$3.2 million grant funds development of new malaria vaccine
The Global Health Innovative Technology Fund has awarded the University of Florida and partners in the United States and Japan $3.2 million to advance a...
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Scientists develop sugar-coated nanosheets to selectively target pathogens
Credit: Berkeley Lab Researchers have developed a process for creating ultrathin, self-assembling sheets of synthetic materials that can function like designer flypaper in selectively binding...
Industry and academic researchers gather for innovative accelerating cancer cures research symposium
South San Francisco, CA (March 29, 2018) - Yesterday, March 28, the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation (Damon Runyon) held the seventh annual Accelerating Cancer...
Human-centered design is key to forming partnerships for large-scale conservation success
Credit: Mike Sorice. To recruit more fishers to help with marine conservation, cast a wider net. This is the conclusion of a new study by...
Topical solution may be less toxic option for patients with noncancerous skin growth
WASHINGTON (March 29, 2018) -- Seborrheic keratosis is the most common noncancerous skin growth in adults seen by doctors in everyday practice. While it can...
Expert panel reliable and accurate in identifying injuries in young children
Credit: UofL When a child is brought to a pediatric emergency department with an injury, it can be difficult for physicians to precisely identify whether...
Study reveals epilepsy drug exposure in womb is linked to poorer school test
New study reveals that epilepsy drug exposure in womb is linked to significantly poorer school test results Researchers from the Neurology Research Group in the...
Hungarian agency powerless in holding healthcare funding decisions to account
An initiative designed to improve transparency in decision-making in Hungary in relation to healthcare lacks the teeth to properly hold decision-makers to account, according to...
Effective rehabilitation in COPD
COLOGNE. In Germany, 13.2% of the population older than 40 are affected by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). By 2020, COPD will be the third...
Anti-viral components in soybean meal may promote growth and health in pigs
Credit: Lauren D. Quinn, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Swine diets are carefully formulated to provide the perfect balance of protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals,...
Twisting graphene into spirals
Credit: Kyoto Univesrity / Matsuda Lab Japan -- It's probably the smallest spring you've ever seen. Researchers from Kyoto University and Osaka University report for...
Is your Easter egg bad for the environment?
With Easter fast approaching, the thought of chocolate is probably on all our minds, but could the UK's love of chocolate be having a damaging...
Molecular basis of neural memory — reviewing ‘neuro-mimetic’ technologies
The overwhelming quest in cognitive science has been (and still is) to scientifically describe mental processes on a molecular level, notably memory and intelligence, and...
NUS scientists develop novel chip for fast and accurate disease detection at low cost
A novel invention by a team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) holds promise for a faster and cheaper way to diagnose...
One species described multiple times: How taxonomists contribute to biodiversity discovery
Credit: Dr. Norman F. Johnson While working on a rare little known group of Oriental wasps that most likely parasitise the eggs of grasshoppers, locusts...
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