Lessons learned when commercialization of a new soft robot fails
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 16, 2017--Commercializing a new, innovative product is often the greatest challenge across the research and...
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Benzodiazepines and related drugs increase stroke risk among persons with Alzheimer’s disease
The use of benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine-like drugs was associated with a 20 per cent increased risk of stroke among persons with Alzheimer's disease, shows a...
Targets and patented drugs for chemotherapy of Chagas disease
Chagas diseaseis a parasitic infection typically spread by triatomine vectors, affecting millions of people all over Latin America. Existing chemotherapy is centered on benznidazole and...
Solar power plan set to bring fresh water to out-of-reach villages
A solar-powered purification system could provide remote parts of India with clean drinking water for the first time. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh are...
Researchers found that certain anti-influenza compounds also inhibit Zika virus infection
Globalization, environmental changes, population growth and urbanization make emerging virus diseases a major threat to public health. An example of such epidemics is the Zika...
Basel physicist Daniel Loss receives the King Faisal International Prize
Credit: University of Basel, Department of Physics Professor Daniel Loss from the University of Basel's Department of Physics and the Swiss Nanoscience Institute has been...
Malaria drug successfully treats 26-year-old brain cancer patient
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center After her brain cancer became resistant to chemotherapy and then to targeted treatments, 26-year-old Lisa Rosendahl's doctors gave her...
Risk of tree species disappearing in central Africa ‘a major concern,’ say researchers
Credit: Morin-Rivat et al. Human disturbance may often be criticised for harming the environment, but new research suggests a persistent lack of human attention in...
Common heart drug repurposed to treat rare cancer in Europe
Loading video... Credit: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso A drug that's commonly used to treat high blood pressure is being repurposed for...
Better diagnosis of fungal infections key to reducing antibiotic resistance
Poor diagnosis worldwide of fungal disease causes doctors to overprescribe antibiotics, increasing harmful resistance to antimicrobial drugs, according to a paper published today in Emerging...
Patients recovering from depression show improvements in memory from the drug modafinil
Modafinil, a drug used to treat narcolepsy -- excessive daytime sleepiness -- can improve memory in patients recovering from depression, according to new research from...
Protein identified by Mass. General team may protect tumor-initiating breast cancer cells
Massachusetts General Hospital investigators have identified a protein that may play an essential role in maintaining a population of tumor-initiating cells (TICs) -- treatment-resistant cells...
Steroid discovered in dogfish sharks attacks Parkinson’s-related toxin in animal model
Credit: Doug Costa, NOAA/SBNMS WASHINGTON -- A synthesized steroid mirroring one naturally made by the dogfish shark prevents the buildup of a lethal protein implicated...
New tools will drive greater understanding of wheat genes
Howard Hughes Medical Institute scientists have developed a much-needed genetic resource that will greatly accelerate the study of gene functions in wheat. The resource, a...
How China is poised for marine fisheries reform
As global fish stocks continue sinking to alarmingly low levels, a joint study by marine fisheries experts from within and outside of China concluded that...
