Estimating the efficacy and cost of curative gene therapy for beta-thalassemia
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 18, 2019--Gene therapy offers the promise of a cure for beta-thalassemia and a new study...
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The brain’s imperfect execution of mathematically optimal perception
Thirty-person study of human perception suggests a 'middle ground' between opposing literatureCredit: Designed by Elina Stengård Human perception is based on mathematically optimal principles, but...
Disappearing bumblebee species under threat of extinction
York University research shows species is critically endangered The American Bumblebee - a species once more commonly seen buzzing around Southern Ontario - is critically...
Bioengineers program cells as digital signal processors
Synthetic biologists add tunable, analog-to-digital converter to their toolkitCredit: Rice University HOUSTON -- (April 18, 2019) -- Synthetic biologists have added high-precision analog-to-digital signal processing...
Studies identify mechanism key to removal of protein aggregates from cells
Mass. General team's findings may have application to treatment of cancer, neurodegenerative disorders Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have discovered the mechanism by which cells...
Pig experiment raises ethical questions around brain damage
Bioethicists point to repercussions, and balance between saving lives and saving organsCredit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine The brain is more resilient than...
Electric skyrmions charge ahead for next-generation data storage
Berkeley Lab-led research team makes a chiral skyrmion crystal with electric properties; puts new spin on future information storage applicationsCredit: Xiaoxing Cheng, Pennsylvania State University;...
Cell-killing proteins suppress listeria without killing cells
Credit: Kazuhito Sai, NC State University New North Carolina State University research shows that key proteins known for their ability to prevent viral infections by...
Making digital tissue imaging better
Biomedical researchers develop first open-source, quality-control review tool for fast-growing digital pathology field CLEVELAND--There's a low-tech problem troubling the high-tech world of digital pathology imaging....
Reclamation’s S&T Project of the Year controls invasive mussel biofouling using UV light
System causes delayed mortality of mussel larvae and reduces mussel settlement by 88-99% in hydropower cooling systemsCredit: Alexander Stephens, Bureau of Reclamation The Bureau of...
Antimicrobial paints have a blind spot
Spore-forming bacteria survive on surfaces coated with antimicrobial, latex paintsCredit: Jinglin Hu/Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. -- Antimicrobial paints offer the promise of extra protection against...
Decline in measles vaccination is causing a preventable global resurgence of the disease
Credit: CDC/ Allison M. Maiuri, MPH, CHES WHAT: In 2000, measles was declared to be eliminated in the United States, when no sustained transmission of...
Crusaders made love and war, genetic study finds
First genetic study of the Crusaders confirms that warriors mixed and had families with local people in the near East, and died together in battle...
Scientists advance creation of ‘artificial lymph node’ to fight cancer, other diseases
Credit: Hawley Pruitt In a proof-of-principle study in mice, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine report the creation of a specialized gel that acts like a...
US and Malawian partners implement malaria vaccine for children in Africa
Malaria is the leading cause of illness and death among children in MalawiCredit: Tisungane Mvalo, UNC Project-Malawi Chapel Hill, NC - The world's first vaccine...
