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Study: Sitting is Not the New Smoking
No need to get up: claims comparing the health dangers of sitting for long periods with smoking cigarettes are misleading.
Skip the Sutures in Favor of Laser-Activated Silk Nanosealants
Laser-activated nanosealants may offer a more biocompatible tissue repair option than sutures or staples.
Contact Lens Created to Treat Corneal Wounds
The inner surface of the scleral lens incorporates donor limbal mesenchymal stromal cells deemed more therapeutic than the amniotic membranes currently used.
Microneedles and Nanotech Offer a Path to Painless Vaccinations
Nanoparticle-encapsulated vaccines are combined with microneedles to boost immune responses with a more patient-friendly delivery method.
Microfluidics Applied to Pancreatic Cancer-Blood Clot Nexus
A microfluidic device designed to examine a link between blood clots and pancreatic tumors could lead to earlier detection and improved therapies.
Organ on a Chip Realized in 3D
The device incorporates cells inside a 3D transistor composed of a soft, sponge-like material inspired by native tissue structure.
Composite Material Regulates Its Own Temperature
Materials scientists at the University of Nottingham, U.K., adopted a bio-inspired engineering approach to develop a thermally-functional material made of a synthetic polymer.
Surface Coating Repels All Bacteria, Viruses and Other Liquids
The coating can be modified and adjusted to allow some things to stick to the surface and repel others or modified to repel everything.
Mini Search and Rescue Robot Inspired by Nature
FlyCroTug is a miniature flying robot that can move objects 40 times its own weight.
Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) Announces 2018 Winner of its Fourth Annual Competition
The winner is an Australian software company using blockchain technology to enhance the adoption and accessibility of clean energy worldwide.
Abbott's HeartMate 3 Heart Pump is FDA Approved for Patients Not Eligible for a Heart Transplant
Patients not eligible for a transplant can live with the left ventricular assist device for the rest of their lives.
App Could Help OCD Patients Control Their Symptoms and Impulses
A new app has been developed at the University of Cambridge to help OCD patients control their symptoms with just a smartphone.
Fruit Fly Neural Activity Inspires Smoother Robots
Scientists from the EPFL Brain Mind Institute and Interfaculty Institutes of Bioengineering developed a method to record the limb control activity and neural circuits of a fruit fly.
New 3D Printing Technique Could Create 3D-Printed Arteries
University of Colorado Boulder engineers created a 3D printing technique that controls the firmness of the printed object, allowing doctors to create artificial arteries and organ tissues.
A Resource Allocation Tool for Endangered Species Protection
New decision-making tool helps align investment with objectives in biodiversity conservation.
Researchers Prove that Food Could be Grown on the Moon
Researchers from the University of Zurich have discovered that nightshade and other plants could grow on the moon with a little help from a plant hormone.
Wearable Artificial Kidney May Soon Help Those in Need of Transplants
Currently in the U.S., more than 95,000 people are waiting for kidney transplants — far more candidates than donors. But researchers have found a way to make a wearable artificial kidney that could save the lives of millions with chronic kidney disease.
Life Expectancy Trends Projected to 2040
A global dataset was used to model and analyze relationships between risk factors and health outcomes for 79 independent drivers of health.
'No Exercise' Treatment for Hypertension May Be Possible
New research shows that it may be possible for people with hypertension to regulate blood pressure without increasing exercise or cutting back on salt.
Microfluidic System Performs Early Genetic Profiling of Cancer
Early detection of cancer biomarkers is the goal of the high-density profiling and enumeration by melt (HYPER-Melt) microfluidic platform.