HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Biomedical Engineers Create Painless Method for Anemia Testing
A team of biomedical engineers has created a smartphone app that could take the sting out of detecting anemia.
Researchers Make Food Poisoning Discovery
Affecting an estimated 1 in 6 Americans each year alone, serious food-borne illnesses caused by Bacillus cereus, a common type of stomach bug that produces toxins responsible for inducing diarrhea and vomiting, can, in extreme cases, lead to hospitalization and even death.
Biosensors Track Metastatic Potential of Cancer Cells
The technology gauges the migration potential of individual cells based on the presence and modification of a specific protein.
Essential Oils May Be Used to Combat Persistent Forms of Lyme Bacteria
A laboratory study indicates that plant compounds may be more effective than current antibiotics at treating persistent Lyme bacteria and associated symptoms.
Graphene-Based Sensor Improves Food Safety
The sensor simultaneously detects multiple substances, including dangerous bacteria and other pathogens.
Anemia Screening? There’s an App for That
The app uses smartphone photos of a user’s fingernails to accurately measure how much hemoglobin is in their blood with accuracy on par with point-of-care protocols.
Upgrades Planned for LHC During Two-Year Shutdown
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the accelerator complex and the experiments are now stopping for two years for major improvements and upgrading.
Study Finds that Billions of Nanoplastics Accumulate in Marine Organisms in Mere Hours
In what is being called a ground-breaking find, researchers from the University of Plymouth have discovered that it takes only hours for billions of plastic nanoparticles to root in the major organs of marine organisms.
Video: A Simpler Approach to 3D Bioprinting Vascular Networks
Biomedical scientists and students need not have expertise in 3D printing technology in order to produce organ tissue models for drug screening or other applications.
Precise Atomic Clocks to Improve Measurement of Gravity and Dark Matter
Experimental atomic clocks have achieved record performance in three metrics: systematic uncertainty, stability and reproducibility.
Study: Restaurants Are Significant Air Pollution Contributors
As if it wasn’t enough to worry about the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitting from common household cleaners used in the home, now comes word that even restaurants aren’t safe from such emissions.
French Researchers Extend Reach of Mass Spectrometry with Nanomechanical Resonators
A team of French researchers has demonstrated a new mass-spectrometry technology that measures the mass of particles previously beyond the reach of current commercial technology. The scientists used the technology, based on nanomechanical resonators, to measure the mass of a whole bacteriophage virus capsid.
Engineers Are Turning Data into Sound
Composers, programmers and engineers are combining art and science to create a better understanding of all types of data through sonification.
Eye Patch Uses Microneedles for Ocular Drug Delivery
An eye patch equipped with microneedles could provide a painless, efficient alternative to current methods of treating eye diseases such as glaucoma and macular degeneration.
Video: First Full-Body Medical Imaging in 3D
The world’s first full-body medical scanner can capture a 3D picture of the entire human body in 20 to 30 seconds.
New MRI Technique Used to Study Grey Matter Brain Changes After a Season of Football
A study from the University of California, Berkley, Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill used a new form of MRI to examine the brains of young tackle football players.
Researchers Warn About Chemical Weapons Risk Amid Advancements in Science, Tech
A team of researchers is urging the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention to consider certain steps to prevent a resurgence of chemical weapons, which might emerge in step with technology advancements and amid current international turmoil.
Researchers Convert Human Waste into Hydrochar
Ahead of World Toilet Day on November 19, comes news that researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) demonstrated a process for converting raw human excrement into nutrient-rich fertilizer and safe, reusable fuel.
Weight and Mass Matters: International System of Units is Overhauled
Four basic units of measurement — the ampere, the kilogram, the kelvin and the mole — have been redefined.
Pacemaker Size Shrinks for Use in Infants
The diminutive device, measuring only one cubic centimeter, can be implanted with a minimally invasive procedure that promises faster recovery times and shorter surgeries.