A Deep Dive Into the Genetics of Alcohol Consumption
A research group centered at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine has drilled deep into a dataset…
Fast Four Quiz: Precision Medicine in Cancer
Nuisance Seaweed Found to Produce Compounds with Biomedical Potential
A seaweed considered a threat to the healthy growth of coral reefs…
BLOOD TESTING PREDICTS LEVEL OF ENZYMES THAT FACILITATE DISEASE PROGRESSION
Predicting how atherosclerosis, osteoporosis or cancer will progress or respond to drugs in individual…
Purdue takes prostate cancer treatment from concept to clinical trial
A clinical trial for a new technology to diagnose and treat prostate cancer marks the…
Verbal Aggression: You May Have Picked It Up In the Womb, Says New Study
Research on the communication trait of verbal aggressiveness, which includes behavior like name calling, ridicule, insults, racial epithets and…
Rice breakthrough could make automated dosing systems universal
Synthetic biologists’ hack blood-glucose reaction to create chemotherapy detector Rice University synthetic biologists have found a way to piggyback on…
WEAKNESS CAN BE AN ADVANTAGE IN SURVIVING DEADLY PARASITES, A NEW STUDY SHOWS
A new study led by Georgia Tech found that…
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Nuisance Seaweed Found to Produce Compounds with Biomedical Potential
A seaweed considered a threat to the healthy growth of coral reefs in Hawaii may possess the ability to produce…
New 3D printer uses rays of light to shape objects, transform product design
A new 3D printer uses light to transform gooey liquids into complex solid objects in…
Cotton-Based Hybrid Biofuel Cell Could Power Implantable Medical Devices
A glucose-powered biofuel cell that uses electrodes made from cotton fiber could someday help power…
New tools used to identify childhood cancer genes
Using a new computational strategy, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified 29 genetic…
A Deep Dive Into the Genetics of Alcohol Consumption
A research group centered at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine has…
MIT engineers design flexible “skeletons” for soft, muscle-powered robots
New modular, spring-like devices maximize the work of live muscle fibers so they can be…
This 3D printer can figure out how to print with an unknown material
While 3D printing has exploded in popularity, many of the plastic materials these printers use…
Revolutionary chronic wound treatment could help millions
An effective treatment for chronic wounds that does not involve antibiotics, but an ionised gas…
Millions are at risk using high arsenic water for cooking
The use of water contaminated with higher than recommended levels of arsenic could pose a…
Rice research could advance soft robotics manufacturing, design
Quantitative framework enables tunable elastomer curing via temperature control Te Faye Yap, a Rice University…
Rice breakthrough could make automated dosing systems universal
Synthetic biologists’ hack blood-glucose reaction to create chemotherapy detector Rice University synthetic biologists have found…
BRAIN PROTEIN’S VIRUS-LIKE STRUCTURE MAY HELP EXPLAIN CANCER-INDUCED MEMORY LOSS
In a rare but serious complication of cancer, the body’s own immune system can start…