A painless adhesive
Adhesives for biomedical applications can be detached with lightCredit: (Video courtesy of Zhigang Suo/Harvard SEAS) Pulling off a Band-Aid may soon get a lot less...
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Building an AI to predict if you carry a killer on your skin
Staphylococcus epidermidis is an ubiquitous colonizer of healthy human skin, but it is also a notorious source of serious nosocomial infections with indwelling devices and...
A summary of electrospun nanofibers as drug delivery system
This article by Dr. José Manuel Cornejo Bravo et al. is published in Current Drug Delivery, Volume 15 , Issue 10 , 2018Credit: José Manuel...
Breastfeeding for more than 6 months associated with smaller maternal waist circumference
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 14, 2018--Breastfeeding for more than 6 months was found to be independently associated with smaller...
Two UTA researchers elected fellows of National Academy of Inventors
National honorsCredit: UT Arlington Two leading University of Texas at Arlington faculty have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors, bringing the total...
HIV vaccine protects non-human primates from infection
LA JOLLA, CA - For more than 20 years, scientists at Scripps Research have chipped away at the challenges of designing an HIV vaccine. Now...
Folate deficiency creates hitherto unknown problems in connection with cell division
Folate deficiency creates more problems in connection with DNA replication than researchers had hitherto assumed, researchers from the University of Copenhagen show in a new...
There is hope amidst environmental anxiety, says a scholar of ecotheology
Credit: Mika Federley, University of Helsinki Eco-anxiety encompasses difficult emotions experienced to a significant degree due to environmental issues. Environmental researcher Panu Pihkala says that...
Wiring diagram of the brain provides a clearer picture of brain scan data
Researchers use connectome to reconcile seemingly inconsistent neuroimaging findings BOSTON - Already affecting more than five million Americans older than 65, Alzheimer's disease is on...
Exploring ways to reduce child deaths in low-income countries
A simple algorithm could contribute to reducing the high mortality among newborns and babies in the month following their hospital dischargeCredit: Marta Solano In Mozambique,...
A role for microRNAs in social behavior
Researchers uncover how a microRNA cluster regulates synapse development and sociability Heidelberg, 14 December 2018 - The recent discovery of microRNAs as key regulators of...
Vitamin E TPGS emulsified vinorelbine bitartrate loaded solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN)
This article by Dr. Sanjay Singh et al. is published in Current Drug Delivery, Volume 15 , Issue 8 , 2018Credit: Dr. Sanjay Singh, Bentham...
Prostate cancer: New computer model enables researchers to predict course of disease
Credit: © Niclas Blessing/UKE How does a normal cell turn into a deadly cancer? Seeking an answer to this question, and working alongside other international...
Treatment shown to improve the odds against bone marrow cancer
Hope has emerged for patients with a serious type of bone marrow cancer as new research into a therapeutic drug has revealed improved outcomes and...
How does diet during pregnancy impact allergies in offspring?
Credit: Children's National Health System Pregnant women routinely swear off alcohol and tobacco to boost their chances of having a healthy baby. What about common...
