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Stretchy hydrogel ‘Band-Aid’ senses, lights up, delivers medicine
MIT engineers have designed what may be the Band-Aid of the future: a sticky,...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...