Directional control of self-propelled protocells
The future of drug delivery?Credit: Ambika Somasundar, Penn State Synthetic protocells can be made to move toward and away from chemical signals, an important step...
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Measuring online behavioral advertising: One more step to protect users
Dr. Nikolaos Laoutaris has developed two methods to detect ad targetingCredit: IMDEA Networks Institute The biophysicist Kristian Franze and the computer scientist Daniel Rückert have...
Randomized trial at music festival shows potential of virtual reality for CPR training
Cardiologists at Radboud university medical center performed a research project during a large music festival called Lowlands, in the Netherlands in August 2019. The first...
New clinical guideline for the treatment and prevention of drug-resistant tuberculosis
New guideline emphasizes treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis with all-oral regimens and provides recommendations for treatment of all contacts to MDR-TB patientsCredit: ATS Nov. 18, 2019--...
Possible new treatment strategy against progeria
Credit: Daniel Whisenant Progeria is a very rare disease that affects about one in 18 million children and results in premature aging and death in...
Metabolic syndrome: New use for an old drug
The syndrome, which affects more than 35% of the over-50 population in Western countries, could be treated with Ibrutinib, a drug that has already been...
The little duck that could: Study finds endangered Hawaiian duck endures
Credit: Christopher Malachowski, Oregon State University The endangered Hawaiian duck, or koloa, the only endemic duck remaining on the main Hawaiian Islands, is threatened with...
2/3 of parents cite barriers in recognizing youth depression
Teens and preteens are no strangers to depression: 1 in 4 parents say their child knows a peer with depression; 1 in 10 say a...
15-year study finds treatment gaps exist for patients with peripheral arterial disease
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a progressive and life-threatening form of atherosclerosis that narrows the arteries serving the legs, arms, chest, and...
Omega-3 shows protection against heart disease-related death, without prostate cancer risk
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Should you take omega-3 pills? Or try to have two to servings of omega-3 rich fish a week, as the American Heart...
Intermittent fasting increases longevity in cardiac catheterization patients
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare While Intermittent fasting may sound like another dieting craze, the practice of routinely not eating and drinking for short periods of time...
Researchers discover new mutations in gene associated with disease that causes the heart to weaken
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Researchers from the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute in Salt Lake City have identified new mutations in a gene commonly associated with non-ischemic...
Teens with heart disease improve exercise capacity in large clinical trial
CHOP cardiologists report milestone results for Fontan survivors in multicenter, phase 3 FUEL TrialCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia The largest-ever clinical trial of a medication...
New catalysts remove NOx pollutants at lower temperatures
Bulk 'defective' vanadium oxide for NOx removal from industrial exhaust at temperatures lower than 150 degrees CelsiusCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Scientists from...
ASU collects 5 solar awards in latest round of DOE funding
ASU continues to keep solar shining in Phoenix Metro areaCredit: Deanna Dent/ASU Now Arizona State University has received five prestigious Department of Energy awards totaling...
