Rethinking existing method opens new doors for cancer diagnostics
Credit: Osaka University Osaka - All diseases have a genetic component. Advances in understanding the genetic mechanisms behind these disease enables the development of early...
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Newly discovered Xenomorph wasp has alien-like lifecycle
Credit: Photo by Erinn Fagan-Jeffries A University of Adelaide PhD student has discovered a new species of wasp, named Xenomorph because of its gruesome parasitic...
New combined treatment shows promise in hepatocellular carcinoma
Credit: IDIBELL Researchers from the Metabolism and Cancer group at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), led by Dr Sara Kozma, have unveiled a new...
Electrospun sodium titanate speeds up the purification of nuclear waste water
Credit: Riitta-Leena Inki Electrospun sodium titanate speeds up the purification of water based on selective ion exchange - effectively extracts radio-active strontium With the help...
Cancer-causing virus HTLV-1 changes DNA loops to ‘affect tens of thousands of genes’
A human virus that causes a rare form of leukaemia increases the risk of disease by changing the way DNA loops inside our cells. The...
Building a chemical weapons detector with Legos®
(American Chemical Society) Nerve agents are scary stuff. They are among the most deadly substances on earth, yet can be odorless, tasteless and difficult to...
Thermal camouflage disguises hot and cold
Credit: American Chemical Society Hunters don camouflage clothing to blend in with their surroundings. But thermal camouflage - or the appearance of being the same...
The ultimate ‘smell test’: Device sends rotten food warning to smartphones
Credit: American Chemical Society When it comes to the "smell test," the nose isn't always the best judge of food quality. Now in a study...
Break it down: Understanding the formation of chemical byproducts during water treatment
Credit: Sarah Bird/Michigan Tech Synthetical chemicals are ever-present in modern life--in our medications, cosmetics and clothing--but what happens to them when they enter our municipal...
New nerve gas detector built with legos and a smartphone
Credit: University of Texas at Austin Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have designed a way to sense dangerous chemicals using, in part,...
Winners of the 2018 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists announced
Credit: Courtesy: Janelle Ayres The Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences today announced the 2018 Laureates of the Blavatnik National Awards...
Recreating the chameleon: material mimics color changes of living organisms
Credit: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Researchers at Nagoya University develop a composite material that, by adjusting its composition and exposing it to different types...
New ‘promiscuous’ enzyme helps turn plant waste into sustainable products
Credit: Berkshire Community College Bioscience Image Library A new family of enzymes has been discovered which paves the way to convert plant waste into sustainable...
70K opioid-related deaths likely went unreported due to incomplete death certificates
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, June 27, 2018 - Several states are likely dramatically underestimating the effect of opioid-related deaths because of incomplete death certificate reporting, with...
New diagnosis method could help spot head and neck cancers earlier
Oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs) are the most common head and neck cancers, but are often diagnosed late. Now, researchers in Germany have developed a...
