Bacteria promote lung tumor development, study suggests
Antibiotics or anti-inflammatory drugs may help combat lung cancer CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT cancer biologists have discovered a new mechanism ...
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Effectively collecting tiny droplets for biomedical analysis and beyond
Credit: City University of Hong Kong & PNAS In a single sneeze or a cough, as many as 40,000 tiny ...
Highly sensitive method to detect potential cancer biomarker
New platform created using molecular imprinting technologyCredit: Kobe University Exosomes regulate intercellular communication in cancers, and are drawing attention as ...
New material could improve bone grafting
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 30, 2019-For complex injuries and other situations requiring bone grafts, ...
New heart valve modeling technique enables customized medical care for patients
UT Austin Engineer develops a new noninvasive technique for simulating repairs to the heart's mitral valve with levels of accuracy ...
RCSI researchers develop new treatment for bone infection using copper-rich glass implant
Credit: RCSI Wednesday, 30 January 2019: A team of researchers led by RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland), have ...
How transcription factors explore the genome
Credit: David Suter/EPFL Transcription factors (TFs) are proteins that regulate the transcription of genes, which is the first step in ...
BIDMC researchers ID, treat faulty brain circuitry underlying symptoms of schizophrenia
Study: Non-invasive brain stimulation alleviates the chronic, treatment-resistant symptoms of schizophrenia BOSTON - Schizophrenia is a chronic and disabling mental ...
China's regulations unsuccessful in curbing methane emissions
China, already the world's leading emitter of human-caused greenhouse gases, continues to pump increasing amounts of climate-changing methane into the ...
Smartphone technology will use AI to help arthritis patients manage their flare-ups
App will monitor patients' symptoms between medical appointments and predict flare-upsCredit: University of Bath A partnership between the healthtech company ...
Photovoltaics — Versatile in shape and color
PRINTPERO: German and Greek Researchers team up with Industrial Partners to Develop Printed Perovskite Solar Modules for Flexible Use in ...
Columbia engineers translate brain signals directly into speech
Advance marks critical step toward brain-computer interfaces that hold immense promise for those with limited or no ability to speakCredit: ...
Artificial skin could give superhuman perception
Iron oxide nanoparticles in silicone show promise as a skin replacement material A new type of sensor could lead to ...
Study uncovers why heart attack triggers arrhythmia in some, explores potential treatment
Credit: Engler lab A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego has identified a genetic pathway ...
The energy implications of organic radical polymers
New technology could change the way we charge everything from phones to electric vehiclesCredit: Texas A&M University College of Engineering ...
Magnesium batteries: Dawn of the post-lithium era
Within the European Research Project E-MAGIC, KIT and Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) Develop a Magnesium-based Energy Storage Technology together with ...
Manipulating cell networks with light — New frontiers in optical microscopy
Credit: Kobe University A new optical microscope system called SIFOM (Stimulation and Imaging-based Functional Optical Microscopy) can stimulate multiple cells ...
New technology gives unprecedented look inside capillaries
Non-invasive, 3D-imaging tool measures blood flow and oxygenationCredit: Vadim Backman/Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. --- More than 40 billion capillaries -- ...
NUS engineers develop novel strategy for designing tiny semiconductor particles for wide-ranging applications
MoS2 quantum dots synthesised with the new approach can potentially generate cancer-killing properties Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) nanomaterials ...
Fault lines are no barrier to safe storage of CO2 below ground
Carbon dioxide is unlikely to escape through geological faults, study showsCredit: Johannes Miocic Carbon dioxide emissions can be captured and ...
