Major step towards individual cancer immunotherapy
Cells belonging to the body's own immune system can help fight tumours. For several years now, this has allowed oncologists to use medications known as...
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World first 3D printed feet
Innovative training steps up treatment for diabeticsCredit: University of South Australia It's gory, sticky and undoubtedly on the nose, but a blend of icing sugar,...
Fungal disease threatens hundreds of amphibian species worldwide
Global-scale analysis of losses due to chytrid fungus paints a grim picture: 500 species declines, 90 of which have already been lostCredit: Jonathan E. Kolby,...
New way of optical visualization of nano objects proposed
A paper appeared in Nanoscale in March 2019Credit: Kazan Federal University High-resolution optical microscopy methods promise breakthroughs in materials science, biology, and medicine. Today, their...
Seven young scientists to receive President of Russia grants for 2019/2020
Competition results have been announced The winners are as follows: Ramil Nasibullin, Associate Professor, Department of the Theory of Functions and Approximations - for his...
First-confirmed occurrence of a lambeosaurine dinosaur found on Alaska’s North Slope
Paper published in Scientific Reports describes paleontologists' unearthing part of a skull, illustrating that there is much to learn about biodiversity and the environments of...
Introducing a kinder, gentler way to blow holes in cells
For injecting CRISPR-Cas9 into cells, new technique is more efficient, simpler and cheaperCredit: Yuhong Cao, UC Berkeley When scientists attempt to slip big molecules, like...
Just add heat to open this tiny box
Nanocubes automatically connect, disassemble at different temperaturesCredit: Zhan et al. 2019 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09495-1 Researchers have designed two types of nano-sized building blocks that can automatically...
A new model to trial preventative treatments for schizophrenia
Neuroscientists at The University of Queensland have developed a new animal model of schizophrenia that will enable researchers around the world to better understand the...
Fluorescence discovered in tiny Brazilian frogs
New finding by NYU Abu Dhabi researchers published in the journal Scientific ReportsCredit: NYU Abu Dhabi Postdoctoral Associate Sandra Goutte "The fluorescent patterns are only...
Movement toward a poop test for liver cirrhosis
In a study of people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and their twins and other close relatives, UC San Diego researchers were able to diagnose...
Smoking and pre-eclampsia may cause fertility problems for offspring, study suggests
Low levels of oxygen in the womb - which can be caused by smoking or conditions such as pre-eclampsia - may cause problems with fertility...
Quantum physics and origami for the ultimate get-well card
Scientists have combined the simplicity of paper with the complexity of quantum physics for point-of-care testing in low-resource environmentsCredit: Prof. Eden Morales-Narváez, CIO Mexico Paper-based...
Cancer researchers highlight clinical potential of liquid biopsy using droplet digital PCR technology at the 2019 AACR Annual Meeting
Atlanta-March 29, 2019-New research demonstrating the clinical utility of Bio-Rad's Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) powered liquid biopsy will be presented this week during the 2019...
Pain, pain go away: new tools improve students’ experience of school-based vaccines
Student-centered support tools reduce vaccine-associated pain, fear, and fainting during school-based clinicsLearn about how to reduce pain, fear and dizziness using The CARD™ System (C-Comfort,...
