Nurses more likely to test for HIV when practice setting supports routine screening
New research comes in advance of National HIV Testing Day BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Nurse practitioners are more likely to conduct HIV screenings if they feel...
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Gold for iron nanocubes
Credit: Anu Vallinkoski A recent study revealed that by decorating iron nanocubes with gold the functionality of nanoparticles can be increased. One of the major...
Introduced a new paradigm of cell transplantation with scaffold microrobots
Successful development of magnetically-actuated microrobots as a platform for stem cell transplantationCredit: DGIST DGIST research team succeeded in developing stem cell delivery of scaffold1 microrobot...
Preventing drugs from being transported
Certain membrane proteins specialize in transporting molecules out of cells -- a problem for the efficacy of cancer medication and antibioticsCredit: RUB, Marquard An international...
Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, June 17, 2019
Credit: Genevieve Martin/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Dept. of Energy Buildings--Pushing the envelope An online tool developed by researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory provides...
Innovative approach to tackling pesticide resistance evolution
Credit: University of Stirling A new £620,000 study led by the University of Stirling is taking a "revolutionary approach" in attempting to tackle resistance to...
Vest helps athletes keep their cool
A new cooling vest for sports athletes may ensure everyone can compete safely in sweltering summer conditions such as the upcoming 2020 Summer Olympics, reports...
Lynx in Turkey: Noninvasive sample collection provides insights into genetic diversity
Credit: Deniz Mengulluoglu, Nurten Salikara Little is known about the biology and the genetic status of the Caucasian Lynx (Lynx lynx dinniki), a subspecies of...
Bulgarian Pharmaceutical Scientific Society’s journal moves to high-tech ARPHA platform
The established Pharmacia demonstrates a complete makeover in its new issue after signing with scientific publisher and technology provider Pensoft and its signature open-access platformCredit:...
Testing therapies on mini-tumors of head and neck cancer
Credit: Else Driehuis, © Hubrecht Institute Head and neck cancer is an aggressive type of cancer that often grows back, despite patients undergoing harsh treatments....
A new tool makes it possible to adapt treatment for patients with cardiogenic shock
Credit: © CRG 2019. All rights reserved. Cardiogenic shock is a possible complication of serious heart attack involving an associated mortality rate of approximately 50%...
Rinsing system in stomach protects the teeth of ruminants
Credit: (Illustration: UZH) "Field-grazing animals always eat some earth and dust along with the plants," says Jean-Michel Hatt, professor at the Clinic for Zoo Animals,...
New time-banking system utilizes blockchain tech to measure one’s value to society
Credit: Koji Lum BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- Citizens from the island of Aneityum in the Republic of Vanuatu are working with faculty from Binghamton University, State...
Drones for early detection of forest fires
The UC3M's researchers coordinating the scientific part of the project, Fernando García y Abdulla al-Kaff, from the Department of Systems Engineering and Automation, have developed...
Immune system can slow degenerative eye disease, NIH-led mouse study shows
Complement system appears to be double-edged sword depending on the eye diseaseCredit: Wai Wong, M.D., Ph.D. A new study shows that the complement system, part...
