Yoga Can Lower Fatigue, Inflammation in Breast Cancer Survivors
Practicing yoga for as little as three months can reduce fatigue and lower inflammation in breast cancer survivors, according to…
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While a mosquito bite is often no more than a temporary bother, in many parts of the world it can…
Bioengineers develop lotus leaf-inspired system to advance study of cancer cell clusters
The lotus leaf is a pioneer of self-cleaning, water-repellant engineering. Water droplets all but hover on its surface, whose unique…
Antarctica vulnerable to invasive species hitching rides on plastic and organic debris
A new study reveals how ocean biology and marine pollution can end up on Antarctica’s shoreline. Antarctica’s unique ecosystems could…
MIT engineers design tiny batteries for powering cell-sized robots
A tiny battery designed by MIT engineers could enable the deployment of cell-sized, autonomous robots for drug delivery within in…
Scientists discover kidney cancers rely on mitochondrial metabolism to metastasize
Contrary to how tumors operate while still in the kidney, metastatic kidney cancers rely heavily on mitochondrial metabolism, according to…
Scientists discover superbug’s rapid path to antibiotic resistance
Scientists have discovered how the hospital superbug C.diff rapidly evolves resistance to the frontline drug used for treatment in the…
MIT researchers use large language models to flag problems in complex systems
Identifying one faulty turbine in a wind farm, which can involve looking at hundreds of signals and millions of data…
Do smells prime our gut to fight off infection?
Many organisms react to the smell of deadly pathogens by reflexively avoiding them. But a recent study from the University…