Wearable health tech gets efficiency upgrade
Credit: Photo courtesy of Mehmet Ozturk, NC State University. North Carolina State University engineers have demonstrated a flexible device that harvests the heat energy from...
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ASU scientists boost gene-editing tools to new heights in human stem cells
Proof-of-concept shows genes implicated in Alzheimer's disease can be accurately edited, with 90 percent efficiency in human stem cellsCredit: Arizona State University During the past...
Sustainable 3D-printed super magnets
Credit: © IMAT - TU Graz From wind turbines and electric motors to sensors and magnetic switching systems: permanent magnets are used in many different...
Salk scientists link rapid brain growth in autism to DNA damage
During development, cells generated from people with autism have frequent breaks in the DNA of certain genesCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(January 30, 2020) Researchers at...
NEJM: transcatheter aortic valve replacement shows similar safety outcomes as open-heart surgery
Five-year study published by the New England Journal of Medicine compares minimally invasive procedure to surgery, shows no statistically significant difference in mortality or disabling...
Immune responses to tuberculosis mapped across 3 species
Detailed genetic road map will guide research into TB treatments, vaccinesCredit: Khader Lab Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the world's most vexing public health problems....
New insights into how the human brain solves complex decision-making problems
Credit: KAIST A new study on meta reinforcement learning algorithms helps us understand how the human brain learns to adapt to complexity and uncertainty when...
World record: Efficiency of perovskite silicon tandem solar cell jumps to 29.15%
Credit: Eike Köhnen/HZB While silicon converts mostly the red portions of sunlight into electricity, perovskite compounds primarily utilise the blue portions of the spectrum. A...
HKUST researchers find that regulating lipid metabolism in neurons helps axon regeneration
Credit: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Typical examples include paralysis due to a spinal cord injury and visual field atrophy or even...
Researchers combine X-rays and laser light to image sprays
New approach could lead to more efficient and less polluting fuel combustionCredit: Edouard Berrocal, Lund University WASHINGTON -- Researchers have developed a new laser-based method...
SUTD’s novel approach allows 3D printing of finer, more complex microfluidic networks
The biomedical industry, involving the engineering of complex tissue constructs and 3D architecture of blood vessels, is one of the key industries to benefit from...
Study: 90-sec scan shows promise evaluating chest pain in Emergency Dept observation unit
Initial study shows Genetesis, Inc.'s CardioFlux Magnetocardiograph (MCG) has potential to rule patients out for Coronary Artery DiseaseCredit: Genetesis Mason, OH - Thursday, January 30,...
Double trouble: A drug for alcoholism can also treat cancer by targeting macrophages
New research presents a first-of-its-kind cancer treatment strategy that targets a pro-tumor protein FROUNT and suppresses tumor-associated macrophagesCredit: Tokyo University of Science Developing a therapy...
Biological diversity as a factor of production
Relationship between the economic value of our ecosystems and biodiversityCredit: K. Baumeister / TUM The main question addressed by the study is: Does greater biodiversity...
Cells’ springy coils pump bursts of RNA
Rice University model quantifies basic processes of transcriptionCredit: Alena Klindziuk/Rice University HOUSTON - (Jan. 30, 2020) - In your cells, it's almost always spring. Or...