A biosensor is able to detect tumors at early stages
Credit: Cho, Y., Gorina, S., Jeffrey, P.D., Pavletich, N.P.; Astrojan. Before a malignant tumor is developed, the immune system tries to fight against proteins that...
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One step closer to bringing CO2 capture technology to the marketplace
Credit: Per Henning, NTNU Air Products has signed an exclusive license agreement with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) for membrane technology for...
Researchers find a potential target for anti-Alzheimer’s treatments
Credit: LCSB at the University of Luxembourg Scientists at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg have identified a gene...
UAV performs first ever perched landing using machine learning algorithms
The very first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to perform a perched landing using machine learning algorithms has been developed in partnership with the University of...
Tucatinib (ONT-380) progressing in pivotal trial against HER2+ breast cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Phase 1 clinical trial data published this week in the journal Clinical Cancer Research show early promise of the...
Pumping iron is good for the heart, UBC researchers show
Credit: UBC Okanagan Public Affairs Just one session of interval weight-training can improve the risk of Type 2 diabetes complications, according to a UBC Okanagan...
Researchers use nature’s weaving formula to engineer advanced functional materials
Credit: Professor Melissa Knothe Tate For the first time, UNSW biomedical engineers have woven a 'smart' fabric that mimics the sophisticated and complex properties of...
Using E. coli to detect hormone disruptors in the environment
Credit: Please credit the American Chemical Society. Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) have been implicated in the development of obesity, diabetes and cancer and are found...
Struggle to escape distant galaxies creates giant halos of scattered photons
Credit: ESO/L. Calçada Astronomers led by David Sobral and Jorryt Matthee, of the Universities of Lancaster in the UK and Leiden in the Netherlands have...
Tree-bark thickness indicates fire-resistance in a hotter future
Credit: Photo courtesy of Adam Pellegrini A new study has found that trees worldwide develop thicker bark when they live in fire-prone areas. The findings...
Rural dementia — we need to talk
Research carried out by Plymouth University into the experience of dementia in farming and farming families, and its impact on their businesses and home lives,...
MD Anderson and nation’s cancer centers jointly endorse updated HPV vaccine recommendations
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center As national vaccination rates for the human papillomavirus (HPV) remain low, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has...
New drug formulary will help expedite use of agents in clinical trials
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) today launched a new drug formulary (the "NCI Formulary") that will enable investigators at NCI-designated Cancer Centers to have quicker...
Important bio-chemical produced on a large scale by E.coli
Credit: Colourbox If you had a company that manufactured valuable ingredients for chemicals like detergens or paint, you would probably like to produce the ingredients...
A research framework for tracing human migration events after ‘out of Africa’ origins
As more DNA sequencing data continues to become available, including extinct hominids, a new human origins study has been performed that augments a trio of...
