MIT wireless device can see through walls to detect walking speed
Credit: Jason Dorfman, MIT CSAIL We've long known that breathing, blood pressure, body temperature and pulse provide an important window into the complexities of human...
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‘Valleytronics’ advancement could help extend Moore’s Law
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- In the world of semiconductor physics, the goal is to devise more efficient and microscopic ways to control and keep track of...
Pain reliever may help relieve the vision damage of glaucoma
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 1, 2017) - The tip of our optic nerve is typically the first place injured by glaucoma. Now researchers...
New model could speed up colon cancer research
CAMBRIDGE, MA - Using the gene-editing system known as CRISPR, MIT researchers have shown in mice that they can generate colon tumors that very closely...
Study confirms link between alcohol consumption, breast cancer risk in black women
CHAPEL HILL - Alcohol consumption is known to be a risk factor for breast cancer based on studies predominantly done in white women. Now a...
Novel gene editing approach to cancer treatment shows promise in mice
PITTSBURGH, May 1, 2017 - A novel gene therapy using CRISPR genome editing technology effectively targets cancer-causing "fusion genes" and improves survival in mouse models...
Pancreatic cancer patients may live longer by traveling to academic hospital for operation
CHICAGO (May 1, 2017): New study findings link traveling to an academic medical center for surgical removal of pancreatic or thyroid cancer with higher quality...
City of Hope researchers find regular use of aspirin can lower risk of breast cancer for women
DUARTE, Calif. -- A City of Hope-led study found that the use of low-dose aspirin (81mg) reduces the risk of breast cancer in women who...
Paleontologists learning more about dinosaurs with virtual reality
Credit: Ryan Carney TAMPA, FL (May 1, 2017)- A key piece of evidence proving how dinosaurs evolved into modern-day birds could soon be studied across...
Adjusting meds may reduce fall risk in older adults
ANN ARBOR--Simply adjusting the dose of an older adult's psychiatric medication could reduce their risk of falling, a new University of Michigan study suggests. The...
New model for predicting presidential election results based on television viewership
Credit: ©2017, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 1, 2017--A comparative study on predicting presidential election outcomes using models built on watch...
Engineering cells to make immunotherapy more effective
Credit: University of Houston Immunotherapy, in which cells from the human immune system are unleashed to fight disease, has been the big story in cancer...
Supercomputers assist in search for new, better cancer drugs
Credit: Özlem Demir, University of California, San Diego Surgery and radiation remove, kill, or damage cancer cells in a certain area. But chemotherapy -- which...
Plant cell walls’ stretch-but-don’t-break growth more complex than once thought
Credit: Patrick Mansell Plant cell wall growth is typically described as a simple process, but researchers using a microscope that can resolve images on the...
Ground-breaking science recognized in major new frontiers research award
With the rise of artificial intelligence, the threat of climate change and the challenges of how to feed the world, educate our children and remain...
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