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News The UT Southwestern group had previously used CRISPR-Cas9, the original gene-editing system ... Contributed Author: UT Southwestern Medical Center Topics: STEM

News Many of the apps soothe users with nature sounds, calming music, colors and images ... Contributed Author: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Topics: STEM

News The E-XPE is the new generation of highly cross-linked polyethylene blended with 0.1 percent (w/w) vitamin E ... Contributed Author: United Orthopedic Corporation Topics: Orthopedics

News The Gene-RADAR Zika Virus Test is authorized for the qualitative detection of RNA from Zika virus in human serum ... Contributed Author: Nanobiosym Diagnostics Inc. Topics: Medical Diagnostics

News Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have developed an imaging technique ... Contributed Author: University of Missouri-Columbia Topics: Medical Diagnostics

Product Announcement The Mencom modular insert series (MIXO) was designed to allow different types of connections housed in a single traditional rectangular enclosures ... Contributed Author: Mencom Topics: STEM

Microwaving green tea could have health benefits per a 2012 study. The study asserted that microwave heat used to brew tea, makes the drink healthier and tastier.

Scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles have developed an artificial thymus that can turn blood stem cells into disease-fighting T cells and help in the detection and cure of cancer.

News The scientists demonstrated the concept while using nanostructures called spherical nucleic acids (SNAs) ... Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: STEM

News Research will begin with a liver-chip but the agreement may expand in the future to cover additional organ-chips ... Contributed Author: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Topics: Implantables

News The gadget is designed to be worn on one leg at a time for patients severely paralyzed ... Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: Prosthetics

The USPSTF revised its guidelines on PSA screening for prostate cancer, no longer opposing the routine blood test. The newly drafted recommendations now specify patients should be allowed to make individual decisions reg...

Your favorite wristband fitness tracker may not have a completely reliable heart rate monitor, a new study finds. However, although the monitor's readings are altered while you exercise, you can still use the tracker to ...

News Biologists have been looking for ways to improve the resolution of microscopes, pioneering the field of super-resolution microscopy ... Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: Medical Diagnostics

News The new nanowire technology could one day serve as a platform to screen drugs for neurological diseases ... Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: Neurology

The cure for AIDS could start by engineering immune cells to produce HIV-fighting antibodies that prevent the infection with the HIV virus. Researchers have already created HIV-resistant cells in a petri dish following t...

A study pooling information from several databases concluded spinal manipulation is as effective as over-the-counter painkillers in managing lower back pain. Chiropractic therapy improves pain intensity by one point on a...

(The North American Menopause Society (NAMS)) Hot flashes, one of the most common symptoms of menopause, have already been shown to interfere with a woman's overall quality of life. A new study shows that, particularly f...

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) More than 1,800 individuals carrying loss-of-function mutations in both copies of their genes, so-called 'human knockouts,' are described in the first major study to be pub...

(Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown) In a study published today in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers at the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown in Lisbon, use advanced genetic and behavioral tools to establish...

(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections last a lifetime. Once a person has been infected, the virus can remain dormant (latent) for years before periodically reac...

(UT Southwestern Medical Center) Using the new gene-editing enzyme CRISPR-Cpf1, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have successfully corrected Duchenne muscular dystrophy in human cells and mice in the lab.