Stretchy hydrogel ‘Band-Aid’ senses, lights up, delivers medicine
MIT engineers have designed what may be the Band-Aid of the future: a sticky, stretchy, gel-like material that can incorporate temperature sensors, LED.
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DNA-guided 3-D printing of human tissue is unveiled
A UCSF-led team has developed a technique to build tiny models of human tissues, called organoids, more precisely than ever before using a.
- September 2, 2015
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Brazilian wasp venom kills cancer cells by opening them up
The social wasp Polybia paulista protects itself against predators by producing venom known to contain a powerful cancer-fighting ingredient. A Biophysical Journal study.
- August 28, 2015
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First look at ‘wasabi receptor’ brings insights for pain drug development
In a feat that would have been unachievable only a few years ago, researchers at UC San Francisco have pulled aside the curtain.
- April 9, 2015
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Ebola vaccine effective in a single dose
An interdisciplinary team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and Profectus BioSciences, Inc. has developed a quick-acting vaccine that is.
- April 8, 2015
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Many People with Missing Teeth Don’t Need Dentures
The latest research from the University of Adelaide challenges current thinking on whether many people with tooth loss really need dentures. The findings.
- December 14, 2014
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Poor Sleep in Pregnancy Could Lead to Problems
Poor sleep quality and quantity during pregnancy can disrupt normal immune processes and lead to lower birth weights and other complications, finds a.
- December 2, 2014
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New Urine Test Could Diagnose Eye Disease
You might not think to look to a urine test to diagnose an eye disease. But a new Duke University study says it.
- June 25, 2014
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Why Sleepy Brains Crave Doughnuts
We’re more likely to have an appetite for junk food when we’re sleep deprived and brain scans may help explain why. Using functional.
- June 25, 2014
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How High Blood Sugar Throws off Heart Rhythm
Scientists have identified a biological pathway—activated by abnormally high blood sugar levels—that causes irregular heartbeats. This condition is known as cardiac arrhythmia and.
- June 25, 2014
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