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Videos Researchers have created electronic e-whiskers using shape-memory polymers inspired by seal whiskers. They believe the two biggest applications for e-whiskers will be robotics and prosthetics... Staff Author: Tier...

News Languishing with fever and frustrated by delays in diagnosing his illness, Brian Gitta came up with a bright idea: a malaria test that would not need blood samples or specialized laboratory technicians... Contribute...

News Scientists have developed a unique patch using special polymers which are able to stick to moist surfaces. The patch administers steroids directly to oral ulcers or lesions whilst also creating a protective barrier ...

Product Announcement Joral LLC announced new stainless steel housings for all currently available sensors and encoders. Specifically designed to ensure total protection from extreme temperature fluctuation, corrosive env...

News Sensors are playing a key role in monitoring and collecting data in transforming medical applications beyond diagnostics to information and preventative care, according to Michael Sullivan, Editor for market intelli...

(Center for BrainHealth ) The Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas has recently joined the Neuroscape Alliance, an international affiliation of academic institutions, clinical centers, and research...

(Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging) Research presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) demonstrates for the first time the benefit of providing ...

(Virginia Commonwealth University) A new study led by scientists at VCU Massey Cancer Center has shown that an experimental drug known as AZ32 selectively sensitizes brain tumors to radiation and significantly extends th...

(Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging) The addition of fluorine-18 (18F)-fluciclovine positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) to the diagnostic work-up of patients with biochemical recurren...

(Yale University) Patients with Type 2 diabetes who were treated with the newer generation of insulin analog drugs did not have substantially better outcomes than those treated with less costly human insulin, according t...

(University of Alabama at Birmingham) In preclinical experiments, Laurie Harrington and colleagues have discovered a subset of immune cells that create and sustain chronic inflammatory bowel disease. These cells could be...

(Columbia University Irving Medical Center) For women, even mild sleep problems can raise blood pressure, finds a new study.

(University of Alberta) Inflammation plays a key role in improving the ability to relearn motor skills lost as a result of spinal cord injuries, such as grasping objects, new University of Alberta research shows.

(Pensoft Publishers) A myriad of species and genera new to science, including economically important wasps drawing immediate attention because of their amusing names and remarkable physical characters, in addition to wor...

(eLife ) Scientists have revealed that immune cells called natural killer (NK) cells may play a key role in ridding the body of malaria-infected blood cells, a study in eLife reports.

(Forschungsverbund Berlin) A new study suggests that humans are putting pressure on the population of these big cats in the Germany-Czech Republic-Austria border area.

(University of Waterloo) A new study from the University of Waterloo highlights a low level of awareness among youth around the proper precautions they need to take when it comes to handling food.

(Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine ) New research demonstrates that Na/K-ATPase oxidant amplification loop (NAKL) is intimately involved in the aging process and may serve as a target for anti-aging ...

(University of Kent) A new study of injured athletes carried out by the University of Kent found they can benefit from using mindfulness as part of the sport rehabilitation process to improve their pain tolerance and awa...

(NIH/National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities) The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), part of the National Institutes of Health, has selected recipients of the 2018 ...

(McGill University) In a study published in Stem Cell Reports, a McGill University team of scientists led by Dr. Carl Ernst, researcher at the Douglas Hospital Research Centre, revealed a molecular mechanism that may pla...

(University of Helsinki) Membrane-associated metalloprotease, MMP14, plays a significant role in different cancer tissues -- for instance in breast cancer and melanoma patients high MMP14 levels increase the risk to deve...