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Thread-based sensors can measure head movements in real time
Engineers at Tufts University have created and demonstrated flexible thread-based sensors that can measure movement of the neck, providing data on...
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Researchers release first Japanese reference genome
The Japanese now have their own reference genome thanks to researchers at Tohoku University who completed and released the first Japanese reference...
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Pharmacogenetic tests can benefit four million UK patients annually
Four million UK patients could benefit annually from genetic testing before being prescribed common medicines, according to new research from the...
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Researchers identify new strategy to protect offspring from prenatal stress
New research from the University of Iowa and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center demonstrates that offspring can be protected from the...
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Researchers use new imaging technique to understand motor deficits in ALS disease
An interdisciplinary team of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) used an innovative imaging technique for a better...
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UMass researcher receives $1.5 million grant to study sexual abuse prevention program
A UMass Lowell criminology researcher will share in a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study a new...
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Researchers develop an easier way to deliver pancreatic cancer drugs
Researchers with the Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center and North Dakota State University have designed a new way to deliver pancreatic...
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Use of antiviral and antiretroviral medication could have detrimental impact on crops
The increased global use of antiviral and antiretroviral medication could have a detrimental impact on crops and potentially heighten resistance to...
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Researchers uncover traces of malarial adaptation in African people
Malaria is an ancient scourge, but it's still leaving its mark on the human genome. And now, researchers have uncovered recent traces of adaptation...
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Active cannabis dispensaries linked to reduced opioid-related mortality rates
Counties with a greater number of cannabis dispensary storefronts experience reduced numbers of opioid-related deaths relative to other locales, a...
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Scientists create new way to detect COVID-19 proteins and antibodies
Scientists have created a new way to detect the proteins that make up the pandemic coronavirus, as well as antibodies against it. They designed...
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Anakinra shows therapeutic potential in critically ill COVID-19 patients
A team of international scientists recently conducted an open-level clinical trial to investigate the effects of personalized immunotherapy on...
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CDC researchers back U.S. school re-openings but with strict COVID-19 regulations
As the U.S. continues to grapple with surging cases and the complex logistics of mass vaccination, is the country in a position to fully re-open...
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Gyros Protein Technologies introduces Gyrolab Bioaffy 4000 CD to extend sensitivity of immunoassay CD range
Gyros Protein Technologies AB today announced the introduction of Gyrolab® Bioaffy™ 4000 CD for immunoassay applications in biotherapeutic workflows.
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Study describes a safe potential therapeutic tool for liver regeneration
A new study led by researchers at the Center for Regenerative Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center...
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Study: TALEN is five times more efficient than CRISPR-Cas9 in tightly packed DNA
Researchers used single-molecule imaging to compare the genome-editing tools CRISPR-Cas9 and TALEN.
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Archaeological scientists use proteomics to study ancient dairying
Tracking milk drinking in the ancient past is not straightforward. For decades, archaeologists have tried to reconstruct the practice by various...
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Researchers identify foods that cause 90% of food allergies
The United States Department of Agriculture identifies a group of "big eight" foods that causes 90% of food allergies. Among these foods are wheat...
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COVID-19 will impact cardiovascular disease deaths for years to come, warn experts
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, according to the American Heart Association's Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics --...
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Could spironolactone treat COVID-19-related pneumonia and pulmonary fibrosis?
Researchers have described the potential of the drug spironolactone, a potassium-sparing diuretic, and anti-androgen, in preventing or alleviating...
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Remdesivir, given to half of hospitalized covid patients in U.S., is big win for Gilead — boosted by taxpayers
It was the end of April — just as the U.S. confirmed its millionth covid-19 case and 50,000 deaths — when White House adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci...
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Accelerating vaccine rollout may provide greatest reduction in COVID-19 mortality
A thought-provoking preprint research paper posted to the medRxiv server suggests that among several factors that could potentially contribute to...
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Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 protein vaccine less immunogenic but more antigenic than expected
Now, a new preprint research paper posted to the medRxiv server presents preliminary results of a stabilized SARS-CoV-2 pre-fusion spike protein...
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B.1.1.7 variant and healthcare workers’ travel worry
Recently a team of researchers from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States assessed travel-related anxiety in healthcare...
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Research shows immediate phase of blood vessel restructuring after aneurysm
Hitting a pothole on the road in just the wrong way might create a bulge on the tire, a weakened spot that will almost certainly lead to an...