Biological experiments become transparent — anywhere, any time
Biological experiments are generating increasingly large and complex sets of data. This has made it difficult to reproduce experiments at other research laboratories in order...
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A better way to swallow
Credit: Swanson School of Engineering/John Altdorfer PITTSBURGH (February 14, 2017) ... Dysphagia, or swallowing disorders, affects nearly one in 25 adults, especially the elderly and...
Just press print: New study shows how 3-D printing at home saves big bucks
Credit: Michigan Tech, Sarah Bird Interested in making an investment that promises a 100 percent return on your money, and then some? Buy a low-cost,...
Graphene foam gets big and tough
Credit: Tour Group/Rice University A chunk of conductive graphene foam reinforced by carbon nanotubes can support more than 3,000 times its own weight and easily...
Two PNNL researchers elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering
Credit: PNNL RICHLAND, Wash. - Two researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have been elected to membership in the prestigious National...
Ventura fault could cause stronger shaking, new research finds
Credit: Gareth J. Funning and Scott T. Marshall. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A new study by a team of researchers, including one from the University of...
A nanofiber matrix for healing
Credit: Kyoto University iCeMS A new nanofiber-on-microfiber matrix could help produce more and better quality stem cells for disease treatment and regenerative therapies. A matrix...
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 ..
Radiation therapy continues to be gold standard to palliate painful bone metastases
ARLINGTON, Va., February 14, 2017 -- The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) recently published an updated clinical guideline that underscores the safety and effectiveness...
Measuring entropy: Scanning-tunneling microscope gives glimpse of the mysterious property
Credit: J.C. Gehrig, EMPA New research shows that a scanning-tunneling microscope (STM), used to study changes in the shape of a single molecule at the...
Do children inherit drug protection from parents exposed to nicotine or drugs?
WORCESTER, MA - A father's nicotine use may have a significant impact on children's risk of some diseases. In a study published in the online...
More serotonin, less motivation? It depends on the circumstances
Credit: Gil Costa A new study in mice shows that increasing serotonin, one of the major mediators of brain communication, affects motivation - but only...
Ubiquitous and influential
Credit: Graphic: Sonja Lorenz The small protein ubiquitin regulates a plethora of physiological and pathophysiological processes in the human body. It lives up to its...
Better health for women involved in clinical trials
Women who participate in obstetric and gynaecology clinical trials experience improved health outcomes compared to those who are not involved in trials, according to research...
Two months left to register for The International Liver CongressTM 2017
With just over two months to go until The International Liver Congress™ (ILC) 2017, it's time to register for your seat! The 52nd Annual Congress...
