3-DIY: Printing your own bioprinter
Credit: Adam Feinberg/HardwareX Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a low-cost 3-D bioprinter by modifying a standard desktop 3-D printer, and they have released...
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Dr. Bruce Leff, expert in home care as we age, to deliver #AGS18 Henderson Lecture
Credit: (C) 2018, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today announced that Bruce Leff, MD, AGSF, a Professor of Medicine and Director, Center...
Dr. J. Eugene Lammers, champion of team approach to geriatrics, named Clinician of Year
Credit: (C) 2018, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today named J. Eugene Lammers, MD, MPH, FACP, AGSF, its 2018 Clinician of the...
Estrogen levels do not rise for transgender men treated with testosterone therapy
BOSTON-- Testosterone therapy is not associated with a rise in estrogen levels among transgender men, according to a new study led by Boston Medical Center...
AGS honors Dr. Jane Potter for far-reaching impact training future leaders in geriatrics
Credit: (C) 2018, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today announced that Jane Potter, MD, AGSF, Chief in the Division of Geriatrics at...
Evaluation and treatment of depression may reverse memory and cognitive difficulties
(Boston)-- Individuals with worse depression and mood symptoms are more likely to develop Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and to progress from MCI to dementia. Evaluation...
Antibiotic use increases risk of severe viral disease in mice
People infected with West Nile virus can show a wide range of disease. Some develop life-threatening brain infections. Others show no signs of infection at...
MSU-based bioinformaticians studied the evolution of broken genes in a fruit fly
Credit: Nadezhda Potapova Pseudogenes lose their ability to encode proteins and natural selection stops to notice them, as no mutations in such genes can be...
NREL discovers enzyme domains that dramatically improve performance
It was more than 10 years in the making, but when it came to uncovering the secrets of the molecular structure of enzymes, perseverance paid...
Kansas State University researcher studies risk of African swine fever in feed
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- If African swine fever virus reaches the U.S., it could cause more than $16.5 billion in economic losses...
New report recommends a nationwide effort to better estimate methane emissions
WASHINGTON - The U.S. should take bold steps to improve measurement, monitoring, and inventories of methane emissions caused by human activities, says a new report...
New technology reveals secrets of famous Neandertal skeleton La Ferrassie 1
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, NY - An international team of researchers, led by Dr. Asier Gomez-Olivencia of the University of...
BIABooster: A more sensitive device for characterizing DNA in blood circulation
Developed and patented(1) in 2012 and 2014 in the Laboratoire d'Analyse et d'Architecture des Systèmes (LAAS-CNRS) and implemented industrially by Picometrics-Technologies, BIABooster techno..
Repurposing inhibitors may provide new treatment approach for ovarian cancer
PHILADELPHIA -- (March 27, 2018) -- Wistar researchers have found rationale for repurposing a class of antitumor compounds called HDAC inhibitors, already approved by the...
Paper-folding art inspires better bandages
Credit: Image courtesy of researchers CAMBRIDGE, MASS.--Scraped up knees and elbows are tricky places to securely apply a bandage. More often than not, the adhesive...