Bubble-wrapped sponge creates steam using sunlight
MIT graduate student George Ni holds a bubble-wrapped, sponge-like device that soaks up natural sunlight and heats water to boiling temperatures, generating steam through its...
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New study shows esophageal cancers driven by ‘marginal gain’ rather than speed
Dr Philip JonesWellcome Trust Sanger Institute scientists have shown that unexpectedly, oesophageal cancer cells do not divide faster than their normal neighbours. But unlike normal...
Two key proteins preserve vital genetic information
Ken-ichi Noma, Ph.D.PHILADELPHIA–(August 22, 2016)– Cancer is often driven by various genetic mutations that are acquired through changes to a person’s DNA over time. These...
New drug target could prevent tolerance and addiction to opioids, study finds
Researchers have identified a brain mechanism that could be a drug target to help prevent tolerance and addiction to opioid pain medication, such as morphine,...
Stroke-like brain damage is reduced in mice injected with omega-3s
New York, NY, August 22, 2016–Researchers from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) found that omega-3 fatty acids reduced brain damage in a neonatal mouse model...
Tel Aviv University research reveals how melanoma spreads to other organs in the body
In a landmark discovery, researchers at Tel Aviv University have unraveled the metastatic mechanism of melanoma, the most aggressive of all skin cancers. According to...
How cell nuclei squeeze into tight spaces
This is a time-lapse microscopy photo of human breast cancer cells migrating into channels of different widths (20um, 10um and 5um). Credit: Jayo et al.As...
Study suggests ways to improved immunity in older people
A study from Oxford and Basel universities may point the way to maintaining our immune systems as we get older. In a paper in the...
Dartmouth-led research on how attention works in the brain receives NSF award
Peter Ulric Tse, professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at DartmouthA collaborative research project on the neural basis of attention, to be led by Peter...
Tunneling nanotubes between neurons enable the spread of Parkinson’s disease via lysosomes
Credit: Institut PasteurScientists from the Institut Pasteur have demonstrated the role of lysosomal vesicles in transporting α-synuclein aggregates, responsible for Parkinson’s and other neurodegener..
Monkeys with Sudan ebolavirus treated successfully
Cynthia Goldsmith This colorized transmission electron micrograph (TEM) revealed some of the ultrastructural morphology displayed by an Ebola virus virion. See PHIL 1832 for a...
New types of African Salmonella associated with lethal infection
There are 3 epidemic types of S. Enteritidis based on 675 isolates; 2 African epidemic types and a global epidemic type. Credits: Nature GeneticsThe first...
Single-celled fungi multiply, alien-like, by fusing cells in host
Caenorhabditis elegans. Credit: WikipediaMicrosporidia cause diarrhea, an illness called microsporidiosis and even death in immune-compromised individuals. In spite of those widespread medical probl..
Organ-on-a-chip
A new technique for programming human stem cells to produce different types of tissue on demand may ultimately allow personalized organs to be grown for...
Solar energy from discarded car batteries
MIT researchers have developed a simple procedure for making a promising type of solar cell using lead recovered from discarded lead-acid car batteries — a...
