Learning how to fine-tune nanofabrication
Credit: Kyoto University iCeMS Daniel Packwood, Junior Associate Professor at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), is improving methods for constructing ti..
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Why are New England’s wild blue mussels disappearing?
Credit: Kylla Benes / UCI Irvine, Calif., Aug. 9, 2016 — The Gulf of Maine coastline, historically home to one of the richest shellfish populations...
Inequality and social exclusion drive mental health problems in…
Credit: Lena Mustonen/Umeå University A survey of nearly 1000 households in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand showed that six percent of adults were identified...
3-D-printable implants may ease damaged knees
Credit: Feichen Yang DURHAM, N.C. — A cartilage-mimicking material created by researchers at Duke University may one day allow surgeons to 3-D print replacement knee...
USDA’s NIFA invests in integrated biorefinery optimization
Credit: Photo courtesy Three Rivers Energy. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today...
Targeted treatment could prevent spread of pancreatic cancer, heart…
Credit: University of Cincinnati Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine have shown that a new targeted treatment could benefit patients with...
T-cells engineered to outsmart tumors induce clinical responses in relapsed Hodgkin…
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON-(Jan. 16, 2018)-Tumors have come up with ingenious strategies that enable them to evade detection and destruction by the immune...
PARP inhibitor improves progression-free survival in patients with advanced breast cancers and BRCA
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center In a randomized, Phase III trial led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the PARP...
E. coli: The ideal transport for next-gen vaccines?
Credit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. – Most people recoil at the thought of ingesting E. coli. But what if the headline-grabbing bacteria could be...
Air pollution casts shadow over solar energy production
Credit: Michael Bergin, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. — Global solar energy production is taking a major hit due to air pollution and dust. According to...
Climate tipping points: What do they mean for society?
Credit: NASA The phrase "tipping point" passed its own tipping point and caught fire after author Malcolm Gladwell's so-named 2000 book. It's now frequently used...
Inflammatory complications of immunodeficiency disease may benefit from imaging technique
Credit: (c) S.Jolles, University Hospital of Wales A new proof of concept study has shown that an imaging technique more commonly used to assess cancer...
Most of last 11,000 years cooler than past decade in North America, Europe
Credit: David Foster University of Wyoming researchers led a climate study that determined recent temperatures across Europe and North America appear to have few, if...
Beauty business based on MIT bioengineering
Jennifer Aniston is co-owner of Living Proof, a hair care company whose products are based on discoveries at MIT's Langer Lab. Photo courtesy of Living...
Vestibular function declines starting at age 40
Credit: Garyfallia Pagonis of Massachusetts Eye and Ear. Boston, Mass. — A new study led by researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear found that vestibular...
