A low-cost sensor for cystic fibrosis diagnosis
Naturally fluorescing polymer nanoparticles can be used to detect a key marker of cystic fibrosis. Credit: Yang Lab/Penn StateA new, inexpensive method for detecting salt...
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An Expanded Genetic Code Is Shown Phototoxic to Cells
Expanding DNA by adding a synthetic base pair holds the promise of producing unique proteins and peptides for new medicines and technologies. But now, research...
Artificial intelligence reveals mechanism behind brain tumor
Credits: wikimediaResearchers at Uppsala University have used computer modelling to study how brain tumours arise. The study, which is published in the journal EBioMedicine, illustrated...
Yes, computing genetic ancestors is super accurate
Ryan Randall (R) and Caelan Radford hold up cultures of lab bacteria with mutated proteins fluorescing in various colors. Credit: Georgia Tech / Rob FeltRemnants...
Studying: Is it bad for your health to pull an all-nighter?
Credits: WikimediaA late night at the library, copious amounts of energy drinks or coffee and class notes from the last month; surely you’ll be able...
Lack of interest in sex successfully treated by exposure to bright light
Exposure to bright light increases testosterone levels and leads to greater sexual satisfaction in men with low sexual desire. These are the results of a...
Parents in favor of expanding health education
What parents say should be covered in health education. Credit: C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s HealthTeaching kids about drugs, alcohol and sex...
Internet addiction may indicate other mental health problems in college-aged students
A new survey of internet users suggests that people who use the internet excessively may have more mental health problems. Using two scales to evaluate...
Mosquito preference for human versus animal biting has genetic basis
Mosquitoes are more likely to feed on cattle than on humans if they carry a specific chromosomal rearrangement in their genome. This reduces their odds...
Zika virus can be detected in eye’s conjunctival fluid
In a study published online by JAMA Ophthalmology, Changwen Ke, Ph.D., of the Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, China and colleagues...
Flavorings, higher voltage increase toxicity of e-cigs
Roswell Park Cancer Institute scientists report that several flavorings added to electronic cigarettes impact the toxicity of the devices and that, among the tested flavors,...
Sleep habits, adolescent drug and alcohol use linked, shows research
A study led by researchers from the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Pitt Department of Psychology has identified...
Potential schizophrenia ‘switch’ found
Credits: WikimediaResearchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have discovered a key mechanism that explains how compounds they’re developing can suppress schizophrenia-like symptoms in mice wi..
Finding your way around in an uncertain world
Prof. Bernd Kuhn, Dr. Akihiro Funamizu and Prof. Kenji Doya. Credit: Image courtesy of Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University – OISTSuppose you...
Targeting fat to treat cancer
Salk Institute researchers and collaborators develop novel cancer treatment that halts fat synthesis in cells. Placebo-treated cells (left) have far more lipid (red) production compared...
