Medical News

Researchers are testing a new drug that can kill a wide range of superbugs -- including some bacteria now resistant to all common antibiotics.

A new technique for mapping the forces that clusters of cells exert on their surroundings could be useful for studying everything from tissue development to cancer metastasis.

Harwin has extended its Gecko-SL (Screw-Lok) product range to include horizontal male connectors. Specifying the male throughboard connector at 90° to the PCB offers additional layout flexibility to maximize space above...

A new study suggests that irregular sleep patterns may pose serious threats to heart health.

New research shows that animals on a prebiotic diet sleep better and are buffered from the physiological impacts of stress. The undigestible dietary compounds, found in fibrous foods and some dairy products, serve as nou...

If the Internet of Things (IoT) is about connecting objects like a thermostat or a pacemaker to the Internet Protocol (IP)-based networks, then it's even more about securing links to these objects. And that includes impl...

Synopsys, Inc. announced that on Feb. 18 it will release a major update to the Polaris Software Integrity Platform to extend its static application security testing (SAST) and software composition analysis (SCA) capabili...

Through a technique known as DNA origami, scientists have created the fastest, most persistent DNA nano motor yet. New findings provide a blueprint for how to optimize the design of motors at the nanoscale -- hundreds of...

Researchers have developed a promising molecular tool that targets and inhibits one of cell immortality's underlying gears: the enzyme telomerase.

Scientists have just shown that a metabolic pathway plays a determining role in Alzheimer's disease's memory problems. This work also shows that supplying a specific amino acid as a nutritional supplement in a mouse mode...

Researchers found that post-stroke patients re-grow a healthy microbiota in their mouth and gut when they revert to normal food intake from tube feeding. These results emphasize the need to actively normalize feeding in ...

Opioid-containing painkillers have severe side effects and have also been associated with extensive misuse, particularly in the United States. Recent findings represent a significant step towards the development of a new...

Lynred and GreenWaves Technologies announced their collaboration on a new open source Occupancy Management Reference Platform. This platform is intended for the connected buildings market, primarily for managing and opti...

Magna-Power Electronics released 35 new models to its expansive MagnaDC programmable DC power supply product line with increased output isolation ratings now up to 6,000 Vdc. The 35 new isolated high voltage models join ...

(University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture) University of Tennessee Extension will lead a new effort to combat the opioid crisis in rural Tennessee. PROMPT TN (Preventing Rural Opioid Misuse Through Partnerships a...

(Oxford University Press USA) A new study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute finds improvements in five-year survival rates for all cancers in young adults. For some cancers, however, there has been little i...

(Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO)) The CNIO shows that an anti-aging strategy that extends life in normal mice, the treatment with rapamycin, is harmful when mice have short telomeres.The team addre...

(Northwestern University) Researchers have developed a promising molecular tool that targets and inhibits one of cell immortality's underlying gears: the enzyme telomerase.

(University at Buffalo) Second annual summit in Buffalo will convene approximately 100 representatives of mobile produce markets across the US to learn best practices for launching, expanding and sustaining their operati...

(Fundação de Amparo Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) Researchers in Brazil analyzed 12 types of tumor and established a gene expression profile associated with cachexia, a potentially fatal syndrome characterized by s...

(Carnegie Mellon University) A new study looked at how the risk of readmission progressed over multiple visits to emergency departments (EDs) by patients with chronic diseases. The study explored a way to identify distin...

(University of Alberta) Study by UAlberta scientists explores in greater depth the effect on infant cognition of drinking fruit juice while pregnant.