Nanoparticles take a fantastic, magnetic voyage
Tiny robots powered by magnetic fields could help drug-delivery nanoparticles reach their targets CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT engineers have designed tiny robots that can help...
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Gene-editing technology may produce resistant virus in cassava plant
An international team of biologists urge careful use of technology in research and flag potential biosafety risks. The use of gene-editing technology to create virus-resistant...
Ready for refit: Navy-owned research vessel getting suped-up for service
Credit: Photo by Scripps Institution of Oceanography ARLINGTON, Va.--Like a classic car being restored, the research vessel (R/V) Roger Revelle is undergoing a year-long makeover...
NASA’s Aqua satellite tracks Tropical Cyclone Lorna
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL As Tropical Storm Lorna continued moving in a southerly direction in the Southeastern Indian Ocean, NASA's Aqua satellite passed overhead and provided...
NASA sees remnants of Tropical Cyclone Kenneth over northern Mozambique
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA's Aqua satellite provided a visible image of the remnant clouds and storms...
A spoonful of peppermint helps the meal go down
A pilot study at the Medical University of South has found that peppermint oil improved symptoms, including difficulty swallowing and non-cardiac chest pain, in patients...
Biological machinery of cell’s ‘executioner’ yields secrets of its control
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Researchers led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital structural biologists have discovered how the cell switches on an executioner...
Carnegie Mellon chemists manipulate the quantum states of gold nanoclusters
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Department of Chemistry have found a way to control the lifetime of the quantum states of...
Children’s NICU slashes unintended extubation rates by 60% over 10 years
Accidentally dislodged breathing tube is fourth-most common adverse event in the nation's NICUsCredit: Children's National WASHINGTON-(April 26, 2019)-A quality-improvement project at the neonatal intensive care...
How does chronic edema impact health-related quality of life?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 26, 2019--Final results of the large, international LIMPRINT study have provided new data on the...
A four-way collaboration combatting fire ants
It was the summer of 2017 when fire ants made their landfall in mainland Japan. Two years later, reported detections of fire ants are only...
UA College partners with Space Tango to test diagnostic tool in space
PHOENIX - Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix are partnering with Space Tango, a private aerospace company that designs, builds...
Mount Sinai researchers find significant delays in West Nile virus reporting
Delays impact accurate infectious disease forecasting (New York, NY - April 26, 2019) --Mount Sinai researchers found significant delays in reporting human cases of West...
Association between high blood PCB levels and premature death
High levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the blood are associated with premature death. This is shown by a cross-disciplinary study, based on 1,000 randomly...
National Institutes of Health awards $2.7 million to Leadership Alliance
The funds will support expanded mentorship of biomedical science students and junior researchers from historically underrepresented groups through the Brown-based Leadership AllianceCredit: Steven Laschever/Leadership Alliance...
