New capsule can orally deliver drugs that usually have to be injected
Coated pill carries microneedles that deliver insulin and other drugs to the lining of the small intestineCredit: MIT CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Many drugs, especially those...
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Genome-edited bull passes on hornless trait to calves
Study sheds light on future of genome editing in livestockCredit: Alison Van Eenennaam For the past two years, researchers at the University of California, Davis,...
The benefits of updating agricultural drainage infrastructure
Credit: Michael Castellano AMES, Iowa - Massive networks of drains, pipes and tiles that enable food production on much of the world's most productive cropland...
Early breeding season for some Arctic seabirds due global warming
When Spring arrives earlierCredit: Sébastien Descamps The breeding season of some seabirds in Arctic regions takes place earlier as a result of the temperature rise...
Common denominator that triggers asthma in favorable environments
Researchers of the University of Liège have identified how all these pro-allergic environments act in the same way on the pulmonary immune system to induce...
William G. Kaelin, MD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute wins 2019 Nobel Prize
Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute William G. Kaelin Jr., MD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, and Brigham and Women's Hospital has been named a...
Pressure may be key to fighting climate change with thermoelectric generators
New way to use compression techniques to improves thermoelectric performance, bringing researchers closer to practical applications that could help fight climate changeCredit: Courtesy of Xiao-Jia...
Distributing essential medicines for free resulted in a 44% increase in adherence
Study also found some improved health outcomes with free distribution of essential medicinesCredit: St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO - A new study out of St. Michael's...
China is on track to meet its ultra-low emissions goals for 2020
Credit: Ling Tang, Beijing University of Chemical Technology and Beihang University; Jiabao Qu, Ministry of Environmental Protection and HeBei University of Science and Technology; Zhifu...
Rare ‘Lazarus superconductivity’ observed in promising, rediscovered material
In a uranium-based compound once dismissed as uninteresting, scientists watched superconductivity arise, disappear, then return under the influence of high magnetic fieldsCredit: Emily Edwards/JQI Researchers...
UCI researcher receives NIH Director’s New Innovator Award to study learning and memory
Study aimed at understanding and controlling memory as key to developing treatments for drug addiction, depression, anxiety and PTSDCredit: UCI School of Medicine Irvine, CA...
Icaros: Flight simulator home trainer
The German Sport University carried out research to see whether full-body exergaming in virtual reality can be appropriately applied for training and therapy purposesCredit: German...
Clinical research for PET imaging for prostate cancer begins at Osaka University Hospital
Credit: Giesel FL, et al. Journal of Nuclear Medicine 2019 Osaka University Hospital began Japan's first clinical research for diagnosis of prostate cancer (PC) using...
Large, long-term study suggests link between eating mushrooms and a lower risk of prostate cancer
Credit: Mushroom Council Results from the first long-term cohort study of more than 36,000 Japanese men over decades suggest an association between eating mushrooms and...
University of Arizona Health Sciences’ Monica Kraft and Marti Lindsey receive AZBio Awards
Monica Kraft, MD, named 2019 Arizona Bioscience Researcher of the Year; Marti Lindsey, PhD, named 2019 Michael A. Cusanovich Arizona Bioscience Educator of the YearCredit:...
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