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Credit: Ashutosh Tiwari March 20, 2017 -- Thanks to the discovery of a new material by University of Utah engineers, jewelry such as a ring...

NTU Singapore and Schaeffler set up joint lab to develop smart mobility devices

Credit: NTU Singapore In future, you could get off the train and hop onto an electric kickboard equipped with a smart unit that can warn...

Using virtual reality to catch a real ball

Disney Research scientists have found innovative ways to enhance virtual experiences involving interactions with physical objects by showing how a person using a virtual reality...

Tweeting in times of emergency

Twitter and other social media tools are commonly used around the world. Now, many government and not-for-profit organizations have a presence on at least one...

Piece of mind

Credit: Rajesh Menon With just an inexpensive micro-thin surgical needle and laser light, University of Utah engineers have discovered a minimally invasive, inexpensive way to...

Scientists created nanopowders for the synthesis of new aluminum alloys

The project received support from the Regional Science Foundation and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research in the competition for oriented interdisciplinary research in 2016....

Research proposes new theories about nature of Earth’s iron

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech New research challenges the prevailing theory that the unique nature of Earth's iron was the result of how its core was formed billions...

American Chemical Society national meeting features presidential events

WASHINGTON, March 17, 2017 -- American Chemical Society (ACS) President Allison A. Campbell, Ph.D., will focus on areas of significant importance -- the health of...

Tethered nanoparticles make tumor cells more vulnerable

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT researchers have devised a way to make tumor cells more susceptible to certain types of cancer treatment by coating the cells...

Years after diagnosis, many young cancer survivors continue to struggle socially

A new study indicates that the social difficulties faced by many adolescent and young adult cancer survivors often persist for years after their diagnosis. Published...

PCSK9 inhibitor evolocumab not associated with decline in memory or cognitive function

March 18, 2017

New trial results show that in patients on statin therapy, the addition of evolocumab did not result in a significant change in cognitive function after...

For female mosquitoes, two sets of odor sensors are better than one

Credit: Zwiebel Lab, Vanderbilt University Biologists who study the malaria mosquito's 'nose' have found that it contains a secondary set of odor sensors that seem...

Palliative care consults for advanced cancer patients reduces hospitalization and improves care

Cancer patients admitted to the hospital with advanced stages of disease who were referred early to palliative care had decreased health care utilization and increased...

First global guidance for HPV vaccination for cervical cancer prevention

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) today issued a clinical practice guideline on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for the prevention of...

CD4+ T-cell count useful to assess antiretroviral therapy response in HTLV-1/HIV patients?