University Can staph microbes lead to cancer? Microbes...
Researchers successfully test coin-sized smart insulin patch, potential diabetes treatment
UCLA biomedical engineers, in collaboration with UNC School of Medicine and MIT researchers, led preclinical experiments for a new device to automatically manage glucose levels...
Artificial intelligence ‘sees’ quantum advantages
Credit: Alexey Melnikov Russian researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Valiev Institute of Physics and Technology, and ITMO University have created a...
Building a better breast
Credit: UTSW Surgeons at UT Southwestern Medical Center have developed a process to determine the best approach for single breast reconstruction that involves mapping out...
Red coral effectively recovers in Mediterranean protected areas
Credit: @Aldo Ferrucci Protection measures of the Marine Protected Areas have enable red coral colonies (Corallium rubrum) to recover partially in the Mediterranean Sea, reaching...
All things considered, wooden pallets are more eco-friendly than plastic pallets
Credit: Penn State Weighing in on a debate that has raged for decades, Penn State researchers, after conducting a series of ultra-detailed comparisons, have declared...
Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute announces three artists-in-residence
Year-long program embeds award-winning painter, jazz musician and author with scientists studying the mind, the brain and behaviorCredit: Anastasia Muna NEW YORK -- A trio...
Peeking at the plumbing of one of the Aleutian’s most-active volcanoes
A new approach to analyzing seismic data reveals deep vertical zones of low seismic velocity in the plumbing system underlying Alaska's Cleveland volcanoCredit: Photo is...
San Antonio partnership for Precision Therapeutics awards inaugural research funding
Research team awarded $200,000 to develop treatment for multi-organ failure due to sepsisCredit: Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO -- Feb. 4, 2020 -- Leaders of...
Stem cell research studying heart growth earns Syracuse engineer NSF CAREER award
Credit: Syracuse University Scientists have long known that some people have stronger heart muscles than others and there are multiple factors that can contribute to...
Tufts University team wins a grand prize in NSF Idea Machine Competition
Working with machines to solve mankind's seemingly intractable problems is focus of winning entry from engineering teamCredit: NSF MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (February 4, 2020)--A Tufts University...
Grooves hold promise for sophisticated healing
Rice University bioengineers 3D-print implants to seed multiple layers of tissueCredit: Rice Biomaterials Lab HOUSTON - (Feb. 4, 2020) - Who ever said bioengineers can't...
High-tech printing may help eliminate painful shots
4D printing creates tiny needles inspired by parasites that could replace hypodermic needlesCredit: Riddish Morde Painful hypodermic needles may not be needed in the future...
Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin induces claudin-4 to activate YAP in oral squamous cell
'Moreover, it was revealed that the complex of YAP1, CLDN4, and zona occludens-2 was formed by CPE treatment, further suppressing YAP1 phosphorylation by LATS1 and...
