Imprinted spheres fight breast cancer
Inhibition of HER2 on tumor cells by molecularly imprinted nanoparticles A particularly aggressive, metastasizing form of cancer, HER2-positive breast cancer, may be treated with nanoscopic...
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Milk and dairy products can help prevent chronic disease
An adequate consumption of milk and dairy products at different life stages can help prevent various chronic diseases. For example, there is a positive link...
The energy system of the future and Power-to-X
Credit: Paul Scherrer Institute/Jörg Roth In a joint research project of five Swiss competence centres for energy research, scientists of the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI...
Ultra-small nanoprobes could be a leap forward in human-machine interfaces
Machine enhanced humans - or cyborgs as they are known in science fiction - could be one step closer to becoming a reality, thanks to...
World first: Homing instinct applied to stem cells show cells ‘home’ to cardiac tissue
Scientists hijack bacteria's homing abilityCredit: University of Bristol In a world first, scientists have found a new way to direct stem cells to heart tissue....
Maize-centric diet may have contributed to ancient Maya collapse
The role of diet in climate change The question of how to best adapt to extreme climate is a critical issue facing modern societies worldwide....
Mechanism behind low cancer occurrence in bats signals potential treatment strategies for humans
Cancer is a leading cause of death in ageing populations. Despite decades of research, cancer treatments are still inefficient and have unacceptable side effects that...
Researchers find targeted treatment that reduces symptoms of psychosis
Credit: McLean Hospital Treatment for individuals who experience psychosis, such as hallucinations and delusions as a result of a psychiatric illness, can be targeted to...
AI-designed heat pumps consume less energy
Credit: Alain Herzog/ EPFL Researchers at EPFL have developed a method that uses artificial intelligence to design next-generation heat-pump compressors. Their method can cut the...
Up to 30% of children carry a gene variant that may increase susceptibility to methylmercury
Prenatal exposure to low levels of methylmercury does not affect child cognition, but certain gene variants may increase susceptibility. These are the main conclusions of...
‘Tsunami’ on a silicon chip: a world first for light waves
Sydney-Singapore team manipulates soliton photonic waves on a silicon chipCredit: Singapore University of Technology and Design A tsunami holds its wave shape over very long...
Smokers three times likely to die from heart disease
New research shows smoking triples deaths from heart disease and strokeCredit: Lannon Harley/The Australian National University Smoking is killing at least 17 Australians a day...
First time human-on-a-chip predicts in vivo results based on in vitro model
Hesperos' integrated heart-liver Human-on-a-Chip® shown to correctly determine cardiotoxic mechanisms pre-clinically and replicate results seen in in vivo studies Hesperos Inc., pioneers of the "human-on-a-chip"...
Media registration open for ERS Congress 2019: Bringing the latest news in respiratory
Journalists and reporters are invited to register for media access to the ERS International Congress 2019, the flagship meeting of the European Respiratory Society (ERS)...
The Chainsmokers Actually Make a Great Nickelback Cover Band
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