In one aspect of vision, computers catch up to primate brain
A team of MIT neuroscientists has found that some computer programs can identify the objects in these images just as well as the primate brain....
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‘Electrospray’ could revolutionize manufacturing; grant recipient to explore 3-D printing
IMAGE: Paul Chiarot, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Binghamton University, recently received a five-year, $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation's most prestigio..
Cardiologists use 3-D printing to personalize treatment for heart disease
Credit: The University of Melbourne University of Melbourne doctors and engineers are using supercomputers to create 3D models from patients with heart disease, with photos...
3-D printing creates knee model for evaluating patellar disorders and surgical approaches
New Rochelle, NY, April 7, 2016–A new, low-cost approach to building a knee model for studying knee pain and impaired mobility caused by abnormal movement...
Taking on melanoma, one cell at a time
The following is adapted from a Q&A published today by the Broad Institute. Single-cell analysis is a groundbreaking approach now being used across biological fields...
Controlling ‘bad cholesterol’ production could prevent growth of tumors, study finds
Several studies have recognized a link between obesity and cancer. Richard Lehner, professor of Pediatrics and investigator at the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Medicine...
Dressed to kill: Tailoring a suit for tumor-penetrating cancer meds
For more than a decade, biomedical researchers have been looking for better ways to deliver cancer-killing medication directly to tumors in the body. Tiny capsules,...
Method for earlier detection of leukemia wins $300,000 grant
A unique pitch competition hosted by the MIT Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research on Friday awarded a team of researchers $300,000 to further develop...
Cartilage protein may contribute to the development of breast cancer
Credit: Photo: Anna Bloms / Lund University Research from Lund University in Sweden shows that the protein COMP, which mainly exists in cartilage, can also...
Implantable device targets pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, in part because it is very difficult for chemotherapy drugs to...
Organ recipients with previous cancers linked to higher death rates, new cancers
TORONTO, April 22, 2016–People who had cancer before receiving an organ transplant were more likely to die of any cause, die of cancer or develop...
Risk factors identified for acute pancreatitis that can disrupt leukemia treatment
Researchers have identified a rare genetic variation associated with a dramatically increased risk of severe acute pancreatitis in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients treated with...
Scientists to crack the genetic code of the Y chromosome in malaria mosquitoes
Human malaria, uniquely transmitted by a handful of anopheline mosquitoes, continues to attack nearly 200 million people and claims the lives of 600,000 each year....
Protein SIRT5 linked to healthy heart function
ITHACA, N.Y. – The human heart is a remarkable muscle, beating more than 2 billion times over the average life span. But the heart’s efficiency...
Ensuring the integrity of our genetic material during reproduction
This news release is available in German. Our genetic material – our DNA – must be stable; so that it can be passed on from...
