Industrial 3D printing goes skateboarding
Credit: Nathan Shaiyen/Michigan Tech Kayak paddles, snowshoes, skateboards. Outdoor sporting goods used to be a tough market for 3D printing to break into, but fused...
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Measurement of semiconductor material quality is now 100,000 times more sensitive
The enhanced power of the new measuring technique to characterize materials at scales much smaller than any current technologies will accelerate the discovery and investigation...
Cancer-killing combination therapies unveiled with new drug-screening tool
Method IDs which targeted therapies, inadequate on their own, can be paired up to kill non-responsive cancers UC San Francisco scientists have designed a large-scale...
Shrinking the carbon footprint of a chemical in everyday objects
New method for synthesizing the epoxides found in plastics, textiles, and pharmaceuticals could be powered by electricity.Credit: Courtesy of the researchers CAMBRIDGE, MA -- The...
Proton therapy shows efficacy, low toxicity in large cohort of children with high-risk neuroblastoma
CHOP/Penn researchers: Study supports expanded use of proton therapy to minimize radiation exposure to healthy, developing organs Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and...
David Gems to present at the 6th Aging Research for Drug Discovery Forum in Basel
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 - Today Insilico Medicine, a biotechnology company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing the next generation artificial intelligence, and the...
Everyday enzymes, now grown in plants
Myriad industrial processes rely on enzymes, from making orange juice to manufacturing denim jeans. Research emerging from the University of Pennsylvania is transforming how these...
Single-cell sequencing reveals landscape of immune cell subtypes in lung cancer tumors
Map of myeloid immune cell subpopulations points to new targets for immunotherapy The recent emergence of immunotherapy has marked a sea change in research and...
To lower childhood obesity, don’t sugarcoat the facts about sweet drinks
Columbia pediatricians found that mothers of infants prefer facts, not criticism, about the health risks of sugary drinks. A new study at Columbia University suggests...
All things could be part of the Internet of Things with new RFID system
Technology could help in elder care, with sensors throughout a home ANN ARBOR--Frying pans, pill bottles, yoga mats, coffee cups and countless other nonelectronic objects...
C-Path’s PRO Consortium receives COA qualification from FDA for asthma symptom diaries
TUCSON, Ariz., April 9, 2019 -- Critical Path Institute's (C-Path) Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) Consortium announces U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) qualification of two new...
Teens face health and safety risks exploring sex online
Sexual health and victimization heighten based on activityCredit: Via UnSplash (photo credit: SERGEY-ZOLKIN-192937) Teens spend hours every day on internet-connected devices, where limitless opportunities to...
Novel study creates new metric to illustrate disadvantaged areas nationwide
Ohio, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia have the highest disparity between opioid-related deaths and access to treatment providers for opioid use disorder (OUD)...
Substituting healthy plant proteins for red meat lowers risk for heart disease
Study is first meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to look at health effects of red meat in diet by swapping it for other types of...
JUUL electronic cigarette products linked to cellular damage
Study by UC Riverside and Portland State University scientists finds nicotine concentrations in JUULs is dangerously high Little is known about the potential health effects...
