At-home blood pressure tests more accurate for African Americans
Credit: UTSW DALLAS - Sept. 16, 2019 - Cardiologists know that when patients use a blood pressure cuff at home, they have a significant head...
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Groundbreaking study targets one of Canada’s most deadly medical conditions
Credit: Courtesy University of British Columbia Scientists have shown for the first time evidence that early sampling of blood for microorganisms in sepsis is critical...
McLean’s Amy C. Janes, PhD, receives Presidential Honor for Young Scientists
Credit: McLean Hospital McLean Hospital's Amy C. Janes, PhD, has been named a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)....
Researchers build microscopic biohybrid robots propelled by muscles, nerves
Credit: Graphic courtesy Michael Vincent CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers have developed soft robotic devices driven by neuromuscular tissue that triggers when stimulated by light -...
New SU2C teams accelerate clinical trials for difficult breast & prostate cancers
Credit: Stand Up To Cancer LOS ANGELES - Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) is launching teams of experts to lead innovative attacks on two types...
Gene-targeted cancer drugs, slow release overcome resistance
Promising cancer therapy overcomes body's innate resistance using CRISPR/Cas targeting and drug delivery gelCredit: Mandana Manzari DURHAM, N.C.-- Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed...
Business and civic leader Mort Mandel awarded Tel Aviv University Honorary Doctorate
Mandel cited for his visionary philanthropy and establishment of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for STEM and the Humanities at TAUCredit: Yehonatan Zur...
DOE awards ORNL researchers more than $11 million to advance quantum technologies
Credit: Jason Richards/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Sept. 16, 2019--Three researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National...
Engineers hone our ability to map storm flooding
The radar satellite-based technique that will improve our ability to predict floodingCredit: Xinyi Shen, UConn assistant research professor of civil and environmental engineering In major...
New imaging technology could ‘revolutionize’ cancer surgery
'This is the future, a huge step towards our ultimate goal of revolutionizing surgical oncology'Credit: University of Waterloo Cancer treatment could be dramatically improved by...
Is copper a cause of Alzheimer’s disease?
University of Houston researcher examines the linkCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston chemist is exploring the link between copper protein molecules in brain...
For kids who face trauma, good neighbors or teachers can save their longterm health
Previous studies found having adverse childhood experiences can lead to poor health outcomes later in life. New BYU research finds the anecdote is to counter...
New sample holder for protein crystallography
Easier handling and less risk for fragile crystalsCredit: HZB Proteins are huge molecules that often have complex three-dimensional structure and morphology that can include side...
KATRIN cuts the mass estimate for the elusive neutrino in half
Credit: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology An international team of scientists has announced a breakthrough in its quest to measure the mass of the neutrino, one...
More than lyme: Tick study finds multiple agents of tick-borne diseases
Credit: Santiago Sanchez-Vicente, Stony Brook University In a study published in mBio, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology, Jorge Benach and Rafal Tokarz,...
