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(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center) A study analyzing LSU Health's Louisiana Tumor Registry and other NCI-designated tumor registry data found that by the time recommended screening for colorectal begins,...

Researchers have further developed a smart insulin-delivery patch that could one day monitor and manage glucose levels in people with diabetes and deliver the necessary insulin dosage. The adhesive patch, about the size ...

A new handheld 3D printer can deposit sheets of skin to cover large burn wounds - and its 'bio ink' can accelerate the healing process. The device covers wounds with a uniform sheet of biomaterial, stripe by stripe.

The TGR2050 series of next-generation Radio Frequency (RF) signal generators from Aim-TTi are now available at the electronics distributor Newark. The TGR2050 series includes TGR2051 and TGR2053 RF signal generators whic...

3GPP Release 16 will add features to 5G such as vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications. Finalized in December 2019, Release 16 will take 5G to the next level upon release, which is ex...

A new study reveals promising new strategies to prevent skin scarring after injuries.

Researchers engineer tiny particles with sugar molecules to prevent side effect in cancer therapy.

Researchers shed new light on the genetic relationship between three mood disorders associated with depression -- major depression and bipolar disorder types 1 and 2, in a new study.

Infectious disease researchers have concluded there is a high probability that the deadly Wuhan coronavirus spread beyond Wuhan and other quarantined cities before Chinese officials were able to put a quarantine in place...

The death cap mushroom is highly toxic. However, some of its toxins can also be healing: amanitins are potential components for antibody-based cancer treatments. Scientists have now introduced a new synthetic route for a...

Depression, anxiety, impulsive behavior and poor cognitive performance in children is effected by the amount of sleep they have researchers have found.

Why are some people better able to fight off the flu than others? Part of the answer, according to a new study, is related to the first flu strain we encounter in childhood.

Fixed-ratio converters are often the best way of minimizing the electrical current sent over significant distances in the interest of better power efficiency. Phil Davies Vicor Corp. The vast majority of electromechanica...

(UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity) Formula companies quadrupled their advertising of toddler milk products over a ten- year period, contributing to a 2.6 times increase in the amount of toddler milk sold, ac...

(Impact Journals LLC) Mutations were observed in all genes studied, except c-MET, DDR2, MAP2K1, and RET.The multivariable analysis showed that:Niche mutations had higher mortality than EGFR mutationsKRAS mutations had hi...

(University of Virginia Health System) The Diabetes Belt is a swath of 644 counties across 15 southeastern states that are stricken with high diabetes rates. Improving access to care could help prevent or slow the progre...

(National Cancer Research Institute) Analysis of the NCRI's 18 partner organizations shows that cancer research funders in the UK have increased their collective spend, for the first time spending over £700 million in t...

(Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation) The Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) recently launched Cognitive Vitality Reports, a new resource on CognitiveVitality.org that currently contains over 200 reports for ...

(Tufts University) Researchers have discovered that the brains of developing embryos provide signals to a nascent immune system that help it ward off infections and significantly improve the embryo's ability to survive a...

(Wiley) The death cap mushroom is highly toxic. However, some of its toxins can also be healing: amanitins are potential components for antibody-based cancer treatments. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, German scientist...

(University of Massachusetts Amherst) The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has awarded a renewable contract to a University of Massachusetts Amherst team to continue groundbreaking research into the socioeconomic impacts ...

(King's College London) The threat of antimicrobial resistance to medication is a global health issue. Recent years have seen a surge in our awareness of resistance genes; and as a result of the prevalence of these genes...